Workshop
Masterclass: Strategic thinking for senior technologists
Donnington Grove Country Club Grove Rd, Newbury, United KingdomThis will be an intensive session for a group of no more than eight delegates. The three tiers of strategy will be addressed (product, business and corporate), with an emphasis on Business strategy. Ideal for those technologists or functional specialists operating in, or aspiring to, a career at senior level. Participants will Gain a grounding in [...]
Commercial Communications for Scientists
TBC; M4 Swindon-Newbury corridorApproaches to communicating effectively with customers. See from a customer’s perspective and learn to use their language to help win sales and greater engagement. Facilitator: Sue Cresswell, Applied Photophysics and iOresen Management To book, simply email bookings@active-insight.com with the titles of interest.
Prioritising Innovations
TBC; M4 Swindon-Newbury corridorHow to select from the range of possible ideas and innovation projects to develop. Acquire a range of powerful tools for assessing value and impact. Gain confidence in focusing in on those innovations most likely to maximise investment benefit. Facilitator: Phil Kennedy, past Head External Partnerships, 3M To book, simply email bookings@active-insight.com with the titles of [...]
Dealing with Difficult People
TBC; M4 Swindon-Newbury corridorDealing with things can seem more simple than dealing with certain people. Yet encountering a difficult person is practically inevitable at some point in our working lives. This Masterclass will illuminate what may be going on and equip you with insight and tools to learn from experience and to cope better in the future. And indeed [...]
Principles of Strategy and Marketing
TBC; M4 Swindon-Newbury corridorGain a solid grounding in key components of both strategy and marketing. For ambitious mid-career technologists and specialists, who are keen to grasp wider business drivers. Facilitator: Siobhan Soraghan BSc MBA, Director Active Insight Consulting Ltd.
Strategic Thinking for Technologists
TBC; M4 Swindon-Newbury corridorGain useful and clear definitions of vision, mission, goals, strategy and tactics; Understand and position yourself in relation to the three tiers of strategy. Acquire a range of valuable thinking tools for interpreting market data and resources. Learn how personality types contribute in different ways to the strategic thinking process, in particular your own. Facilitator: S [...]