IoD Buckinghamshire, Directors Briefing, Have you got what it takes to be a Non-Executive Director?

IoD Bucks & Milton Keynes Directors Briefing with David Doughty at Hartwell – “Have you got what it takes to be a Non-Executive Director?” Location: Hartwell House Date: 25 February 2016 Time: 07:30 – 09:30 Email Event Bookings Price shown exclude VAT unless otherwise stated. Member price: £25.00 +VAT Non-member price: £30.00 +VAT Book tickets If you’ve ever wanted to find

“A BOARDROOM TALE”

Mark Ashcroft had just parked his car and was waiting for the airport shuttle bus when his mobile phone rang. Normally he would let it go to voicemail but when he saw that it was from the new Chairman, Janice Young, he decided that he’d better take it. “Janice. What’s up?” he asked. “Mark, I

“Directors’ Duties and Liabilities” across the EU: LSE study

Originally posted on Company and Financial Law:
The London School of Economics for the European Commission has produced a 427 page study on “Directors’ Duties and Liabilities” across the EU for the European Commission. “The European Commission has not, to date, considered directors’ liability issues in a comprehensive way. It is the purpose of this…

Mutual society NED banned (but will appeal) for failures to disclose conflict of interest

Originally posted on Company and Financial Law:
The FCA is attempting to ban Angela Burns (and fine her £154,800) from any regulated activity for failing to disclose a conflict of interest whilst acting as a NED at two mutual societies. Ms Burns is appealing to the Upper Tribunal. FCA press release here; Decision Notice here (also…

Introduction to Marketing for Small Charities

Date: Friday 14th Dec 2012 Time: 9:30am – 4:30pm Location: London Venue: Institute of Fundraising – London Directions / Address Add to Calendar BOOK NOW This course is for anyone looking to find out more about marketing. It will ground you in the essentials of marketing theory and practice, and give you practical knowledge to take back and use

LinkedIn Live! – Developing your professional networking skills using LinkedIn

Presentation given at the 9th meeting of the Bucks, Berks and Oxfordshire Chartered Director Group on 16th March 2010 at the Hotel Du Vin Henley   Hints and Tips Getting the most out of LinkedIn How to use LinkedIn effectively David Doughty 1.        Why do I want to be LinkedIn?    Follow the ‘rules’ of networking Building a

Snow and the risks to companies with employees travelling for business purposes

The snow has caused chaos for many UK businesses where working from home is not an option. The risks have now risen for businesses that have not considered their work related road safety (WRRS) policy for employees that have to drive for work. Under the new revisions to the corporate manslaughter act and corporate homicide

Twitter: social irritation or powerful free marketing tool?

Parents know that social networking sites such as Facebook are a great way of finding out what their teenage children are up to but they can also be used by businesses to build relationships with their customers. Twitter, the fastest growing social networking site of 2009, is to the Internet what texting is to mobile

Horizons and Futures Series “The Importance of Relationships in Open Innovation”

Tuesday 6 October 2009 6:30pm Martin Dare-Edwards, Director of Infineum UK, and Site Manager for Infineum’s UK operations will talk about the growing trend for organisations large and small to collaborate on open innovation.   Martin has 26 years of experience in petroleum and petrochemical R&D. Over the past 2 years, Martin has acted as

Horizons and Futures Series – “Innovation can happen anywhere”

Tuesday 29 September 2009 Sue Kent is manager of the Business Resource Efficiency and Waste team (BREW) which is based at Oxfordshire County Council. Sue will explore ‘hidden Innovation’, which refers to innovation in organisations not traditionally known for being very innovative. BREW seeks to provide best practice tools for local authorities engaged in commercial waste