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Through open events and the Caret Leadership Forum we aim to provoke thought and discussion around leadership, challenging accepted organisational behaviour to achieve the very best individual and organisational performance. Below is a sample of some of these events:-
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Employee Engagement: How to Build High Performance Cultures
A Caret Masterclass
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Are your employees energetic, enthusiastic, and committed to delivering maximum performance? Only a quarter to a third of UK employees are actively engaged in their work. Last year almost 8 in every 10 organisations struggled to hold onto their staff. In the Caret masterclass, Employee Engagement: How to Build High Performance Cultures, Jill Garrett and Danny Morris examined the drivers of staff engagement and presented evidence of its impact across the organisation. |
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Building a Culture of Trust in Organisations
A Caret Masterclass
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| Organisations depend on trust, yet many lack a clear approach to building trust, or the means to identify when trust is being eroded. Building a Culture of Trust in Organisations, a half-day masterclass, focused on equipping senior leaders and managers to develop a culture of trust for improved organisational performance and achievement. | | | |
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Caret Consultation: The White Paper - Working With the Challenges and Opportunities
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This participative consultation event brought together senior public and voluntary sector colleagues from around the Midlands to share ideas and understanding, and discuss the key opportunities and challenges of the White Paper, Strong and Prosperous Communities. The event was chaired by Steve Botham and Sarah Wood and featured an expert panel comprising: Richard Clark, Chief Executive of Midland Heart; Rob Sykes, Chief Executive of Worcestershire County Council; Mark Cook, Partner Anthony Collins Solicitors; Carolyn Downs, Chief Executive, Staffordshire County Council; Kate Housden, National Association for Voluntary and Community Action. Click here to request a copy of the transcript
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21st century leadership:
Building great relationships
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Oliver Nyumbu introduced David Richardson, Relationship Director of Lloyds TSB Corporate, in a presentation which focused on the importance for all leaders of building profitable relationships, both inside and outside their organisations. |
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The Biggest Business Myth:
'People are our greatest asset’
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Caret Director Jill Garrett spoke on that most critical of organisational priorities – Talent. The challenges of attracting, recruiting and keeping the right people resonate strongly across all sectors and at all levels. In her presentation Jill examined the impact talented people have on an organisation – and the consequences of ignoring this challenge. |
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You Get the Leaders You Deserve
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The late Caret Director, Dr David Stanley, gave powerful presentations at both the Birmingham and London Leadership Forum breakfasts on the vitally important issue of followership.
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Imagination, Culture and Communication:
The Challenge of Making Organisational Leadership Work
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Caret Chief Executive Oliver Nyumbu explored these three vital elements of organisational leadership and the catastrophic consequences of failure in these areas. |
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What Shape is your boat?
A Practical guide to high performing teams
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David Nickson, partner at Ernst and Young, presenting around the area of leaders getting the most from their teams. He demonstrated that spending time raising the collective knowledge and understanding of the dynamics within a team is an essential first step to raise the overall performance of the team. |
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No innovation please - we're British
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Jennifer Tann, Caret consultant and Professor of Innovation Studies and the University of Birmingham, introduced Dr Mike Hardman, Astra Zeneca’s Director of Education and Organisation Strategy, who gave a persuasive account of why AstraZeneca bothers about innovation. |
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Overcoming Organisational Stupidities:
Developing systematic ways for building organisational intelligence
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Professor Prabhu Guptara, Director of Organisational Development, Wolfsberg, UBS, presented at a Caret Leadership Forum on how to build organisational intelligence. |
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