Ace About Us
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ACADEMY FOR CHIEF EXECUTIVES
OBJECTIVES FOR TODAY
1. TO INTRODUCE THE ACADEMY
TO YOU – OUR
PURPOSE, PRODUCTS, PROCES
S
2. TO EXPLAIN WHAT THE
ACADEMY GIVES TO ITS
MEMBERS
3. TO EXPLAIN WHAT THE
ACADEMY IS LOOKING FOR
FROM ITS MEMBERS
OUR PURPOSE
TO INSPIRE OUR MEMBERS
TO ACHIEVE THEIR DREAMS!
OUR VISION
TO BE THE No. 1 ORGANISATION
FOR CEOs WISHING TO BE No. 1
OUR PROCESS
• PEER-GROUP EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING WHERE “LEADERS LEARN WITH LEADERS”
• MEMBERS LEARN TOGETHER WITH EXPERT SPEAKERS
• LEARNING BY DOING – MEMBERS STAND BACK AND WORK ON THEIR
BUSINESS, NOT WORK IN IT!
• “THE BOARD YOU COULD NEVER AFFORD” – MEMBERS WORK TOGETHER TO
SOLVE REAL BUSINESS AND PERSONAL ISSUES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN A
CONFIDENTIAL, SUPPORTIVE BUT CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT
OUR PROCESS
• MEMBERS ARE SUPPORTED BY ONGOING
MENTORING AND COACHING FROM THEIR
GROUP CHAIRMAN WHOSE HINDSIGHT OFTEN
BECOMES THEIR FORESIGHT
• MEMBERS ARE GUIDED ON A JOURNEY TO
BECOME GREAT LEADERS WITH GREAT
BUSINESSES AND GREAT LIVES – THEY
BECOME THE BEST THEY CAN POSSIBLY BE!
FACTS AND FIGURES
• FORMED IN 1996 WITH CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP IN 2011
• APPROX 400 MEMBERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY
• MEMBER COMBINED TURNOVER OF £3.4BN WITH 24,120 PEOPLE
• AVERAGE MEMBER HAS A TURNOVER OF £9.5M WITH 64 PEOPLE
• MEMBERS STAY FOR 5/6 YEARS
• ROI IN THE REGION OF 10:1
OUR PRODUCTS AND “INPUT”
• CEO GROUPS – FOR MDs, CEOs AND MANAGING PARTNERS WHO ATTEND
MONTHLY MEETINGS, ANNUAL RETREATS AND RECEIVE ONGOING MENTORING
• DIRECTORS GROUPS – FOR DIRECTORS WHO ARE ASPIRING CEOs WHO
ATTEND MONTHLY MEETINGS WITH OPTIONAL MENTORING
OUR PRODUCTS AND “INPUT”
• ACADEMY GROUPS HAVE 12-15 MEMBERS FROM COMMERCIAL PUBLIC SECTOR
AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANISATIONS – WE CELEBRATE AND LEARN FROM
“DIFFERENCE”
• MEMBERS ARE FROM NON-COMPETING ORGANISATIONS
• MEMBERSHIP IS BY INVITATION ONLY
MEMBER BENEFITS AND “OUTPUT”
1. IMPROVED PROFITABILITY AND PERFORMANCE – A RICHER
LIFESTYLE
2. HAPPINESS AND BETTER WORK-LIFE BALANCE – A RICHER
LIFE!
3. IMPROVED AWARENESS OF OWN LEADERSHIP AND
COACHING STYLES
4. AN OBJECTIVE VIEW OF ONE’S OWN ORGANISATION
ALONG WITH PRACTICAL, INDEPENDANT ADVICE
5. A SENSE OF COMMUNITY WITH A GROUP OF LIKE-MINDED
PEERS WHO ARE SUPPORTIVE, CHALLENGING AND WITH
NO AGENDA
6. MEMBERS BECOME INSPIRATIONAL LEADERS, NOT
BOSSES
WHY THE ACADEMY IS
PARTICULARLY RELEVANT TODAY
• MANAGEMENT TEAMS TODAY OFTEN
PLAY IT SAFE AND “KEEP THEIR HEADS
DOWN.” ALL CEOs NEED FRANK AND
FULL FEEDBACK FROM AN OBJECTIVE
SOUNDING BOARD
• MANY CEOS TODAY HAVE TRIED
EVERYTHING THEY CAN THINK OF. NOW
IS THE TIME FOR CEOs TO TRY THINGS
THAT OTHERS HAVE THOUGHT OF
• MANY CEOs TODAY ARE “UP AGAINST IT”
AND FEELING LONELY AT THE TOP.
WHAT MEMBERS WANT FROM THE ACADEMY
1. ENGAGEMENT
2. ENLIGHTENMENT
3. ENRICHMENT
4. EXCITEMENT
5. ENCOURAGEMENT
WHAT THE ACADEMY WANTS
FROM ITS MEMBERS
• CEOs WHO SEE THEMSELVES AS
“WORK IN PROGRESS”
• COMMITMENT TO ATTEND MONTHLY
MEETINGS
• “GROUP FIT” WITH OTHER MEMBERS
• COMMITMENT TO THE ACTIONS THEY
SAID THEY WOULD TAKE
• FULL PARTICIPATION – WE ARE
LOOKING FOR “CO-DRIVERS” WITH
THE MOTIVATION TO HELP
SHAPE, GUIDE AND DEVELOP THE
GROUP
HOW THE ACADEMY DIFFERS
• (UNLIKE A NON-EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR) THE ACADEMY’S
RESPONSIBILITY IS TO THE MEMBER
NOT THE MEMBER’S ORGANISATION
• (UNLIKE ITS COMPETITORS) THE
ACADEMY DEVELOPS THE “WHOLE
PERSON” NOT JUST THE BUSINESS
PERSON
• (UNLIKE ITS COMPETITORS)
ACADEMY CHAIRMEN ARE
SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS PEOPLE IN
THEIR OWN RIGHT – WE HAVE AN
ENTREPRENEURIAL FRANCHISE
BUSINESS MODEL
WHAT MEMBERS SAY ABOUT
THE ACADEMY
• THE ACADEMY TAKES UP TO 5% OF MY TIME BUT
NOW I KNOW WHAT I SHOULD BE DOING WITH THE
OTHER 95% OF MY TIME!
• AS A CEO I DO A LOT OF LISTENING BUT I ALSO
NEED SOMEONE TO LISTEN TO ME – THAT’S
WHERE THE ACADEMY COMES IN
• I THINK I NOW LOOK UP AT THE HORIZON, NOT
JUST LOOK DOWN AT THE BOTTOM LINE
• MY FELLOW MEMBERS ARE A GROUP OF PEOPLE
WHO WILL GO THE EXTRA MILE – AS THEY HAVE
DONE WITH ME, MANY TIMES
• THE ACADEMY IS A TRUSTED FRIEND THAT HAS
TAKEN ME TO PLACES I HAVEN’T BEEN TO BEFORE
WHAT MEMBERS SAY ABOUT
THE ACADEMY
• THE ACADEMY’S SPEAKERS HAVE HELPED MY
BUSINESS TO STAND OUT FROM ITS COMPETITORS
RATHER THAN JUST STAND UP TO THEM
• THE FEEDBACK FROM MY MANAGEMENT TEAM
HAS BEEN INTERESTING – MY F.D. SAID “I DON’T
KNOW WHERE YOU GO EVERY MONTH BUT
PLEASE KEEP GOING THERE!”
• THE ACADEMY PROVIDES THE BEST ADVICE I
DON’T HAVE TO TAKE
• MY GROUP CHAIRMAN HAS BEEN OUTSTANDING –
HE ANSWERS MY QUESTIONS AND QUESTIONS MY
ANSWERS
• IT SOUNDS A BIT CORNY, BUT I FEEL THAT I HAVE
BECOME MYSELF!
WE INSPIRE OUR MEMBERS TO ACHIEVE THEIR DREAMS
AND OUR VISION IS TO BE
THE NO.1 ORGANISATION FOR CEOs WHO WANT TO BE NO.1
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