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Running a business is tough. Key decision making, company direction, clarity of strategy, personal development; it’s a huge responsibility and it’s entirely yours. Little wonder you’re sometimes sleepless in the small hours or struggling to answer those really big questions. “What am I doing?”, “Am I the right person for the job?” “Do I know all that I need to?” Who can you really turn to for totally impartial advice? Our members know how you feel. They’ve faced these questions many times before and done something about it. They’ve joined The Academy for Chief Executives. And, through peer group learning, practical experts, a network of successful business leaders and expert coaching, they are guided on a journey to greater success. They develop and grow their businesses, and are inspired to be the best. The Academy for Chief Executives creates great business leaders who learn and are inspired from each other. Good business leaders,like you, often feel alone. What is the Academy? The Academy for Chief Executives is a leading provider of Experiential Business Learning. It inspires its members to learn from each other, to creatively solve both business and personal issues and to ultimately become great business leaders. We have found that companies throughout the world face the same issues and opportunities every day. By sharing these common issues,our members are able to provide each other fresh perspectives and offer new insights into the way they work. There are no hidden agendas. Fellow members have no vested interest in each other’s businesses, but all share the wish to help each other succeed.The Academy creates great business leaders who learn and are inspired from each other. My membership forces me to take time out of the business and to reflect on the future.Before The Academy,I was too immersed in my business to take a step back.Clarity on direction for me and my company provide the most valuable benefit for me. I’m also finding more time for the family which has improved my work/life balance and I feel more relaxed. Francis West CEO, - FWCS Why Join? There are many shared benefits of membership, and indeed many very individual ones.Our members most frequently cite the following for why they joined, and why over 80% of them renew their membership every year: They felt isolated in the top job. They needed people to talk to without any vested interest in their business. They needed to refuel and replenish their own energy and desire to grow. They needed a supportive but challenging environment to explore new ideas without feeling exposed. They needed first hand access to practical models and concrete examples of how others deal with similar dilemmas. They needed more rigour in tracking business performance. They needed to raise their aspirations about what they can have, what they can do and, crucially, who they can be. In essence, our members join because they want to be inspired to lead. Who can you really turn to for totally impartial advice? Our business is much more profitable than it was before – the things I have implemented as a result of speaker input and honest feedback from my fellow members has helped us to stand out from our competitors, not just to stand up to them. Paul Fegan MD,Pinnacle Communicatoins Ltd The Academy has given me a boardroom of my own where there are no hidden agendas, just people who are working to help me. It has taught me skills, which I use all the time in my day to day life. It has given me direction out of a life filled with stress and dissatisfaction. Life’s ups and downs now seem manageable and I look forward to each new adventure. Bee Kemball, MD,Debach Enterprises The Academy offers you the space to acquire deep insight and awareness of yourself and the amazing creativity that flows from leaders learning from leaders. To find out how call Peter J Lynagh 07711 669363 peter.lynagh@chiefexecutive.com You will be surprised how easy it is to join our group, and meet the Board you could never afford. Peter J Lynagh - Chairman - Academy Group 34 The Academy for Chief Executives 1 Parkside Crescent, Surbiton, Surrey KT5 9HT www.chiefexecutive.com How does it work? You will join a small group of up to 20 non-competing Chief Executives or Managing Directors who meet one day every month in a confidential,problem solving environment to gain fresh perspectives and to look at things through new eyes. The group is facilitated by a highly experienced business coach, the Group Chairman, whose main purpose is to bring incredible value to you and your fellow members. In addition to the monthly group meeting, you will receive one-to-one coaching and mentoring every month from your Chairman.At many meetings, professional speakers are invited, by you and your peers, to present their advice and expertise, inspiring you to develop breakthrough ideas for yourself and your business.A two day annual retreat, where members explore and refine personal,business and community goals, provides an opportunity for you to spend quality,facilitated time on yourself.Where else can you receive so much valuable, challenging, supportive advice and direction? Academy membership has been an invaluable tool in helping me to grow the business and to develop personally. You need to make time away from the business to improve your skill set and being able to look at ways that I can run the business better is a massive benefit. Carey Trevill,Managing Director 3Sixteen Ltd. Peter J Lynagh Chairman - Academy Group 34