Newsletter 03/2011 of the Norfolk Branch of the Chatered Management Institute

1. April/May 2011 Norfolk Branch Newsletter 03
Inspiration & Motivation Inside NewsDesk
We are all very excited about our next event, taking
place at the University of East Anglia on 21 June. Ian  The Tao of Everest Event – 21 June 2011
Woodall has a highly motivational tale to tell and a
 2011 Events List
couple of our Committee members who have seen
him in action before cannot speak highly enough of  Anglia Community for Enterprise (ACE) – Update
him.
 The CMI Website
 Introducing Your Committee – Part Three
 Chat from the Chair – Your Chairman’s thoughts
 Your Norfolk Branch on Social Media
 In Praise of Widening the Gene Pool
 New CMI smartphone Apps for iPhone and Android
Before embarking on his Everest expeditions Ian worked
as a school teacher, a catering manager, an internal
auditor, as well as serving as an officer in the British
Army.
Ian Woodall (front right) with expedition patron Nelson Mandela Using his powers of emotional storytelling, Ian brings the
triumphs and tragedies of climbing Mount Everest
This event promises to be an evening to remember. directly to his audience, showing how the insights gained
Attendees at previous presentations by Ian have come on the mountain can reinforce the principles of Personal
away in awe at Ian’s sheer determination, courage and Inspiration and Practical Leadership.
motivational skills.
A stirring and inspiring evening from which we can all
Ian was born in England, but then spent twenty-two learn is promised. You can book for this event via the
years in South Africa, before returning to the UK. following link: http://bit.ly/hHM1YT.
Between 1996 and 2007 Ian conceived, planned and led
five expeditions to Mount Everest, reaching the summit Further information is also available by contacting us at
on two occasions. norfolk.branch@managers.org.uk.

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Management Institute and will present on the subject of
continuity planning and how you can mitigate the
2011 Events List damage to your business if it were to experience a
disaster of any kind.
Our Disaster/Continuity Planning event seems to
have become ever more relevant as days and weeks Bob Darts is a Counter Terrorism Security Advisor
go by. (CTSA) for Norfolk Constabulary. Bob will provide details
on how you, as a manager or business owner, can
We have seen massive disruption due to natural reduce the risk of terrorist attack and how to minimise
disasters and public unrest around the world. As with the effects if the worse were to happen.
many things, there is always a temptation to think, ‘it
won’t happen to me’, but many of those people caught This promises to be an event that could save your
up in these incidents would have said exactly the same business if you put into practice the advice you will
thing. receive – one not to be missed. You can book for this
event via the following link: http://bit.ly/dRRkwx.
Your Branch Secretary’s company had staff working in
Libya when the troubles first started and has offices in
Japan and the Far East where the earthquake and
subsequent tsunami struck. An excellent emergency
plan swept into operation and everyone was accounted
for and their safety ensured in less than 24 hours.
Would your business cope with a much smaller,
localised disaster – perhaps a fire or flood in your office?
Come along to our event and find out how a few simple
measures can make all the difference to the survival of
your business.
15 September 2011
Alternative Presentation Skills
Speakers: Terry Kendrick & Richard Mills
Venue: To be confirmed
How many of us have sat through long boring
PowerPoint presentations thinking that there must be a
better way? Terry and Richard will provide us with some
tips on how to enliven our presentations using
14 July 2011 alternative methods. Learn how to capture your
Disaster/Continuity Planning audiences and keep them entertained throughout your
presentations. You can book for this event via the
Speakers: Adrian Gaskell & Bob Darts following link: http://bit.ly/k1Zu2C.
Venue: Thomas Paine Study Centre, UEA
Disasters, natural or man made are, unfortunately, Remember, you can book any of the above events
becoming more frequent (think of flooding, fire, adverse online at www.managers.org.uk/events or you can
weather patterns and, yes, terrorism). Adi Gaskell is contact norfolk.branch@managers.org.uk for further
Content and Communities Manager at the Chartered information.

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Anglia Community for The CMI website at www.managers.org.uk/forum has a
number of discussion groups that can help YOU to
Enterprise (ACE) – update develop as a manager.
In our last Newsletter we introduced ACE, a new forum Many different subjects are covered including Managing
that has been established to communicate the thoughts in the Workplace, Management News and Management
and concerns of business to the New Anglia Local Development.
Enterprise Partnership (NALEP). While still in an
embryonic stage ACE recently met with Chris Starkie, Current hot topics include:
Chief Executive of Shaping Norfolk's Future, to discuss
how ACE could provide input into NALEP. How can I overcome fear of talking to a group?
http://bit.ly/igTvfy
The Board of NALEP has now been announced and
details of those appointed can be found in the 16 May How can employee morale be improved?
2011 NALEP press release here: http://bit.ly/k2inwd. http://bit.ly/m0kkdB
NALEP’s structure provides for a LEP Forum which is Tattoos and management don't mix
intended to act as a ‘Critical Friend’ to NALEP and to http://bit.ly/lrLYor
hold the Board to account. At present, this Forum has no
fixed form and NALEP will have no significant input as to Not to forget, of course, your local branch pages. Here
who runs it or how it should be run. you can create discussions of local interest or put
questions to your local branch Team. You can find us at:
ACE considers that it can potentially form the basis of http://www.managers.org.uk/forum/cmi-eastern/norfolk-
the LEP Forum and is in active discussions with branch.
businesses and business groups in Norfolk and Suffolk
to try to gain a mandate to take this forward. We would encourage you to try out the pages and use
them to your advantage!
It is intended that the LEP Forum be up and running by
September 2011.
The Norfolk Branch of the CMI is actively involved in the
development of ACE and is providing input to its stated
mission and objectives. We believe that it is imperative
that the opinions of our members are heard and that the
NALEP should be held accountable to local businesses
for any decisions made going forward.
Further details can be found on the ACE website at
http://ace-space.org.
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4. Introducing Your Committee Part Three
Having introduced you to six of your Committee members in the last two Newsletters we introduce below the
remaining three members:
John Gallen
Committee Member
John has both a military and civil aviation engineering background and is
experienced at all levels of aviation management. Having practised as a CAA
Licensed Engineer he also holds an MBA and is knowledgeable in the practical,
planning and financial aspects of aircraft engineering.
Nick Haverson
Committee Member
Nick has a background in Civil Engineering and Highway Maintenance. After working
on major contacts across the UK, Nick returned to work for Norfolk County Council
as a Construction Manager for what was then, the 'in-house' highways maintenance
contractor. Nick now works as the Planning, Performance and Partnerships Manager
for Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service and the Environment, Transport and
Development Department at Norfolk County Council. This role includes interpreting
Government policies and initiatives in respect of Norfolk services and providing
analysis and advice relating to the performance of his designated services; helping to
drive improvements of key partnerships and services across the organisation.
Dr Lilian Hodgson
Committee Member
A PhD Chemist at United Closures and Plastics Limited since 1978, managing Total
Quality Management (TQM). Lilian has a worldwide brief and is responsible for all
aspects relating to customer quality.
A fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOMMM), Member of the
Chartered Management Institute, founding member of Women in Management (WiM)
in Norwich and Norfolk and involved in Norfolk Networking Links.

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Chat from The Chair; Getting the tomorrow’s
management in shape......today!
As part of my Branch Chair role, I get together with other regional Branch Chairs once a
quarter to discuss Regional business (I can just imagine you thinking, “lucky old him....”) . For 6
months, this mainly revolves around the annual Regional Conference. More of that elsewhere
or in another Newsletter.
At our recent meeting, however, we listened to quite an interesting development from our Northampton head office. I
thought I’d take the opportunity to give you an executive summary. CMI Campus is an initiative designed to engage young
people in the 14-21 age bracket, about managing in the world of work. The initiative arose from a survey of our members
concerning the future of the profession. The resultant report, “Tomorrow’s Leaders” is on the main CMI website. We are
now succession planning as a profession!
“The economic & social challenges we face, demand we go further
to support all young people to build their skills, to secure greater
productivity & economic growth. Within 10 years, the UK will need
to fill nearly 1 million new management & leadership roles, &
school leavers will need to be much better prepared. CMI’s vision
is to create an employer-led Campus to inspire young people,
create confidence in their abilities & give much earlier recognition
for their management & leadership skills.”
Ruth Spellman OBE, chief executive, CMI
A pilot CMI Campus scheme has been run, delivering 1,500 Level 2 (Team Leader) and 3 (First Line Management) CMI
qualifications in 115 schools across England. This is expected to double during 2011 as the scheme rolls out. Quite an
impressive start. I must admit, I’m looking forward to seeing how this rolls out nationally. With a 14-year old daughter, I’ll
be beating a path to her Head Teacher’s door with this one. If you want to read a full press release, click
http://bit.ly/klEIum.
Lastly, another pleasure of the Chair’s duties. CMI have organised a conference in July for Branch Teams. The aim is to
help us deliver better value for our Branch members, principally through providing excellent local events. Certainly, I’m not
an event organiser by profession, so any help is always welcome. However, in Norfolk we have recently compiled
research (with the help of UEA under-graduates) on what the membership wants from Branch events, and we’re using
this feedback to help us in our efforts. We can, of course, always do better, and it will soon be time to put together our
2012 programme. How time flies.
Please, please, please come along and support the Branch events and help Norfolk shine as a Branch. The next event,
“The Tao of Everest” will be inspirational. Tell your friends and colleagues.
Richard Mills, Norfolk Branch Chair.

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CMI Norfolk on Facebook
Your Norfolk Branch Facebook Page, which provides regular updates on events, local and national business news and
general discussions, can be found by clicking on the link below:
‘Like’ us at: http://www.facebook.com/CMINorfolk
CMI Norfolk on LinkedIn
Your Branch also has a LinkedIn Group which provides regular updates on events, local and national business news and
general discussions.
Join the Norfolk Branch LinkedIn Group by clicking http://linkd.in/hf3y6R.
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In Praise of Widening the Gene Pool
One of our prime aims of the Branch Committee is to provide “edutainment;” branch events that are educational as well
as enjoyable. Life is too short, as they say, and so is our spare time.
Another aspect is of course networking.
So, in search of edutainment and networking I made the short trip to Ipswich to attend the Suffolk Branch event,
‘edutaining’ me on “Making The Transition from Public to Private Sector”. The reasons for attending this event were two-
fold; I have made this transition myself, but I am drawing a new employee into my micro-business from the public sector. I
wanted him to know what he is letting himself in for. Secondly, to meet some new people myself and continue my new
colleague’s initiation into the 21st Century world of networking.
So, did it meet my aims? Well, the speaker told it like it is, warts and all, in the private sector. I almost ended up by
committing to move back into the public sector. My new colleague is obviously made of sterner stuff and wasn’t put off.
Aim number one met.
I also put on my networking head and introduced myself to a few new people. Business cards were exchanged, LinkedIn
links were promised, and my new colleague seems to be taking to this like a duck to water (indeed, as I write this he’s
going solo tomorrow.....no stopping him now....). Aim number two met. So far so good.
My story doesn’t stop here; there are a couple of other things I got out of this meeting.
As the co-owner of a micro-business, a few home truths were rammed home to me about the nature of my business. A
debate with a panel of obviously highly experienced managers was quite stimulating. Brain cells were stimulated, and it
allowed me to reflect on a few things about my business and how I run it. I am cogitating on these golden nuggets and
formulating my response, which will of course be improvements to my business. The lesson here; with some quality
speakers, a short evening event can still be informative, and something new can be learned. I would encourage all
members to come along to Branch events, even if it’s just once or twice a year. You never know, you might learn
something.
Secondly, yes we all belong to the Norfolk Branch. However, the Earth is not flat and when you go over the border into
Suffolk you don’t fall off the edge of the world, contrary to popular belief in Norfolk. In the 21st Century, County
boundaries are an invisible, administrative line on a map. My business doesn’t stop doing business with other people just
because they’re on the other side of an invisible barrier that just exists in my head. The lesson here; business is business,
and edutainment is edutainment, regardless of where it is. Norfolk Branch members; you’ll be warmly welcomed at other
Branch events. Equally, managers of Suffolk; here in Norfolk, we don’t eat our offspring, and we also put on excellent
Branch events. Please come along. We are, after all, one management community. To that end, the upcoming annual
Regional Conferences deserve your support. It’s a two-parter this year; episode 1 in Luton, for those in the south of our
region, and episode 2 in Norwich, later in the year. Watch this space for details of our Episode 2 re-run.
Lastly, watch this space, as I reflect on my networking skills as New Colleague learns the ropes.
Richard Mills, Norfolk Branch Chairman.

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