Promise Management: The Art of Delegation

with Malcolm Smith

Join over 100 CEOs, MDs and business leaders at The Lowry Manchester to hear Malcolm Smith speak on Promise Management: the art of delegation. Malcolm has always championed the power of people above systems and believes that true leadership is about developing business environments that create wealth. The inspirational session enables delegates to understand what is important to them and the people that work with them, thereby understanding who should be doing what. They left with a new set of tools to help them deliver an ‘ask only once culture’ and the insight to add value in every action they take.

Morning Keynote:

This interactive session will cover:

• – The problem since the Industrial Revolution
• – Do you ‘get it’?
• – Will they?
• – We are using half our brain and executing systems
• – What is the Leader’s real role?
• – What is important? Why don’t we let go?
• – What drives us to do unimportant things?
• – How do we manage the important things?
• – How to we use our time efficiently?
• – What really motivates human beings?
• – The true value of delegation
• – How do we delegate?
• – The concept of Grip
• – Operating in a vacuum
• – Mission and Context
• – The key rules in an empowered environment
• – Promises – an ask only once culture 

  Afternoon Sessions

  Members and Colleagues – Exclusive PM Session with Malcolm Smith

  Vistage members and their colleagues will have the opportunity to stay for an exclusive afternoon session with Malcolm Smith. This is a two hour session which will explore some additional material that adds further value to the morning session. Working with Malcolm, you will create an action plan on how you will implement what you have learnt for both yourself and your teams.

  It is highly recommended that all members and colleagues stay for the full day.

  Guests of Vistage – ‘Experience Vistage Session’

  Guests will have the opportunity to attend a complimentary session in the afternoon to find out a little more about Vistage and experience for themselves the real power of being part of a peer group and Vistage group meeting.

  The complimentary session is exclusively for CEOs, MDs and business owners and this interactive session will be run by a Vistage group Chair. You will find out how joining a working group of CEOs, MDs and business owners will benefit you and your business.

  The hallmark of a Vistage group is something we call ‘issue processing’ and is a structured, thorough and efficient approach to help successful executives think through the dynamics of a challenge or evaluate opportunities.

  Event Fees

  This event is free to Vistage members.
  Colleagues of Vistage members: £99 +VAT – morning only. £150 +VAT full day (Recommended)
  Vistage alumni: £150 +VAT
  Vistage guests: £195 +VAT