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Practical Leadership with Ian Mann – Session 1

 

 Overview

In these sessions, Ian Mann will review the main themes of the books and discuss the significant principles in the context of current business and leadership challenges that will ensure the audience is able to practically apply the knowledge learned. The details and books for review in these sessions will be:

 

Book title

Questions Are the Answer: A Breakthrough Approach to Your Most Vexing Problems at Work and in Life

Author

Hal Gergesene and Catmull

Synopsis

Now we can’t avoid the fact: uncertainty is inherent to human life. We have moved from a complicated world to a complex one. Complexity isn’t just extreme complication; it is something quite different. But we can act effectively despite this – Heffernan explains.

 

Book title

Uncharted: How to Map the Future

Author

Margaret Heffernan

Synopsis

Now we can’t avoid the fact: uncertainty is inherent to human life. We have moved from a complicated world to a complex one. Complexity isn’t just extreme complication; it is something quite different. But we can act effectively despite this – Heffernan explains.

 

Who should attend?

SAICA members and associates [CA(SA)/AGA(SA)/AT] and trainees and members of the public

 

Programme

09h00 – 10h00     –       Welcome & Presentation

 

About our presenters

Ian Mann is the founder of Gateways Business Consultant, a 23-year-old consultancy that is home to former main board directors of listed companies and people with exceptional business experience at executive levels. Ian is a seasoned strategist who has worked with medium sized organizations and SBUs in large ones, across 14 countries.

He holds an M.A. (Cum Laude) and was one of 10 recipients internationally of a 3-year ‘Jerusalem Fellowship’.

Ian is the author of 3 books: ‘Managing with Intent’ (Implementation of Strategy); ‘Strategy that Works’ (Formulation of Strategy in Medium sized organizations); and ‘The Executive Update’ (A summary of the most significant business ideas over the preceding 4 years)

He has reviewed over 650 business books in his weekly columns in the Sunday Times, and currently in Fin24.

Ian is a director of five companies: Gateways Business Consultants; Gateways Tracing Services; Choice Decisions; OVO Incubators and Khulisa Social Solutions.

 

CPD Hours

SAICA’s CPD policy has changed effective 1 January 2020 from an input measurement basis to an output measurement basis. Learning and the development of professional competence is unique to each member and should be aligned to your personal needs identified in your reflective learning plans. For further information and guidance, go to SAICA’s CPD website. The competencies being addressed in this seminar are:

  • Business acumen: Business internal environment
  • Business acumen: Business external environment
  • Business acumen: Innovation and creativity
  • Decision-making acumen: Integrated thinking
  • Decision-making acumen: Problem solving
  • Decision-making acumen: Judgement and decision-making
  • Relational acumen: Leadership skills

If you are required to log CPD hours (for instance if you are a SAICA Tax Practitioner or registered with other professional bodies or organisations such as the IOD, SAIPA, SAIT etc.), please note that this seminar affords you 1 hour of CPD.

 

Cost

Please note this session is complimentary, but booking is essential

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