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Adequate sleep on a regular basis is as essential to well-being as the air we breathe. Proper rest is necessary for maintaining cognitive sharpness, emotional balance and the efficient functioning of all our physical systems. Wake up refreshed, ready for new day. Overall improved sense of wellbeing. Increased mental awareness, concentration, focus. Increased resilience and

Marie Kirbyshaw was approached directly by Stephen Salt, Chair of the Home Counties region, about joining the Academy for Chief Executives. Marie became the Chief Executive of Luton Culture 10 years ago, just as the charity was about to lose £1m funding. Luton Culture delivers engaging arts and cultural programmes across art centres, museums, libraries

GDPR – the General Data Protection Regulation – comes into force this week on the 25th of May. Because it’s citizen-first legislation, it covers what we in the UK do with the personal data of people in the EU, so will remain important even after Brexit. Failure to comply with the new consent-driven laws carries

In tough times, there is always more pressure on business budgets and businesses begin to strip non-essential expenditure out of the mix. The budget for marketing is an area that often comes under intense scrutiny and there is a temptation to reduce expenditure that seems to have no clear hard benefits attached. There is an

It’s just over a year since Vicky Hesson joined the Academy for Chief Executives. As the Managing Director of Gladman Developments, which specialises in the promotion of land for development across the UK, she was looking to find some like-minded business leaders, “You do your day job and you don’t actually know if it’s always

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, “Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous”? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing

Samantha Poole has been an MD for over a decade. She signed up to the Academy for Chief Executives 18 months ago, joining the newly established Manchester and Lancashire region. “Meeting the new ACE group was really interesting. At first I was thinking, ‘I’m really busy, have I got the time?’ but it’s proven so

I am constantly pestered by business coaches that are offering to almost guarantee to grow my business, help with employee engagement and make me more money. For a day rate of X or for a “special discount” delegate rate of X you can attend their seminar, they can impart all of their knowledge, experience and

As a CEO with a successful business, a strong management team and a strategy for continued growth, are you surprised to find yourself with distinct feeling of dissatisfaction, or a lack of motivation? Do you wake up thinking, “Is this it?” or, “Is there something missing?” For many business leaders who spend their early careers

At the start of the recession Emma and her business partner Andrew decided to launch their company Pyramid8, in a highly competitive industry – recruitment – without any previous experience. Fast forward 10 years and the fact the company is thriving is testament to Emma and Andrew’s drive and determination. “We knew we wanted to

Michael Maynard wears a lot of hats, figuratively speaking. Not only is he a Director of the business he co-founded 30 years ago, Maynard Leigh Associates, which specialises in management and leadership development, he’s an award-winning business speaker and is also now the Chair of The Funding Network. Michael said: “I wanted to step back

Let’s start with a question; are you on track? It may be more than six weeks since you set out your business targets for 2018, at the beginning of January. Perhaps you set them in public, with fellow Academy members, or to your Board in private? How about your personal goals? Those you want to