Join us to enjoy our monthly Business Breakfast in style with a networking breakfast at Chewton Glen.

A morning spent at this stunning venue is the perfect way to start your day: with networking, a facilitated discussion and, of course, a fabulous breakfast!

Today we welcome Paul Bennett, Visiting Executive at Winchester Business School, to discuss ‘Strategy Insights, exploring the inconvenient truths around strategy‘.

‘Welcome to our Strategy offsite’ declares the boss. The senior leadership audience shuffle uncomfortably on their bean bags, having barely touched their upcycled antioxidant-rich Guava lime energy drink, seemingly a pre-cursor for a successful day.

Okay, enough of the biased stereotypical view of a badly executed strategy development session.

Effective strategy development requires skill, knowledge and a specific set of high-performance behaviours if it is to deliver the expected outcomes. A market insight driven strategy that excites those responsible for implementing the strategic initiatives within it, is critical to success.

During this facilitated discussion, we will explore:

• Why strategies fail
• How to develop an innovative strategy using intelligence, collaboration and adaptability
• Effective strategic positioning and advantages
• Your current strategy against a benchmark

Paul is a strategic advisor to Boards on strategy, leadership and change. He is a learning design specialist in Executive Education and has held senior leadership roles at Henley Business School, Southampton Business School and Winchester Business School. Paul is a forward focussed and accomplished senior business leader, commanding over three decades of board-level experience including international roles. He brings considerable energy to delivering business objectives, drawing on a robust grounding in the military to deploy a performance focussed approach to strategy development.

The format is:

• Arrive from 0730 for Coffee/Tea and Buffet Breakfast
• 0830 – Guest Speaker & Discussion
• 0930 – Conclusion

This event has been made possible with the kind sponsorship of Chewton Glen Hotel & Spa.