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Williamson Makes the Case for a Bold and Assertive UK West Midlandswww.iod.com Autumn 2018 New Expo event offers key advice on taking first steps overseas Tackling the UK’s productivity challenge Award winners ready for IoD national finals Williamson makes the case for a bold and assertive UK EVENTS | DIRECTOR DEVELOPMENT | ADVICE AND INFORMATION | NEWS CONTACTS Embrace change as it’s IoD West Midlands: iHub, Colmore Gate, 2-6 Colmore Row, “Every time I attend an IoD function I’m Birmingham B3 2QD struck by the amazing levels of knowledge our only constant T: 0121 643 1868 and expertise in the room. Someone within the crowd can provide the answer to almost help spread best practice, knowledge and Chair: Brian Hall any question, can help solve any problem. Brian Hall expertise. We can help each other build better e: [email protected] That’s the level of expertise that is available Chair, businesses in this way. t: 0121 728 8360 to you as a member. IoD West Midlands As part of this agenda our new vice-chair, Jackie Hendley, has begun discussing our Regional Director/Editor: diversity agenda with many businesses, building Calum Nisbet The only constant in life... is change. on our already successful Women as Leaders e: [email protected] Never has that old saying felt more true than concept. She will be ensuring the IoD stays at the t: 0121 643 7801 over the past few months at IoD West Midlands. forefront of moves to create a better diversity We’ve seen our regional headquarters move to balance in boardrooms, but also stressing why Office administration: new premises at the iHub, on Colmore Row, I’ve this matters so much to business success, as Jordan Lowe begun my three-year term as chair, we have diverse boards are shown to deliver better results. e: [email protected] appointed a new vice-chair and we’ve said Another of our key goals is to tackle the t: 0121 643 1868 goodbye to a long-serving friend and colleague region’s productivity deficit, which sees us lag on both the regional board and in the regional behind other regions in the country. As part of The Institute of Directors West office team. this we have recently hosted the third of our Midlands membership To give that list some sense of order, I hope Productivity Breakfasts and have the fourth magazine is published on you have had chance to drop in to our new planned for Aston Martin in November. These behalf of the IoD by: regional office. It is an excellent base from which events allow directors to hear how other Chamber Media Services, to work when in Birmingham city centre and to businesses have improved their productivity in 4 Hilton Road, Bramhall, host informal meetings. I know the head office ways that they can apply to their own operations. Stockport, Cheshire SK7 3AG. team have settled in and it has been well received In a similar vein are our ‘Best Practice’ by members thus far. Chairman’s visits. We are in talks with leading Advertising sales: However, there will be someone missing from businesses to host behind-the-scenes visits Colin Regan the regional team next time you visit as we have through which members can learn more about t: 01942 537959 / 07871 444922 recently said goodbye to Sue Hurrell. Sue left us their success, understand what they do well and e: [email protected] last month after 15 years of great service to the hear examples of best practice that they can take IoD. She moved on with our best wishes and I back to their own organisations. Production enquiries: know I speak for all members who came across There is so much we can all learn from each Rob Beswick, Sue over the years how much we owe to her for other. As I said in the previous issue, it never fails t: 0161 426 7957 her hard work. The process of recruiting a new to amaze me that, at any IoD event, no matter e: rob@chambermedia team member has already begun as we look to what the business problem is, there is probably services.co.uk maintain the excellent service members receive somebody in the room who can provide you with from the regional team. the answers you are looking for. The IoD regional committee is also saying That was a thought that came back to me Please note... goodbye, too, to John Goodman – a man for during a recent conversation with our Director of whom the word ‘stalwart’ was invented! John has the Year, Carmen Watson from Pertemps. I was Although every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of material been a member of the regional committee for blown away by both her personal journey, which contained within this magazine, many years, complementing a marvellous has taken her from starting as a secretary to neither the IoD nor Chamber Media business career, and his wise counsel on the leading a very successful recruitment agency, Services can accept any committee will be missed. I’m sure we’ll still see and the huge strides the business has made responsibility for omissions or inaccuracies in its editorial or him at IoD events across the region, where under her leadership, too. Carmen stands as a advertising content. members will be able to count on him for advice. great example of getting on in business and she is Many thanks to Sue and John; your contributions always happy to talk to people about her life and The views expressed in this were always appreciated and will be missed. experiences – a shining example of the IoD’s publication are not necessarily those of the IoD. The carriage of knowledge sharing agenda. adverts in this publication does not However, things move on. We have started to constitute an endorsement of the reform our regional committee and bring in new As you can imagine, since taking over as chair products or services advertised. officers as we build a new structure and press on it has been a very hectic period for me, with All articles within this publication with our agenda of ensuring the IoD delivers on plenty of meetings and opportunities to get to are copyright IoD West Midlands. its membership goal – of helping members make know members across the region. Editorial consent must be obtained the connections across the business realm that Continued on page 4 before any are reproduced either in printed form or electronically. IoD West Midlands Patrons Cover picture: Secretary of State for Defence Gavin Williamson addresses IoD members at Himley Hall in the Black Country www.iod.com/westmids 03 News Embrace change as it’s our only constant Continued from page 3 A particular highlight was the lunch with Gavin Williamson, the Secretary of State for Defence. It was both a great opportunity to meet members and hear their views on current issues and at the same time listen to a very professional politician with a challenging brief at a time of what seems like near chaos in the political world. I had the chance to talk with Gavin for some time and the thing that struck me – as it often does when you talk to Rob Brighouse politicians of all parties – was the way he on board one of carried the responsibility of his role, and his firm’s luxury how he viewed his job as one of service coaches with IoD and duty. regional director At the lunch all branches of the military Calum Nisbet were well represented, and in talking to them, too, their sense of duty and service to our country shone through. It was very humbling to meet people who have given SNAP up your free return so much. It was also interesting to hear how positively they viewed the IoD: it is trip to London! always gratifying to know that our name is well thought-of in areas a long way from Congratulations to Rob Brighouse, who many of you will remember as the the traditional business boardroom. former MD of Chiltern Railways, who is now the chairman and co-founder of the new on-demand coach service Snap. And so to Brexit. Recent developments Snap reached a major business milestone over summer when it carried its have not appeared positive but I believe 100,000th customer. firmly that this is a bigger political The business is the brainchild of Thomas Ableman, a former commercial question than a business one. All the director at Chiltern, and it ran its first services in October 2016. business people I speak to ask for is clarity In partnership with some of the West Midlands top quality privately owned on the future landscape, and once that is coach companies, Snap now runs a regular service between Birmingham and delivered they will get on with delivering London. As a special gift to IoD members, Snap is offering you and your their products and services – no matter colleagues a free return trip to the capital at www.getasnap.com. Simply use what that future landscape looks like. coupon code IoDSnap at checkout to claim your free ticket. After all, what choice do we have? We’re not going to simply pull up the drawbridge and cease trading. Business leaders in this country are determined and Your own Edinburgh base in the resourceful: I am sure we will find a way to make Brexit work, whatever form it takes. heart of the city’s political world IoD members from across the UK visiting Monday to Friday. For more information Scotland can take advantage of our flagship and to book, visit www.iod.com.
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