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SUMMARY:Leadership challenge roundtable
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by MD2MD\, our Confidential Round Table discussions offer a safe space for Managing Directors\, CEOs and senior leaders to explore real business challenges\, share insights and gain fresh perspectives from peers who truly understand the realities of leadership. \nThis is not a sales event\, it’s peer-to-peer relationship building and leadership conversations among equals. \nWho should attend\nThis session is designed for: \n\nManaging Directors\, CEOs and business owners of an SME business turning over £1m+\nSME business leaders leading a team of more than ten people\nLeaders who value honest discussion\, accountability and continuous improvement\n\nWhy attend\n\nDiscuss real-world leadership challenges in a confidential environment\nGain valuable insight and advice from experienced peers\nExperience the MD2MD approach with practical\, honest and focused on growth\n\nOur members consistently say these sessions are among the most valuable conversations they have because they’re surrounded by people who get it. \nNon-members\nAttendance is by invitation and suitability\, to ensure every discussion delivers genuine value for all participants. If you are not a member but would like to experience an MD2MD meeting\, please email the team at events@md2md.co.uk for further information and to reserve your space. \nJoin a community of leaders committed to learning\, sharing and growing together. \nWith MD2MD – It’s no longer lonely at the top.
URL:https://www.md2md.co.uk/event/leadership-challenge-roundtable-sept-2026/
LOCATION:Birmingham
CATEGORIES:In-person leadership roundtable
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SUMMARY:Recruit for the business you’re building A practical session on hiring\, developing and keeping the team you’ll need in three years
DESCRIPTION:Most MDs hire for the gap in front of them. A role opens\, someone leaves\, a team is stretched\, so they hire for what is missing right now. But the businesses pulling ahead are thinking differently; they are making deliberate decisions about the kind of organisation they are becoming\, and building their teams accordingly. \nIn this interactive session\, People Puzzles Founder and Co MD Ally Maughan challenges you to think about recruitment not as an operational task\, but as a strategic one. Because the people who will drive your business forward in three years might look very different from the people you are hiring today. \n\nWhy attend?\nIf you have a growth plan but have not thought seriously about whether (or how) your people strategy can keep pace with it\, this session is for you. You will leave with a clearer picture of the workforce your business actually needs\, practical tools to close the gap\, and a sharper sense of how to hire for potential\, not just track record. It is a session for MDs who are thinking about the next phase of growth – not just the next hire. \nThis workshop is led by at Ally Maughan Founder and Co MD at People Puzzles \nHelping ambitious growing businesses unlock their potential through commercially focused\, part-time People Directors. \nSince founding the business in 2010\, Ally has grown People Puzzles into a team of 90 people supporting organisations across the UK. Passionate about the link between great people\, strong leadership and business success\, Ally shares practical insights on building high-performing teams and creating healthy\, successful organisations. \nLinkedIn \nWhat will be covered?\nUsing proven approaches and frameworks\, Ally will guide the group through the strategic thinking that sits behind great hiring decisions. Expect honest conversation about where most businesses go wrong\, practical tools for understanding the gap between where your team is now and where your business needs to go\, and a fresh perspective on what to look for when you are hiring for the long game rather than the immediate fix. \nThe session is deliberately interactive. Ally will draw on real experience with scaling businesses to make the content feel relevant to the room\, not generic. Come ready to think\, to share\, and to leave with something you can actually use. \nTakeaways\nWhat you will take away \nA clearer sense of where your people strategy is strong\, where it has gaps\, and what to do next. Ally will share practical tools you can take straight back into your business\, alongside the kind of thinking that tends to shift how leaders approach hiring for good.
URL:https://www.md2md.co.uk/event/recruiting-workshop-september-2026/
LOCATION:Birmingham
CATEGORIES:In-person workshop
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SUMMARY:Social networking dinner
DESCRIPTION:Dine\, connect and recharge with the MD2MD community. \nOur informal dinners create the space for business leaders to connect outside of formal settings. No agendas\, no pressure – just good food\, great conversation and the chance to get to know fellow SME leaders on a personal level. \nBy starting with genuine connection\, we lay the foundations for relationships that go far beyond our events. When leaders get to know each other as people first\, trust builds naturally and that trust becomes the basis for more open\, honest and productive conversations. These connections continue well beyond the dinner table\, creating a supportive ecosystem that leaders can lean on. \nIf you are an ambitious business leader of an SME and you are interested in joining us for the full event including workshops and challenge roundtables\, please let us know through our interest form here or give the team a call on 01865 600800 or email on events@md2md.co.uk.
URL:https://www.md2md.co.uk/event/social-networking-dinner-sept-2026/
LOCATION:Birmingham
CATEGORIES:Social networking dinner
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SUMMARY:How leadership shapes attraction and retention
DESCRIPTION:Attracting and retaining great people has never been more challenging or more critical. In this session\, Ian Harrison brings a powerful and practical perspective on how leadership behaviour\, self-awareness\, and authenticity shape the experience people have at work. \nDrawing on over a decade of experience as a coach\, author\, and business partner to leaders across the UK\, Ian explores what it really takes to create workplaces where people feel valued\, connected\, and able to perform at their best. His approach is grounded in real-world insight\, helping leaders move beyond theory to create meaningful\, lasting impact. \nAt the heart of this session is Ian’s work and his book\, Turning Up: Taking Your SELF to Work. In a world where many feel unseen\, disconnected\, or under pressure to be someone they’re not\, Ian challenges conventional thinking around authenticity and performance. He offers a practical and compassionate roadmap to help leaders and their teams show up as their true selves\, unlocking potential\, strengthening connection\, and building healthier\, more effective organisations. \nIan will also be bringing copies of Turning Up: Taking Your SELF to Work along with him on the day\, giving attendees the opportunity to explore his ideas further and continue the conversation beyond the session. \nComplementing Ian’s leadership insights\, Tina Chander from Weightmans will bring a practical legal perspective\, highlighting key considerations and potential risks leaders should be aware of when recruiting and retaining talent. This will help ensure organisations are not only creating engaging workplaces\, but are also taking a proactive and informed approach to their people decisions. \nYou’ll leave with a clearer understanding of how your leadership influences culture\, performance\, and retention\, along with practical steps to strengthen it. \nWhat Will Be Covered\n• How leadership shapes attraction\, engagement\, and retention\n• The role of self-awareness in effective leadership\n• What it means to “turn up” authentically at work\n• Removing barriers to individual and team performance\n• Creating cultures where people feel seen\, safe\, and significant\n• Building stronger connection and belonging within teams \nKey Takeaways\n• A clearer understanding of your impact as a leader\n• Practical ways to strengthen team engagement and belonging\n• Tools to help individuals perform at their best\n• Insight into creating healthier\, more authentic workplace cultures\n• Confidence to lead in a way that attracts and retains great people \nThis session will leave you thinking differently about leadership and equipped with practical ideas you can apply immediately within your organisation.
URL:https://www.md2md.co.uk/event/how-leadership-shapes-attraction-and-retention/
LOCATION:Birmingham
CATEGORIES:In-person workshop
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SUMMARY:Influence Without Saying a Word: Executive Communication That Drives Results
DESCRIPTION:In Business\, Body Language matters. A 2019 Harvard Business review article showed an audiences interest increased by 12% when leaders used their body language better when communicating. Successful leaders understand the importance of body language in their quest to convince\, influence and motivate their audience. Whether that is their team\, their customers\, or their peers. \nTherefore\, a question all executives have to answer is how well does their body language showcase the magic three C’s of: Confidence\, Credibility and Charisma? \nTheir ability to demonstrate these behaviours plays a crucial part in determining commercial success in competitive situations. Top performing leaders know that being better able to support a brilliant business case with brilliant body language\, is key to influencing customers and colleagues alike. \nIf you want to be a top performing leader\, Body language matters. It’s crucial to be able to leverage it with knowledge\, confidence and finesse. This workshop will provide you with the tools to do just that. \n \nWhat will be covered?\nMartin will share insights into a number of key business areas where leaders can increase their success by sharing specific behaviours to use in each scenario. Participants will also get the opportunity to put these techniques into practice and also ask questions specific to their queries. Martin will share how to: \n\nConfidently set the scene in presentations\nEnhance your credibility when communicating\nManage meetings\nDemonstrate listening\nEngage people better in remote communication\n\nTakeaways\nAttendees will leave the course armed with behaviours to use in specific scenarios which will enable them to create the best possible outcomes when presenting and in meetings – whether in person or working remotely.
URL:https://www.md2md.co.uk/event/executive-communication-workshop-may-2026/
LOCATION:Birmingham
CATEGORIES:In-person workshop
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SUMMARY:Employment Rights Act 2025 - Key changes for 2026 and looking ahead
DESCRIPTION:Ready for What’s Next in Employment Law? \nFollowing on from our previous session\, we’re back with an even more focused workshop on the Employment Rights Act 2025 – one of the most significant shifts in UK employment law in years. \nThese reforms will reshape key employer obligations\, with changes rolling out across 2026 and 2027. Our next MD2MD session will cut through the noise and give leaders the clarity they need to prepare. \nIn this fast‑paced\, practical workshop\, we’ll recap the key changes introduced in April 2026 and explore the further reforms coming later in 2026 and beyond. \nJoin us to understand what the new landscape means for your organisation and what you should be doing now to stay ahead. \nEach attendee will receive a tailored pack containing information on Weightmans’ services and accompanying merchandise.
URL:https://www.md2md.co.uk/event/employment-rights-act-2025-workshop-may-2026/
LOCATION:Birmingham
CATEGORIES:In-person workshop
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SUMMARY:Success by Design
DESCRIPTION:In demanding leadership roles\, it’s easy to set big goals and then get swept into the day-to-day\, defaulting to habits driven by urgency rather than intention. The result? Goals drift\, energy drains\, and you never quite hit your potential. But what if you could design your goals and the systems to achieve them in a way that fuels your energy rather than depletes it? \nThis interactive\, half-day session draws on practical tools and high-impact mindset shifts from the book By Design Not Default. Leaders will learn how to set motivating and meaningful goals and then design the habits\, environments\, and systems to make them stick. Through guided exercises\, strategic discussion\, and peer collaboration\, participants will identify their derailers\, build habit resilience and flexibility\, and leave with a clear\, actionable plan to pursue goals with consistency and confidence.
URL:https://www.md2md.co.uk/event/success-by-design__trashed/
LOCATION:Birmingham
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