Institute of Business Consulting

The Drowning Director

Posted by Ian Burgess on April 11, 2010 at 2:15 pm
BCS The Charterd Institute for IT

I have been asked to Speak at the BCS Consultancy group event on the 12th of May the event is entitled “The Drowning Director”. The Main Speaker is Geoff Codd author of the The Drowning Director and a Fellow of the BCS.

Edinburgh University MBA Panel – Careers in Consultancy

Posted by Ian Burgess on March 5, 2010 at 10:44 pm

I was invited as Aidan Hetherington to take part in the panel for the IBC the other panel members were Alex MacPhie, Jeremy Webster and Scott Mcarthur. It was good to see the enthusiasm and drive of the future of the consulting industry and grow the links between Edinburgh University and the IBC. Edinburgh Uni [...]

IB Consulting Awards 2009

Posted by Ian Burgess on December 4, 2009 at 5:55 pm
IB Consulting Awards 2009

The Institute of Business Consulting held its Awards at the Langham Hotel in London, the best attended Awards so far with around 190 attendees. The entry standard was extremely high.  A good night was had by all and I am looking forward to the next year. I was pleased to Sarah Goodwin of InDepth Consulting receive [...]

IBC Scotland and Challenges World Wide (CWW) Collaboration

Posted by Ian Burgess on November 4, 2009 at 3:59 pm

As you may know IBC Scotland has adopted Challenges World Wide as their social enterprise of choice.  This decision was made not only on the basis of CWW being a very worthwhile cause but also in view of the potential to benefit both CWW and IBC Scotland.  These links include real professional development opportunities for [...]

Scotland in Business

Posted by Ian Burgess on October 16, 2009 at 10:26 am

Last nights Scotland in Business which was focused on looking at security and securing your business. The event was attended by a mixture of IBC Scotland members and Scotland in Business members. This is potentially the first of many joint events.

IIP Scotland & IBC Scotland Associate Development Programme

Posted by Ian Burgess on July 23, 2009 at 5:05 pm

As a result of the close relationship which is being cultivated by Investors in People Scotland and Institute of Business Consulting. I am pleased see the first co-branded Development Programme being launched that will help Business Advisors to understand and support their clients through the New IIP Process.  The development programme will provide delegates with [...]

ACCA Scottish Business Lecture

Posted by Ian Burgess on June 12, 2009 at 11:20 am
ACCA Scottish Business Lecture

The event last night held in 29 Exchange Square was perhaps one of the best of these events I have been to for some time. The speaker John Scott, Chief Executive, Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games was an entertaining as well as putting across the severity of the project and the obstacles  that the Games faces. [...]

Chartered Management Institute – Scottish Convention

Posted by Ian Burgess on May 9, 2009 at 11:30 pm

Today as Institute of Business Consulting (IBC) Chair in Scotland I attended the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) in Glasgow. The event was well attended by the active CMI members in Scotland along with several members of key CMI staff. The opening speech by Derek Little covered the change in leadership and the impending re-branding of [...]

Challenges World Wide

Posted by Ian Burgess on April 24, 2009 at 1:47 pm

Just finished a meeting with Eoghan Mackie from Challenges World Wide, where we were discussing the development of some CSR offerings to Support Challenges. The basic ideas that we have put together we well received in the meeting this morning and the look like they will fly so watch this space.

Institute of Business Consulting Scotland

Posted by Ian Burgess on October 1, 2008 at 7:30 am

Today I received a phone call from Tony Ginda from the Institute of Business Consulting to say that I was voted in as the New Chair of Scotland.