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The Drowning Director

Published on April 11, 2010 By Ian Burgess

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

Published on March 5, 2010 By Ian Burgess

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

Published on December 4, 2009 By Ian Burgess

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 [...]

ACCA Scottish Business Lecture

Published on June 12, 2009 By Ian Burgess

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

Published on May 9, 2009 By Ian Burgess

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 [...]