Events & Webinars
28 & 29 February 2024
HESPA Training: The Strategy Development Process
This online event for HE strategists, facilitated by Mike Baxter over two consecutive half-days, will give participants a structured and systematic understanding of the strategy development and strategic planning process.
Time: 09.30 – 13.30
Cost: £300 + VAT
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29 November 2023
HESPA 2023 Autumn ‘All-In’ Conference
Workshop by Mike Baxter: What are you planning for? Distinguishing Change from Business-as-Usual
Time: 11.00 – 12.00
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07 November 2023
WWF-UK Strategic Challenger Group meeting
Mike Baxter: Invited Strategic Challenger Group member
23 October 2023
Solaris Women’s Rising Stars Leadership Programme
Fundamentals of Strategy – workshop
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05 October 2023
Professional HE Services (PHES)
CPD course: Making strategy adoption-ready.
Time: 09.30 – 16.30
Venue: Loughborough University
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29 June 2023
HESPA: Strategy Special Interest Group
Is it time for a paradigm shift in our thinking about strategy?
Time: 10:00 – 11.30
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22 February 2023
WWF-UK Strategic Challenger Group meeting
Mike Baxter: Invited Strategic Challenger Group member
09 February 2023
HESPA Annual Conference 2023
Pre-dinner speech by Mike Baxter: Introducing ‘Core Values’, a new report analysing UK university strategies.
Time: 20:00
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06 October 2022 & 10 January 2023
HESPA: Making Strategy Adoption-Ready
Of all the jobs across the strategy lifecycle, making the transition from strategy to strategic plan is one of the hardest and the one that can do most to dilute the impact of a perfectly good strategy. In this hands-on workshop, Mike Baxter explains how to make strategy ‘adoption-ready’ to ensure that all those involved in the strategy planning cycle are informed and prepared for the strategic conversations to come and guided by clear, time-based strategic priorities.
Time: 10:00 – 16:30
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03 May 2022
HESPA Strategy Away Day:
Cultural shifts require excellent leadership
Facilitated by Mike Baxter, this sesion asked what associated skills are required for this and whether they are present in the HE sector.
Time: 13:30 – 14:30
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From January 2022
MSc (Masters) in Digital Marketing
Mike Baxter teaches on the MSc in Digital Marketing from Manchester Metropolitan University. This exceptional Masters degree course is an executive-level program for working professionals, delivered entirely online, allowing you to fit learning around your work and personal schedules.
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22 June 2021
HESPA 2021 – Workshop:
Strategic Risk Management
Strategic risk management is one of the hottest topics for university leaders in 2021. In this workshop you will learn about the ‘enlightened’ view of risk management, which proposes that uncertainty gives rise to both risk of harm and the prospect of opportunity.
Time: 14:00 – 15:00
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15 April 2021
Digital Strategy – Live Clinic
An event by Rene Power and The PIVOTAL Marketer Community on why strategy is essential, how it is down to everyone in an organisation and some of the essential models and processes that can bring it to life.
Time: 13:00 UTC+01
Details: Video available to attendees only
15 December 2020
The Times’ Business Innovation Forum: A look ahead to 2021
Bringing together business leaders, entrepreneurs and policy experts as we look to remove barriers and identify opportunities around innovation and strategies into 2021, and beyond.
Time: 9:00 – 11.00
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4 & 5 November 2020
Ometria Lifecycle20 Conference
A blueprint for retail brands to thrive in the new normality.
Time: 2 half-days of digital transformation
Price: Premium access £99
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16 October 2020
TEDx Moorgate: Countdown
Hosted by Circklo, Countdown is a global initiative to champion and accelerate solutions to the climate crisis, turning ideas into action.
Time: 18:30 – 20.00 BST
Price: Free
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03 June 2020
Goal Atlas Webinar Series (5/5):
Strategy Governance in times of crisis
Cutting through the chaos to drive impact
Time: 12:00 – 13:00
Price: Free
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29 April 2020
Goal Atlas Webinar Series (4/5):
Strategy Adoption
The unsung hero of strategic success
Time: 12:00 – 13:00
Price: Free
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07 April 2020
Goal Atlas Webinar Series (3/5):
Strategic Agility
What lessons can we learn from the past few weeks?
Time: 12:00 – 13:00
Price: Free
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02 April 2020
Goal Atlas Webinar Series (2/5):
Why Strategies Fail
Are you confusing targets with KPIs?
Time: 12:00 – 13:00
Price: Free
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28 January 2020
Goal Atlas Webinar Series (1/5):
Strategic KPIs
3 types of KPI that give your strategy superpowers
Time: 12:00 – 13:00
Price: Free
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13 November 2019
Strategy Mapping Workshop – London
Time: 12:00 – 17:00
Venue: University of Westminster
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23 October 2019
Strategy Mapping Workshop – Manchester
Time: 12:00 – 17:00
Venue: University of Manchester
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10 October 2019
Chair: Tech enablers & innovation
Internet Retailing Conference 2019
Time: 9:00 – 17:50
Venue: Business Design Centre, London
Details: IRC 2019
26 September 2019
Strategy Mapping Workshop – London
Time: 12:00 – 17:00
Venue: Central London
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12 September 2019
Strategy Workshop
Universities UK Annual Conference 2019
Time: 13:45
Venue: University of Birmingham
Details: Universities UK Annual Conference 2019
17 July 2019
Strategy Adoption & Strategy Performance Measurement
Russell Group Strategy Directors’ Meeting
Time: 13:00
Venue: Durham University
