Singapore

September saw Mary in Singapore talking with new business partners for MAP Knowledge Limited. Hopefully we will be importing ILM products there and complementing someone's corporate customers' outcomes in 2012!

Mary had an exciting visit though meeting a famous LA Lakers Player, Kobe Bryant who was on the top of The Skypark ship in Marina Bay;

He was training with some underprivileged kids who played on local baseball teams. Then she watched as Kate Blanchet opened the new Louis Vuitton store in the Marina Bay but the "piece de la résistance" was the following video clip!

On the Singapore Flyer at the top; How special was this moment! The couple concerned Kate and Mike were unaware that their very special proposal moment was being observed and recorded. Mary did tell them and is now in communiqué with them and has been promised a wedding invitation in the Philippines' next year!

ILM Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Leadership and Executive Management with an MBA "Top-Up"

As an Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM) approved centre of good standing and great reputation of delivering the higher end of vocationally related qualifications (VRQ) MK Ltd are about to launch the ILM L7 Dip in SL and EM (110 credits required as opposed to the usual ILM published 90 credits- a UoG requirement) to achieve a full diploma. This delivery of the units required GLH (guided learning hours) will run at Loddington, Rutland (or a venue very close) over the next 18 months/ 2 years; approximately 1 day every two weeks.

The Units we are delivering over the first quarter period is available on request. Once you have studied and achieved the 110 credits required and successfully got the Diploma under your belt, you will get the opportunity to apply to the University of Gloucestershire (UoG) for a "top up" to an MBA.
If you are accepted by the university as eligible (reaching their criterion), then UoG will use the acquired ILM Diploma 110 credits as APEL (Accredited Prior Experience and Learning) towards the remaining 70 credits you need for your Dissertation (research unit) and Accounting unit, which come to 180! (Like a darts match!!) Then of course the mortar board and pomp for the graduation follows! As well as Fellowship of ILM (once achieved the L7 Diploma status)

 

NHS Doctors as leaders! - 18th April 2011

7th and 8th April saw the SAS doctors team at Pilgrim Hospital Boston engage in a two day leadership training event. The event run by Rutland based MAP Knowledge Limited was not the normal run of the mill lectures that doctors are used to, but a range of interactive bite sized sessions that were as funny as they were informative and attitude changing!

The sessions were based around some traditional leadership values like managing others, understanding others and getting the best from others using three different trainers. So from classroom based interactivity with Colin and Rachel to outside with Sally (in the glorious Lincolnshire sunshine on Friday) throwing tennis balls, the event helped to energise these professionals with other leadership aspects of their complicated medical roles within today’s NHS.


There was a competition too, loosely based on I’m a celebrity but called “I’m a Leader…get me out of here!” Over the two days all the individuals’ doctors were in a head to head contest with each other so that a supreme champion could be named! There was a clear winner that outshone all others with creativity, engagement, innovation and ingenuity. Tarek Maani was the winner (photo) and he proudly accepted his engraved trophy from Cllr Raymond Singleton- Maguire, the elected Fishtoft county councillor.

Where there is a winner, there is also a loser! And a Lincolnshire potato with “Loser” written on was presented to the doctor with the lowest scores! D. G. Digry was the dubious recipient of this!

Mary Brooks, the director of MAP Knowledge Limited said “The event went very well and it was so nice to see medical professionals, who have lives placed in their care every day, able to laugh together and enjoy their learning and I hope they will be able to use the tools we gave them practically to compliment their technical medical leadership knowledge”

Dr Anthea Mowat, who organised the event on behalf of the United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust, said “it was an excellent event which all enjoyed very much”


Councillor Raymond Singleton-Maguire said "Having previously been a student myself of MAP Knowledge on an ILM management course, I was delighted to be given the opportunity to perform the winner and loser presentation of the “I’m a Leader…Get me out of here” competition on behalf of the NHS at the Pilgrim Hospital in my capacity as County Councillor for the Fishtoft area. I know the SAS doctors will rise to any occasion with their acquired skills in leadership"

Watch the video of the event...

East Midlands Women in Business - 8th March 2011

MAP Knowledge was at the conference on 8th March and Mary manned an exhibition stand on the day; Around 150 delegates attended and were treated to some interesting and inspiring speeches by Ann Widdecombe, in her vast political career she has been: Member of Parliament for Maidstone, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Department of Social Security and Employment, Minister of State at the Department of Employment, Minister of State at the Home Office, Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Shadow Home Secretary.

Most recently Ann appeared in BBC1's ‘Strictly Come Dancing', to huge acclaim, dancing through to the last round before the semi-finals!

Also Emma Jones is a business expert, author, and founder of small business support company Enterprise Nation. Her books include 'Spare Room Start Up: How to start a business from home', 'Working 5 to 9: How to start a successful business in your spare time' and 'Go Global: How to take your business to the world'.

And Penny Mallory is one of the country's top rally drivers, she started winning regional rallies and then set her sights on the world stage and after only four years of racing Penny became National Ladies Champion. She also drove the stunt cars for Nicole and Papa in the Renault Clio commercials. Mary helped her find her lost car keys on the day!!!
As ever we did our prize draw but Mary forgot to take a prize! So she bought a lovely pink handbag from another exhibitor there on the day and donated that!!
It was a great success and Ann Widdecombe kindly draw the lucky card from the box and one lucky delegate was very pleased to receive the said prize!!

 

ILM LEARNER OF THE YEAR 2011

MAP Knowledge Limited are delighted that we are once again honoured by ILM (Institute of Leadership and Management, part of the City & Guilds group)  for one of our candidates in achieving recognition for their inspiring work outcomes; we are based in the smallest county in the UK, Rutland, but win the biggest accolades in the UK

ILM LEARNER OF THE YEAR 2011
Bart Murphy - Highly Commended - England.

Bart Murphy has been Highly Commended in the Learner of the Year awards 2011 for the England region. This is the only award ILM has chosen in the England region and they have to design his Certificate as this is the first time they have done this!
When Bart came to MAP Knowledge Limited for development he had not undertaken any formal educational qualifications before; he had been promoted in his own company, MP Moran and Sons, due to the sheer tenacity and hard work that he extolled.

Due to the nature of the role he had been promoted into the choice of joining a level 5 programme to match it was quite daunting to him; as the operations manager at his organisation his role was overarching many staffs and different stores as well as closely working with the director to keep the organisation on track for success in growth and financial robustness

Bart joined the ILM Level 5 group that was being delivered in London as an open programme in 2008. He was introduced to the concepts of formal management training and development and embraced the whole programme with an open mind. He made astonishing progress with interacting in the training room with others, his contribution to the groups debates was awesome, writing WBA`s and reflective reviews, neither of which he had attempted before and his WBA`s made a difference in his organisation! Every one of them solved a problem or introduced new working practices

The organisation had made tremendous success in their occupational sector but now Bart was moving them into being a learning organisation. He had truly taken on board the development he had learnt and was now applying those skills and techniques into reality every day of every week.
MP Moran and Son had a return on their investment!

He made so much progress on the Level 5 in honing his skills to the benefit of the staffs who worked for him, that he was encouraged by his director to stretch himself even further and look into taking his skills to another level with strategic Management and Leadership development.

So, he made the leap and joined the MK Ltd ILM Level 7 Executive Management programme;

Again he showed his steel in the training room and the growth that he has made is remarkable; He has balanced a high level job, his personal life and writing at master’s levels now to achieve the level 7 award. He has completed the course and achieved the ILM Level 7 criterion but the most remarkable thing here is the difference he has made for his organisation.

His ILM work has paid off in the motivated staffs he leads, the projects that he has brought to fruition over the last 18 months, the close relationship, loyalty and trust he has forged with the hierarchal directors of the company and the continued growth & success of the organisation despite the economic downturns they have continued to grow & gain reputation due to their investment in Bart

He has epitomised the essence of ILM qualifications by showing that learned management behaviour and progression using management qualifications as a vehicle for personal and business growth is undeniably the root of good business sense and best practice.

The most remarkable thing is from both the level 5 and level 7 programmes is that every one of the WBA`s have been used as a tool for progression of the sponsoring organisation. Moran & Sons have benefited from every piece of work submitted

An example is the writing and implementation of a CSR (corporate social responsibility) policy that would be the envy of bigger businesses. The policy has been researched using the ILM guidelines/ membership opportunities and resources available.