1. DeliberateCEO

2. Welcome to this Webinar
Donagh Kiernan,
Founder and CEO
Tenego Partnering
www.DeliberateCEO.com
www.TenegoPartnering.com
http://ie.linkedin.com/in/donaghkiernan
If you have a question, DO ASK..
by typing into the Chat screen

3. DeliberateCEO Groups
• Groups of max 8 Tech CEOs
• At similar business stages, with similar challenges
• Driving ambition to achieve and to lead their businesses
to growth
• Experience to contribute and a willingness to learn
• Instant, valuable, brutally honest, support network
• Monthly meetings: 4 hours with Guest Speaker
• A sense of shared endeavour - there are others!
• Monthly fee applies

4. What is a DeliberateCEO?
• Acts with strong intention, purpose, forceful
determination, integrity, commitment, conviction and
courage
• Faces realities; manage risks
• Acts with Realistic optimism, with confidence without
self-delusion or irrationality…
• Possesses a great air of confidence and belief…
• Acts with a sense that the word hope doesn’t feature…
• Accepts responsibility and accountability while exercising
accountability within their team
• Possesses a vision with clarity of purpose …

5. The Challenge
of being a
Tech CEO

6. Your
Board
You
More Effective
Execution
More Time in
the Day
To meet/beat
Expectations
Steadfast
Energy
No Fear
Faster
Sales
Faster
Progress
Respect
Self-Fulfilment
Your
Team
Clarity
Focus
Proper Basis
for Decisions
Leadership
Support
Take Responsibility
Delegate
EffectivelyTeam
Development
More
Resources Less Pressure
More
Preparation
Better
Process
Better Product
More
Certainty
More
Stability
Clarity
Decisiveness
Focus
Effective
Execution
Clear
Leadership
Meet
Objectives
Manage RisksManage Costs
Take
Responsibility
Customers Suppliers Unwavering
Confidence
Confidence
in Plans
Build a Great
Business
No
Self-Doubt
Meet Personal
& Family Goals
Decisiveness
More
Time
Follow-
Through
Deal with
Challenges

7. The 3 Main
Challenges
common to Irish
Tech CEOs

9. Are you getting
all the support
YOU need?

10. How DeliberateCEO Groups Help
• Act with greater certainty and confidence

11. How DeliberateCEO Groups Help:
• Operate in a group of CEOs who have / had
similar issues

12. How DeliberateCEO Groups Help
• Build Great Trust in the Group

13. How DeliberateCEO Group Works:
• Raise issues you can’t talk to your Team, Your
Board, Your Family or Your Friends about

14. How DeliberateCEO Group Works:
• No Hiding: Face All Realities to Progress

15. How DeliberateCEO Group Works:
• Get Blunt and Constructive Feedback

16. How The Group Works?
• Max 8 CEOs in a group, monthly meetings
• Driving ambition to achieve and to lead their
businesses to significant growth
• Experience to contribute and a willingness to learn
• An instant and valuable, sometimes brutally honest,
support network
• A sense of shared endeavour - there are others out
there!
• Monthly fee applies

17. Typical Monthly Agenda
4.45pm Arrive Teas & Coffees
5.00pm-
6.00pm
Expert/Guest Speaker Speaker+ Q&A
• Session will be videoed
• Participants can invite a Guest
6:00pm Break • Teas, Coffees & Food
6.00pm-
7:00pm
Updates and Follow Ups
Challenges & Group
Discussion
Quick Updates from each Participants /
follow-up on actions
Where the participants have the opportunity to
put challenges or topics for discussion on the
agenda
7.00pm-
8.00pm
Participant
Presentation 1 tbd
8.00pm-
9.00pm
Participant
Presentation 2 tbd

18. DeliberateCEO Group Ethics
• Full Confidentiality
• No Conflicts of Interest
• Challenging, Questioning and Feedback (constructive)
• Full Participation
• Actions and Accountability
• Follow-Up and Updates
• Videos, Presentations, Notes & Articles of Interest
• Group Conference Calls: as required
• Group Participants May Change

19. Challenges, Discussions & Topics

20. Expert/Guest Speakers
• Personal and Business Goal Setting - Billy O’Connor,
Founder & CEO of the The Discovery Partnership
• Productivity - Dermot Rice / Willie Bruen, Priority
Management International
• Expert Speakers on various selected topics
• Guest Tech CEOs discussing their experiences in
growing their businesses
• …

21. Example Speaker Topics
1)Scaling Your Business
2)Management Team Development
3)Building a Company to Sell
4)Building a Sales Organisation for Scalable Growth
5)Sales Pitching and Presentation Skills
6)Using Marketing Automation Effectively
7)The importance of the board in achieving business success
8)Forecasting
9)Business Execution
10)Customer Acquisition / Market Growth in US Market
11)Insights into the behaviours and mind-sets of elite/world
class performers and teams…what it takes to be great

22. Some comments from participants
“the first meeting had my head spinning, I
couldn’t sleep that night”
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“this will keep me focussed and lighten the
challenge of what I need to do”
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“every CEO has these challenges. Its good to get
he straight advice and what not to worry about”
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“get over yourself and get on with it”

23. Wanted: Interest in joining a group
• Growing Company Tech CEOs
• Filling Dublin and Cork Groups
• Interested:
– Visit www.DeliberateCEO.com
– Contact us at accelerate@TenegoPartnering.com

24. CONTACT DETAILS:
NSC Campus, Mahon, Cork, Ireland
+ Dublin, London & Dubai
Web: www.DeliberateCEO.com
www.TenegoPartnering.com
Email: accelerate@tenegopartnering.com
www.twitter.com/dkiernan
www.linkedin.com/in/donaghkiernan