There are lots of diverse benefits of IoD membership

1. INSTITUTEOFINTERIMMANAGEMENT THERE ARE LOTS OF DIVERSE BENEFITS OF IOD MEMBERSHIP We’vemetpeoplewhosecareershaverocketedwhen they’vecompletedourCPD; otherswhohave bumpedintopeopleinthememberloungeorat eventsandhavegoneontodosignificantbusiness together; andsomewhohavesimplyusedourunique membershipnetworkofbusinessleadersasa soundingboardwhenmakingtoughdecisions. Howeveryourmembershiphasbenefitedyou, we’re keentohearyourstory! Andwewanttoretellit acrossourchannels, toournetworkofbusiness leaders. Wewillworkwithyoutofindtheoptimal wayforyoutotellyourstory – video, blogs, etc – and tomaximisetheexposureforyourbusiness. Togetintouch Visitourofficialwebsite www.iim.org.uk

2. // IOD MEMBERSHIP COST INSTITUTE OF INTERIM MANAGEMENT WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF IOD MEMBERSHIP? Well, the Institute of Directors was set up 112 years ago in order to try and help people run businesses in a better way and understand what being a Company Director was all about. It’s different from being a manager and just looking after a business or being an employee. It involves a kind of central responsibility for the way that a business develops and works and we have 38,000 members now – 3000 of those are actually students who want to go into business themselves. But the other 35,000 are all people who are running companies of one sort or another. We provide professional development training that helps them run their company in a better way. We provide facilities where they can meet, both in London, and all around the country. We bring them together to talk about business issues. We lobby government on their behalf and we talk in the media about why business is important, why the private sector really matters, because without business there is nothing in the economy. There’s no added value. There’s no economic growth. There are no taxes to pay for education, housing, health – all the things that we take for granted. It all comes from private sector activity and ultimately that’s all from largely the medium sized businesses and the small businesses that constitute the backbone of this country’s economy. w w w . i i m . o r g . u k

3. The lobby group has attempted to drive through a modernisation programme designed to change a fusty reputation, with an aim of building a younger and more diverse membership in regions outside London. But these efforts have been hampered by the governance crisis that will leave it without a permanent director-general for most of this year. Ms Valeur admitted that “2018 was a challenging year”, adding: “As a Royal Charter body our underpinning purpose is not profit but our impact. To achieve this, however, we must retain a firm grip on the finances. It is essential that the IoD is in a position to invest for the future, and we cannot shy away from the challenge.” The IoD also said it was in the process of shifting away from membership income and into areas such as hospitality — including using its Pall Mall headquarters for events — and professional development. w w w . i i m . o r g . u k