Giles Delafeld
CEO / Advisory CTO/CDIO • Delafeld Partners Limited
United Kingdom •
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About
Having led digital and technology teams for leading brands for over 25 years I have developed the Peak Performance Model for technology and IT departments. This model emcompasses the 28 habits of a high performance tech team across 8 core dimensions.
Speaking Topics
Signature Programs (2)
The Delafeld Tech Leaders Peer Group™ is a private community for CIOs, CTOs and senior technology leaders who want to step outside the day-to-day and become more effective strategic leaders. Through monthly peer sessions, practical tools, expert insight and one-to-one support, members tackle the real challenges of leading technology, from strategy, transformation and AI adoption to team performance, stakeholder management and delivering greater business value. It is deliberately small, trusted and practical, giving technology leaders a confidential space to compare experiences, challenge their thinking and learn from others facing similar pressures.
Key Takeaways
- Small and trusted by design, creating a confidential environment for open discussion.
- Focused on real-world leadership challenges, not theory or generic networking.
- Monthly peer sessions provide structured time away from operational firefighting.
- Practical tools and frameworks help members improve strategy, team performance and execution.
- Broader than technology alone, covering areas such as AI adoption, stakeholder management, transformation and business value.
- Peer learning is central, giving members access to the experiences and perspectives of leaders facing similar issues.
- Includes one-to-one support, so members can explore their own challenges in more depth.
- Designed to make technology leaders more effective business leaders, not simply better technologists
- Outcome-led, with an emphasis on better decisions, stronger teams and greater impact across the organisation.
Audience
Technology Leaders - Heads of/Directors of IT, CIOs, CTOs, CDIOs
Format
Duration
Half Day Monthly
Delivery
The Delafeld AI Leadership Roundtable is an invitation-only virtual session for senior leaders who want to move beyond AI hype and focus on practical, organisation-wide adoption. The discussion explores how businesses can turn AI ambition into tangible value, covering leadership, operating model, governance, capability, use cases and the barriers that often prevent adoption from scaling. It is designed as a small, interactive forum where leaders can compare experiences, share challenges and learn what is working in other organisations.
Key Takeaways
- Practical rather than theoretical, focused on how to turn AI ambition into real business outcomes.
- Organisation-wide in scope, not just an IT or technology discussion.
- Covers the key barriers to adoption, including leadership, governance, operating model, capability and culture.
- Explores where AI is genuinely creating value, rather than chasing hype or isolated experiments.
- Peer-led and interactive, giving leaders the chance to compare experiences and learn from others.
- Focused on scaling adoption, moving from individual use cases and pilots to broader organisational impact.
- Designed to leave leaders with clearer next steps for accelerating responsible, value-led AI adoption.
Audience
Technology Leaders - Heads of/Directors of IT, CIOs, CTOs, CDIOs
Format
Duration
60 minutes
Delivery
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