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Celebrating Facilitation Week 2024
This is “Facilitation Week”, the 11th time it has been celebrated by facilitators around the globe. Professional facilitation helps meetings maximise efficiency and inclusive decision-making. As business environments become more complex, effective communication and...
The balancing act of Charity leadership
One of the great privileges of my work is supporting a range of organisations in the UK’s charitable and community sector. All of them have leaders who frequently describe their roles as “a balancing act”. This is because they have to manage a delicate balance...
Leadership – a smokescreen for polemics?
In the run-up to the recent UK General Election, I conducted a poll asking people their thoughts on using "leadership" as a smokescreen for polemics written on LinkedIn. The results were revealing: 29% supported it as fair game, another 29% felt it depended on the...
Measuring Impact
Measuring the impact of initiatives that aim at improving social outcomes is crucial. Yet despite the fact that it is what most funders require, it is not always easy to do. That is because alarmingly few organisations know of The Generic Learning Outcomes (GLO)...
Integrity … a given?
Photo by Nick Fewings on Unsplash “Integrity is doing the decent thing, even when no-one is watching” (CS Lewis) Integrity: the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles (Oxford online references) Both of these definitions give us a clear picture...
Ethics, Sustainability … and the blame game
The intersection of ethics, sustainability, and leadership has become a focal point for organizations aiming to thrive in the long term. It has always been my company’s focus. However, what should ideally be a collaborative effort toward a brighter future often...
Values-based leadership
Leadership is a massive topic, but I would argue there's a crucial trait that sets apart the truly remarkable leaders from the merely adequate ones: values-based leadership. It's not just about making decisions; it's about making the right decisions, grounded in...
Driving Business Success through Ethical Leadership
Ethical leadership is not something that, at first appearance, features much in today's world. Whether that be failing CEOs' bonuses, or dubious PPE contracts, there is not much that shouts "morals" in our news feeds. However, that's not the whole picture; it's just...
Moving away from Bad Managers
"People leave managers”. It’s an old saying but it’s largely true. A bad manager can be the difference between enjoying work life and it being intolerable. In this article, we explore the transformative power of learning from bad managers. It really can be the way...
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