Are your staff, or partners heading towards burn out? Are you seeing significant signs of 'Strain Zone' fatigue building up? In this blog i share the insights about being Strategic about your Time and Energy.
In my experience there’s a big difference between having a strategy and actually ‘being strategic’. This case case study shows how I’ve helped an organisation make that difference, with the help of my Time & Energy Auditing tools.
This case study shows how culture change is facilitated by properly led and managed consultancy type leadership development programmes. In this case the work I led was transformative, not only helping a hospice build a more resilient workforce, but helping me develop my valuable Time & Energy Audit.
Are you leading change well? In these changing times it can be tricky to keep perspective on all the changing factors affecting our work. In this short article i explain the core of change management. This is a good building block for then more complex courses and supervision work i do about leading from the emerging future.
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Diversity at board level isn’t just a ‘nice to have’, it’s absolutely essential. Whether you’re part of a small community-focused charity or you work with a multinational business, diversity is a strength waiting to be harnessed. Here’s why…
Read MoreIn this blog i celebrate the importance and impact of supervision of staff.
Read MoreAt a time of huge transition and challenge, there has never been a better time to harness meditation. Here’s how I go about it.
Read MoreIn this blog i am both celebrating the leaders i coach plus offering insights about what makes them so effective.
Read MoreManaging workflow is an age-old issue. But a few years ago, I realised that it’s not just a matter of how long you spend on a task, but how much energy that task takes. My innovative Time & Energy Audit was born.
Read MoreIt’s a phrase I use a lot, both in my coaching work and in my organisational development programmes. But what does it really mean to “be strategic”, beyond the buzzwords?
Read MoreMy poem for this month, in tribute to the #blacklivesmatter movement, together with my own thoughts on how gendered language can be problematic while fighting for equality.
Read MoreWe were asked to help a disparate and eclectic regional group of charities and community organisations across the West of Scotland find shared purpose, direction and cohesion – Action Learning offered an effective route to success.
Read MoreHaving a Wriggly time is part of life. Now more than ever leaders are saying its a bit of a rollarcoaster. I think there are some great creative lessons here..
Read MoreLean on Me is my song for this Month. Under Covid19 we are realising, more than ever that we all need to lean on each other. Bill Withers classic Lean on Me expresses what all communities are doing right now, and is born out of the need for communities in poverty to band together to be resilient. read more...
Read MoreIn the midst of being stuck at home, socially distant from our working lives and passions, I’m reminded of Thomas Merton, whose letter can offer some Social Entrepreneurs and Activists some wisdom for how to work with frustration. I hope it helps.
Read MoreFrom training super-villains (or rather, supervision), to interviewing potential board members for Community Justice Scotland, a diverse range of work allows me to continue to grow and develop the insights that help make the world a better place.
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