Heroic Leadership is often part of quiet leadership, very powerful, because of how rooted, grounded and connected it is. In this article you can meet my hero (recently deceased) and contemplate who are your role models.
How do we make the best of both worlds? Hybrid working patterns have given us the opportunities to be part of our local communities more as well as going back into the offices with our colleagues. As we get into the first winter of hybrid working 2022/23, post pandemic working, we want to take with us the good stuff of our hybrid working patterns where we want to and when we want.
Scottish Renewables (SR) is the trade association that enables all of the companies and industry that are in the renewables industries, to collaborate, to form agreements and to respond to government policy.
This blog tells the story of this piece of capacity building because it has many lessons for other businesses.
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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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This is the third case study in a series on organisations who have built their hybrid format capacity with us we are showcasing how organisations can become more accessible, more able to serve their customers. All businesses regardless of sector or size can benefit from how hybrid format and hybrid working patterns enable quality delivery for all.