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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This article gives practical advice on how to run blended meeting environments well, where some people are face to face, and others are joining remotely. This is based on pilots and research me and my associates have been doing in the voluntary and the government sector during 2021.
Read MoreIn this case study you will read about the value base and motivation of an exceptional trainer, who began her career doing complex group work with people who are marginalised by our society. In reading this case study you will gain a rich texture of what it takes to be an excellent trainer.
Read MoreSimplifying work and life is an essential skill, especially as we move through these times of change. This blog describes why and gives examples of businesses I have helped found, that show multiple practical insights about these values-in-action. Traits of ethical leadership include the ability to Simplify and being straightforward.
Read MoreMaking services more accessible to all has long been a subject of study in the world of health and public service delivery. Levels of use can affect funding for many, making access a fundamental issue to be addressed.
Read MoreCulture Change is always difficult. This case study gives insights for how to succeed. I worked with an amazing organisation in one of Scotland’s most deprived areas for two years, helping empower the people on the front line and – in the process – transforming their culture.
Read MoreAs we come through the post-crisis phase after the pandemic, I am working with organisations and different professions who are exhibiting signs of burn out, so in this blog I reflect on ‘Perfection’ and suggest ways of practicing around it.
Read MoreThis blog reflects on my recent work, supporting ethical leadership structures in Scotland, which goes together with the need to pause, breath and consider sustainability in all our working lives as we move towards COP 26.
Read MoreI think this poem shows the type of worldclass leadership that we need. - this brief post, includes a video for why i think Jacinda is offerering us a real chance to have fun and grow up….
Read MoreThis speaks to me and for me. It is this years Quaker British Yearly Meetings letter, which calls forth my best self. It represents why I am a Quaker in Business and what that is about for me as a Quaker who consults to businesses.
Read MoreThis blog focuses on what it is to lead and manage a small sustainable community development organisation. From a podcast of a coaching client, i look across at the themes emerging in many of the organisations I’m working with to look at what is needed in 2021
Read MoreWe need tactile learning. In this blog I write about the importance of using our tactile intelligences, especially to deal with the types of significant transitions we are encountering at the personal/social, workplace and societal level during this pandemic.
Read MoreHaving spent 15 years delivering courses on partnership development and stakeholder influencing, I think there’s another level of partnership missing from many models out there. Which leads me to the psychodynamics of partnership working.
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This article is for trustees, Directors, founders, Public Appointees or Ministers of government. Our call to action is simple. Your response to the climate crisis should be a standing item on every boards agenda. You could call the agenda item ‘Code Red for Humanity - our response’, so that you can take behavioural change one meeting at a time.