The role of Chief Executive

The role of Chief Executive

I have sat on the board of two charities and worked with a number of others and I have my ideas for what makes a great Chief Executive. Chief Executive can be quite a complex role, so I will try to break down what I think makes a great Chief Exec. This is not easy...
Recruiting the Board

Recruiting the Board

A few weeks ago, I wrote an article about the role of a Trustee. I mentioned that trustees form a team to provide direction and scrutiny for the charity. They are a fundamental part of the governance model for charities in this country. But any governance model has...
Recruiting the Board

Become a trustee

Businesses have owners/shareholders or Boards of Directors; Local Authorities have councillors; Charities have Trustees. Trustees are volunteers who sit on the board and use their skills and experience to guide and direct the charity’s employees. It is a phenomenally...

Why use employee surveys?

Recently, I developed an employee survey for a local charity. They had increased in size quite quickly and reached a size where the trustees and management team felt they should get to know what their employees were thinking. The replies were excellent; honest, open...

Training? It’s a waste of time

Ever thought like that? Training? It’s a waste of time! To be honest, a lot of it is. Let’s think about it. You send someone on a training course for a day, and when they come back, they have 132 e-mails stacked up and a groaning in-tray of work. So they...