by admin | Feb 2, 2021 | Blog, Leadership Development, Third Sector
Over the past few months, I have been discussing the challenges of remote working and maintaining the organisational culture during lockdown. Your organisational culture is an important element in keeping your workforce engaged and motivated during lockdown. This...
by admin | Nov 30, 2020 | Blog, Leadership Development, Third Sector
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...
by admin | Nov 9, 2020 | Blog, Third Sector
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...
by admin | Sep 17, 2020 | Blog, Leadership Development, Third Sector
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...
by admin | Jul 17, 2013 | Blog, Businesses, Third Sector
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...
by admin | Jul 17, 2013 | Blog, Businesses, Third Sector
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...
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