Preparing for the future
If we’re serious about making the world a better place, these are the building-blocks charities need to start preparing for the future
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Capability
Critical competencies
There’s a new set of critical competencies we need all our people to develop, and their absence is a growing source of stress for leaders
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Opening up to ideas
The power of the outsider perspective… I received a piece of feedback from a non-profit client years ago that remains burned into my memory, even to this day. Or at least, a version of it is. The client had thanked me, going on to remark that, because I’d not spent years “getting steeped” in their
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Asserting your value
It’s a common misconception that in order to collaborate well with others, you need to “be nicer”. When in reality, what’s usually required is to get far better at asserting your value. One of the most enduring models for explaining the difference between being nice and actually collaborating is something called the Thomas-Kilmann matrix, named
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Growing commercial income
Growing commercial income seems to be back on the agenda for a lot of nonprofits, so here are a few things you should know.
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Building momentum
It’s easy to get so fixated on the challenge, that we think about “getting through it” rather than building momentum from it.
Existential conversations
Are we here to deliver contracts or change the world? These are the existential conversations I’m having and you can listen in.
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How to make decisions
When it comes to speed, quality, and engagement, how we make decisions is far more important than what we decide.
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In Good Company
In Good Company: a series of conversations on the future of charity and its leadership
Choosing your style
When did you last find yourself consciously choosing your style. whether for a discussion or for navigating a conflict?
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