The world is more than a little topsy turvy these days. I was reading an excellent thought piece on LinkedIn by a colleague of mine Iulian Circo recently where he outlined 5 pointers for dealing with a deep global super-crisis such as Covid-19. He noted that while no-one really knows Read more…
Black lives matter. Gay lives matter. Trans lives matter. Women’s lives matter. But our systemic inequality means that some lives matter more than others. The opposite of inequality isn’t always equality. To begin with the opposite of inequality is equity. Equity and equality are two different things and it is Read more…
Everyone is talking about the ‘new normal’, this is an opportunity for change, we can and must work in a better, different way. Well that’s all good and well, but how do you pivot organisations towards this new better different normal? The one thing that has struck me about businesses, Read more…
Don’t you just hate that?! When a client switches priorities or goals halfway or even three-quarters of the way through a piece of work without warning. It happens. Probably more than anyone is prepared to admit. And it happens to the best of us. So, what to do when all Read more…
I know that not everyone appreciates hearing how hard someone else is working, especially during a lockdown period when many other people have been furloughed or made redundant. But I hear a lot of my colleagues telling me the same thing: they have never been busier. True a lot of Read more…
The UK is taking a few steps to move out of lockdown (actually it feels more like storming the door to rush outside). But after two months of working from home, working online and doing things differently, what new habits and processes will you keep doing? I asked this question Read more…
Last month I spoke about automation and integration as being an important aspect to working remotely and running your social business, nonprofit, consultancy (in my case) successfully. It is easy to get caught up in the excitement of tech, or get overwhelmed by the choice and the terminology. I’ve seen Read more…
The lockdown in the UK has demonstrated the strength of the nonprofit sector in working together, often more successfully at a local level. Speaking with colleagues regularly, they tell me that there is clearly more joined up activity happening in communities, driven by communities and community organisations than activity happening Read more…
We did all see it coming. We did. Some however have been faster to react than others. By ‘some’ I mean the boards of charities and social enterprises. In times of crises good governance is crucial. But not all organisations are getting the right kind of support from their governance Read more…
In the past few weeks I’ve been involved in more online calls and webinars than before as we all try to find ways to keep our networks alive whilst maintaining social distancing or lockdown requirements. It has led to better relationships between consulting colleagues and deeper relationships with clients as Read more…