Although you always know when you’re busy, it’s only when you look back that you realise just how much you’ve achieved! We’ve just completed our review of 2017/18, a busily…
Review of 2017/18 – the busiest ever!
Inspiring leadership
Last month we took another 16 inspiring leaders away for our biennial leadership retreat. As with the 2015 event, the guests were mostly from the not-for-profit sectors, but with diverse…
Special event for funders arranged (places going fast!)
We are delighted to announce a special workshop for funders on the theme of – you guessed it – sustainability! It takes place on Wednesday 23th August at the offices…
New opportunities for 1:1 support
I’m now able to offer a limited number of opportunities for 1:1 consultancy. Call it mentoring or coaching, or just listening, reflecting and guiding. The important thing is helping people…
Taking time for development
When we’re all under increasing pressure to do more with less, who has the time to think? When we’re stressed – and stretched – it’s also tempting to think that,…
Funders’ Forum presentation
One of the highlights of recent weeks was being invited to share our ideas on sustainability with the 40+ members of Scotland Funders’ Forum. We focused on the work we’ve…
A duty to support carers
We recently helped the National Carer Organisations to produce a draft framework for national eligibility thresholds linked to the Carers (Scotland) Bill. The framework sets out the circumstances in which…
Leadership in retreat
When did you last get the time to ‘unplug’ and take a step back from your everyday work? This is what we did when we invited 16 of our valued…
Manager of the year
I’m delighted to say that I have been nominated for the Chartered Management Institute’s (CMI) ‘Manager of the Year’ award. My principled approach work with clients and their stakeholders was…