Henry Mintzberg famously said that strategy walks on two feet: ‘One deliberate, the other emergent’. We remind managers and boards of this whenever they need to balance short-term survival with…
Sustainable strategy success
Walking the strategy talk
We’ve helped lots of other organisations to devise strategies and develop strategic plans. But we have never done one of our own. Until now! Of course, we’ve had ‘Business Plans’…
We have a winner!
Many thanks to everyone who took part in our recent survey about the ‘Lasting Difference’ resource. We received 40 thoughtful responses that are already starting to shape how we develop…
Sustainability workshops – book your place
A Lasting Difference: Sustaining organisations, projects and impact 1 day workshops for third sector organisations and funders: Perth 25th May • Edinburgh 9th June £100+Vat (£120) Following an overwhelming response…
Gathering bookings for Sustainability event
UPDATE – We’ve now filled all 100 places for the special Sustainability workshop at this year’s Gathering. Clearly an idea whose time has come! If you can’t join us on…
Strategy clarity
Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to formulate and communicate an organisation’s strategy simply? That’s what Voluntary Health Scotland have achieved with their recently launched strategic plan for 2015-18,…
Relationship Marketing takes off
I’m very pleased to be working with the Coalition of Care Providers Scotland to deliver a special Relationship Marketing workshop for social care providers. Our first two workshops in September…
Are you a wren or a greyhound?
It’s time to stop avoiding the question most people ask me! ‘Why are you called Wren and Greyhound?’. Most of the stories below are half-truths to disguise the fact that…
Strategic planning…in two hours?!
It might sound unusual for a freelancer to say, but I was lucky enough to be invited to do some pro-bono facilitation this week. Like all voluntary work, pro-bono might…