The collaboration prize
Collaboration isn’t easy. But it isn’t as hard as you might think, and it is more important than you might realise, because without collaboration, most charities can’t actually realise their visions.
Author Archives: Martyn Drake
Video: Conflict and Courage
Recorded in a live seminar from June 2021, watch Martyn and author and speaker, Marlene Chism, in an insightful discussion on how we reframe conflict and reshape the situations that create it, in order to achieve better, more productive outcomes.
Webinar: Strategies for a Changing World
13th July 2021 5pm-6pm. The strategy tools we have inherited were never designed for the context in which we are now trying to use them. Join me to explore how the art of strategy development needs to change.
Starting your next S curve
Which parts of your organisation are stuck on the plateau? Where has your growth gone flat, not because of lack of need, but because you don’t have the fuel or the people to push you onto the next stage of growth?
Aiming for excellence
To achieve genuinely ambitious goals requires more than just passion, hard work and good intentions. It requires excellence in specific areas, and at least a minimum level of professionalism in others.
Webinar: Conflict and Courage
8th June 2021 5pm-6pm. Conflict is one of the few hallmarks of all high performing teams. In fact, teams that avoid all conflict eschew all hope of excellence. Join me with author and speaker Marlene Chism, on turning conflict from a negative into a positive.
How non-profits will evolve
We have learned a vast amount over the last twelve months, about ourselves, about our colleagues, and about our potential to move mountains when the pressure is on. These are the lessons we need to lock in, right now. And here’s why.
Video: Future of Volunteering
Recorded in a live seminar from April 2021, watch Martyn in conversation with Catherine Johnstone, CEO of Royal Voluntary Service, discuss the profound changes reshaping the world of volunteering, and the potential they could unlock for the future
Video: Value Led Growth
Recorded in a live seminar from February 2021, watch Martyn in conversation with consultant and strategic positioning specialist Hamish Mackenzie, pull out the principles and practices behind the creation of a compelling value proposition
Video: Anti-Burnout
Recorded in a live seminar from March 2021, watch Martyn in conversation with consultant, author and clinical psychologist, Dr Michael Drayton, on how to avoid burnout, and to create a more psychologically healthy work environment.