A time to talk
We can get far more from our in-person interactions than mere productivity. We can get ideas, inspiration, creative thinking. We can get a space to genuinely bounce off and explore. We can get a time, just to talk.
Tag Archives: Culture
Surpassing the limits of charity
There is a broad and fertile valley between the opposing mountain ranges of selfless charitable altruism and naked commercial self-interest.
A strategy for success
What does success look like for your organisation? And if I asked each of your team, your executives, and your trustees that same question, would they all answer in broadly the same way?
A climate for collaboration
Collaboration between organisations within the sector has never been more essential, so how can we break down the barriers that seem perennially to prevent us from making it actually happen?
Why we don’t do what we should
Why is it, that even when we know what we need to do, and why we need to do it, we still don’t? Because there are four “traps” we need to avoid if we want to succeed.
The adaptable organisation
The ability for any large organisation to learn, adapt and respond to a rapidly changing environment, largely comes down to two things: how good are its hothouses, and how well can it propagate its limes.
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.
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.
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