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: Excellence
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.
CEO Breakfast Sept 2021
Wednesday 22nd September 8am to 9:45am. With change as rapid, resources as tight, and the future as uncertain as it is today, what is the point of strategy? Join me and a small group of your peers, including my guest, Neil Heslop, CEO of the Charities Aid Foundation, to find some answers.
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.
Positivising conflict
Conflict is one of the few hallmarks I see in all high performing teams. It is not a “bad thing” to be avoided, quite the reverse. In my experience, teams that avoid all conflict eschew all hope of excellence
Raising the performance bar
What do you do when one of your key players is struggling to perform? How do you decide whether they can turn things around or if you need to make a change? Here are the four questions to help you make that call..
Leadership Essentials: Expert Sounding Board
I will provide you with immediate objective feedback and advice on any decisions, ideas, opportunities and challenges you wish to discuss, enabling you to confidentially talk through your thoughts, clarify your options and alternatives, and make better, more confident decisions.