More than the sum
The idea of creating regular time and space for a “Meadian” model of teamwork seems almost unconscionable. But without it, we’re never getting off the hamster-wheel.
Tag Archives: Leadership
Focus on the system
When I wrote a paper on bringing systems thinking into strategy almost 4 years ago, it was hard to find many established charities paying more than passing reference to these concepts
Healthy conflict
I often see tensions and conflicts in my work, between trustees and executives, individuals and departments, even organisations across the sector. But do we always have the maturity to constructively resolve them?
Objective self-assessment
It is normal to “tune out” the background mediocrities and modest dysfunctions of our teams and organisations, but it’s those things that come to define our cultural expectations.
Expanding minds
The next time you manage to create some of that rare and invaluable free-discussion space with your executive or your Board, you might find it mind-expanding, to ask yourselves this…
Premier Leadership
As a sector, we desperately need better ways to play our game, and we will need to nurture our own Cruyffs and Guardiolas to envisage and exemplify them.
Emotional engagement
I’ve seen more strategies and engagement sessions than I care to mention, and far too many are little more than lectures about the logic.
Three questions
How are you examiniming the stories, traits, and cultural barriers that are preventing your organisation from achieving its potential?
A most valuable perspective
The most memorable compliment I have ever received from a client, was this: “The most valuable thing about you, Martyn, is that you know nothing.”
Video: Strategic yet Agile
Recorded in a live seminar from February 2023, Martyn examines the tensions between planned strategies and agile working, and the more enlightened approach to strategic thinking required to resolve them.