We’re in a recession (if you hadn’t noticed). The old rules have changed. Your plans for your organisation made last year probably won’t work this year or next. The only certainty is that change is in the air. Has your leadership changed? Are you still leading your organisation in the same way you did before [...]
How do you relate to others in your role as leader? Leaders require effective, authentic relationships with others for leadership to work. This article – “Authentic Leadership” by Rob Goffee and Gareth Jones discusses these relationships and outlines a CASE framework which you can use in a few seconds to help you decide how effective [...]
If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I’d spend six sharpening my axe – Abraham Lincoln If it came down to one thing to make a local Third Sector Organisation better, more effective, more resiliant and more likely to be sustainable long term (through the recession), what might it be? How about [...]
We can always learn from others. Those who lead their fields or excel at what they do or believe in. TED (www.ted.com) allows us all to hear from world leaders, movers & influences from the comfort of our own web browsers. TED (originally Technology, Enterprise & Design) is a non-profit dedicated to “Ideas worth Spreading”. [...]
There are many approaches to developing Leadership for indivdiuals or within an organisation. …coaching, mentoring, training, networking, on the job development, support… “Learning Circles” is a toolkit developed by Peter Fryer of TrojanMice. It helps simplify the maze of options that exist for taking Management and Leadership Development forward. It brings together information about each [...]
I stated recently that Leadership requires two things; there needs to be a change – something to alter, develop, evolve (otherwise things just stay the same), and there needs to be someone ‘ following ‘ – being led, inspired or otherwise brought forward (otherwise you’re in it on your own, not being a leader). What [...]
Sasha Dichter is worth reading. Sasha works for the Acumen Fund and writes a regular Blog which is essentially about leadership in fundraising for ‘non-profits’ aka the Third Sector. It’s a global perspective but many of the thoughts are fresh and challenging for Third Sector leaders looking to raise money for their organisations. Read his [...]
What is “Servant Leadership”? How does your leadership style work? Are you a servant leader? Should you be? At the first meeting of the Thrive Leaders Network (on 21st July at the Fishing Heritage Centre in Grimsby), we started to explore this topic. Defining Servant Leadership is one thing (find out more on Wikipedia here). [...]
The next meeting of the Thrive Leaders Network is on Monday 21st September 2009. Venue to be confirmed (in Grimsby). Meetings are bi-monthly and future planned dates are (all Mondays): 16th November 18th January 2010 8th March 2010 Put them in your diary. All meetings run 5pm to 7pm to ensure as little work time [...]
Welcome to the new blog website for the Thrive Leaders Network. The Network met for the first time on 20th July 2009 and we’ll be meeting bi-monthly from now on, with the next meeting scheduled for 21st September. leadersnetwork.wordpress.com is the place to find out more about the Network and how to get involved, as [...]