18 Jun
Posted by Karl as leadership, training opportunities
Last minute opportunity… NCVO & Barclays are inviting applications to join a Leadership group & training programme. Those joining will meet 4 times from June until Feb 2011 to discuss leadership issues and learn together. First meeting is 24th June 2010 in Leeds, so pull your finger out if you’re interested!! Full information here http://www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/leadershipprogramme2010 [...]
If you’ve the time, and you’re interested in leadership development then I have to recommend you pop over to the articles page on the Stellar Leadership website. There’s a wide range of short, focused and interested articles there. All should get you thinking. As always, please share your thoughts and comments online. Thanks. Karl Particularly [...]
Why does the Thrive Leaders Network exist? Why should we concern ourselves with issues around developing leadership in our sector? Developing or supporting leaders and developing leadership skills within the Third Sector still seems to take a low priority for most groups and indivdiuals. Many studies demonstrate that the private sector and even the public [...]
Found this interesting presentation on TED. Have you made a habit yet of getting inspiration from the videos there?? Simon Sinek delivers a presentation entitled “How great leaders inspire action”. Worth a watch. Also check out his website.
With our theme for Monday being Trust (and the theme for today being Election!) I’ve come across a new book “Trust: How we lost it and how we get it back”. Maybe there’s something we can learn here?? More about the book here and here. I have a couple of copies for the Leaders Network [...]
This article on Stephen Billing’s Blog is worth a read – article here. (suggested by Peter Fryer). It might talk about Competency Frameworks, which we may not all be using, but importantly it discusses what the actual competencies a leader might posses are. How do you stack up? How does your organisation assess, value or [...]
These are difficult times for all organisations – third sector or otherwise. And the expectation is that in the short term things are not going to get much easier. Dealing with the realities for now and the future is the work of our leaders. Hopefully our Leaders Network gives an opportunity for our local leaders [...]
The Community Sector Coalition has this month launched a new training and support inititative designed to assist with leadership development in community groups. This “Liberating Leadership” programme aims to develop leadership within grassroot level organisations in a practical and appropriate way – different to more ‘common’ leadership development programmes. The website is here with a [...]
The Thrive Leaders Network is new. But there’s nothing new about leading and there are plenty of people helping to develop leadership already. So let’s not forget to look elsewhere for inspiration, support and resources. A great starting point for easy reads and leadership guidance is the Common Purpose blog. It’s here : http://commonpurpose.net There [...]
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 [...]