The Circle of Life

A couple of nights ago, to celebrate their 80th birthdays this year, we took my parents to see the Lion King musical. As I watched the superb performance, I saw a picture of what can happen in our organisations if we aren’t careful. For those that don’t know the...

This Is OUR Day!

The other day, I took my daughter to see a rags to riches film about a football team (our team!) who nearly went out of business, was saved by the fans, and 10 years later was appearing in a play-off final to reach the Premier League. Before the match started, each...

Are You Making The Right Move?

  Recently, I have been playing that annoying little computer game called ‘Candy Crush Saga’ – please don’t send me any Facebook requests relating to this, they will not be answered!  I have been working my way through the various levels – getting more difficult as I...

Make Sure You Are Heard

So, you find yourself on a leadership team of some sort – an executive board, a board of charity trustees, a church eldership/diaconate/PCC, a team of school governors, or some similar group that leads a team of people or an organisation – congratulations and good...