by editor | Jul 10, 2015 | Excellence, Governance, People
Having been in both camps, I have great admiration for both Trustees and staff (and regular volunteers) of our many churches and charities. They all do such great work that keeps this country going, and meet so many of the needs of so many people. However, as I have...
by editor | Feb 8, 2015 | Excellence, Governance, People
So, our family has changed recently with the arrival of a new foster daughter. This is the biggest change in our family since the arrival of our adopted daughter nearly 7 years ago. It moves us from a settled, comfortable state to working out new roles and routines....
by editor | Jul 19, 2014 | Excellence, People, Personal values, Uncategorized
Over the last few months, I’ve been reading a variety of books and blogs. From Richard Branson’s “Secrets They Won’t Tell You in Business School”, to Sam Warburton’s “Lions Triumphant”, to various leadership bloggers and issues that I have seen in some of the...
by editor | Dec 26, 2012 | People
In the last blog we began to look at what makes a team a dysfunctioning team, taking some of Partrick Lencioni’s material from his book “The Five Dysfunctions of a Team” We considered the first two dysfunctions, being the absence of trust and the fear of conflict,...
by editor | Dec 16, 2012 | People
Following on from my last blog about building a team, I wanted to look at the things that contribute to a dysfunctioning team. One of my favourite authors of business/leadership books is Patrick Lencioni, and this material is based on his writings in the book “The...
