by Graeme | Feb 21, 2020 | capabilities, Leadership
This week we launched the Lasting Leadership guide to a full-house at the Gathering. It was fitting that its core messages about managers letting go of control and empowering their colleagues were delivered by Jen. Apart from anything, this let me listen and learn,...
by Graeme | Jan 27, 2020 | capabilities, collaboration, involvement, Leadership
Around a fifth of voluntary sector leaders are currently seeking a new opportunity. Three quarters of non-profit organisations do not have a succession plan in place[1]. In this blog we share the principles and practices of succession planning, one of the four key...
by Graeme | Apr 23, 2019 | capabilities, Leadership, sustainability
Making a Lasting Difference, Graeme’s newly-released book, is an urgent exploration of organisational sustainability. Based on the Lasting Difference toolkit, it’s a long-form exploration of sustainability. It explains the main challenges to survival and...
by Graeme | Jun 26, 2018 | capabilities, collaboration, innovation, strategy, sustainability
Here at the Lasting Difference we recognise the importance of collaboration as an activity which supports organisational sustainability. One of the indicators in our Lasting Difference toolkit focuses on this very point ‘Collaboration helps us harness resources and...
by Graeme | Mar 9, 2018 | capabilities, innovation
Sometimes you just know you are in the right place with the right people at the right time. Our recent workshop series on sustaining self-directed support was a great example, so we’ve written a special report to share the learning. From the very start, we knew...
by Graeme | Oct 2, 2017 | capabilities, impact, improvement, income, innovation, involvement
Sported have developed a comprehensive model of capacity and sustainability. ‘The Frisbee’ helps the organisation and its members to plan – and evidence the impact of – capacity building support. It’s very cool, and here’s why. First of all, it looks good! The...
