by Graeme | Nov 7, 2022 | case study, collaboration, paradoxes
This month, we were thrilled by CLAN’s creative adaptation of the Octopus Paradox into an engaging activity for a team day. “We had lots of fun and laughs with Octopussy 🐙 to demonstrate what sustainability means to us, in line with our 3 year...
by Graeme | Mar 16, 2020 | elearning, paradoxes, Principles
e-learning: Enrol now to start in May! After successful pilots last year, our shiny new e-learning programme Introduction to Organisational Sustainability is open for bookings. Starting on 4th May, the course focuses on the paradoxes, myths and challenges...
by Graeme | Jan 27, 2020 | involvement, Leadership, paradoxes, Principles
Next month we’ll share a free new resource to help nonprofit leaders and their organisations. ‘Lasting Leadership’ builds on some simple principles, set out below. It features four capabilities, introduced at the foot of this page. We’ll...
by Graeme | May 20, 2019 | Making a Lasting Difference, paradoxes, Principles, sustainability
In this, the fourth free excerpt from Graeme’s new book on nonprofit sustainability, he explains that the things that an organisation needs to survive can also kill it. Saying ‘yes’ to everything is fatal. This paradox manifests in organisations when they can’t...
by Graeme | May 20, 2019 | Making a Lasting Difference, paradoxes, Principles, sustainability
Our organisations need to reach out in new directions to grow. But growing in too many directions pulls us out of shape. When organisations need to change to survive (which they do), they reach out in new directions, growing new projects like tentacles, in search of...
by Graeme | May 6, 2019 | Making a Lasting Difference, paradoxes, sustainability
In this second of 10 weekly blogs celebrating the launch of his new book, Graeme reflects on the paradox of change: Only by changing can organisations be sustainable. When discussing sustainability, it’s important to be clear that we are not arguing for maintaining...
