I spent thirty years in leadership in the non-profit sector, including time as a CEO. I know what it's like to care deeply about the work and still feel like something isn't quite right. If you're a purpose-driven professional who's feeling stuck, I'm here to help you work out why, and what to do about it.
Every Friday I write about leadership, purpose, and what it actually takes to thrive at work. Honest thinking from someone who's been in the room.
The newsletter
I write a regular newsletter about my adventures navigating issues of leadership, equality, equity, social justice, and diversity: the work I’m doing, the campaigns I’m involved in, people I’ve met, what I’m listening to and the books I’m reading. Even the music I’m listening
The potatoes are in
Every year for twenty years, Good Friday has meant potato planting. When we had the allotment in London, it became an annual ritual. Digging the heavy clay that dominated our plot right at the top of Peabody Hill at Rosendale Road Allotments meant caked boots and aching backs, but also
Enough might be closer than you think
A piece of honeycomb, a garden full of bees, and a question about purpose and retirement
What gets measured, what gets lost
I've been thinking about competency frameworks this week as part of a charity project I'm doing, looking at leadership at practitioner, team leader, and service manager levels. (I'm a laugh at parties, honestly 😀) It's detailed, careful work, but the most interesting question
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