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Steps to Sustainability
The aim of Steps to Sustainability is to provide multiple ways to get involved and get the support your organisation needs to be resilient and sustainable. You might say there’s something for every budget with a plan to self-fund and find sponsorship for some...
Podbite #11
This is brilliant from Tom Oxley. As a mental health consultant for Bamboo Health, we expect no less. But as ever, what Tom says doesn't just resonate, but brings to life the answer to the question about how busy leaders can and should cultivate a culture of...
How to prepare for strategy
Sometimes you get a little gem of a gig. That's what the consultancy I'm undertaking with and on behalf of 185 and The Common Lot in Norwich is. As is the norm, they're fantastically busy and passionate in what they do, wanting to bring value to their local community...
Podbite #10
If you're an East Anglian local you may have heard of the stupendous Noise Solution CIC. As a latent musician myself, it brings me great joy to see what Simon and the team do at Noise Solution by taking a truly evidence-based approach to tackle the epidemic of our age...
When is a strategy not a strategy?
When it’s an operational plan, when it’s neither ambitious nor credible and when it lacks measurable objectives that align with the organisation’s mission. With so many options available, it's impossible to pick the perfect strategy. A rule of thumb though, like so...
Podbite #9
The mention of a drunk solicitor in this 30 second podbite from Adrian Ashton, the second of two, may surprise some. If you're as up on Community Interest Companies and social enterprises in general, then it will come as no surprise at all. The serious point...
Podbite #8
Not many people get two podbites! Somehow Adrian Ashton managed it. If you know Adrian, you'll also know why. What Adrian doesn't know (and mildly despise) about Community Interest Companies (CICs) isn't worth knowing. As someone who has run, by some measures a...
Podbite #7
If you're in East Anglia, there's every chance you know the marketing expert that is Ben Handford. Ben has a passion for marketing that is equalled only by his passion for mental health support. I asked Ben what he made of charities that do marketing well and invited...
Re-imagine Norwich – developing strategy
You may not have heard of Re-imagine Norwich, or Doughnut Economics as it was. Having been part of their reading group, as an arts graduate, I'll admit to finding some of the alternative economics theory quite challenging. Looking back, this made me well placed to...