Ten years ago, Dan Pallotta delivered a TED talk that grabbed the attention the world over. It was titled “The Way we Think about Charity is Dead Wrong.” It was provocative and demanded a radical new perspective on the way we think about the social purpose sector. Fast forward to 2023 and the movie UnCharitable […]

As we enter FY25, there’s a mix of nervousness and excitement in the sector – awareness about the rising costs of doing business and, for many, about sustaining funding to enable them to continue to make an impact. But there’s also excitement about a new consciousness of the role of the social sector, the awareness […]

Mel is our quiet achiever. If you have had an offsite coordinated or an insightful analysis of your Team’s Lumina profile shared with you, then you have benefited from the time and thoughtfulness of Mel. For our team at Leadership Space, Mel is our ballast and our glue. She is competent, organised and reliable. Her […]

You know that moment when you cross paths with someone fabulous who wants to work with you?  Even if you didn’t think you were looking before, now you’re interested! That was the case when Sarit met Elise back in 2019. On a Thursday they had coffee and by the following week, Sarit was being onboarded. What […]

One advantage of our breadth as an organisation is our ability to pick up emerging trends. One trend we’re watching and coaching with interest is a spike in the number of organisations that either have, or are entertaining, a Co-CEO leadership model.  It’s a trend that’s not just occurring in Australia, but in the United […]

A pattern we regularly observe as social purpose organisations grow is the tipping point between having only an Executive level team, and standing-up a Manager-level team. It’s not always easy to know when the time is right, and it takes commitment to the change management required to successfully establish this new team. But we see […]