Bernie Shakeshaft is Founder and CEO of BackTrack, an organisation that gets young people ‘back on track’ by developing strong, happy & healthy foundations that result in positive life pathways and full participation in their communities. One night, at a Macquarie Foundation event, Bernie was introduced to Elise Sernik by a mutual colleague, Lisa Cotton. […]
We are seeing an unprecedented level of widespread courage and vision with leaders unlocking change at a pace and magnitude they never could have considered prior. This has rippling consequences for the sector when you consider their research that links making “bold moves” as a CEO to organisational performance.
More than ever “teams” are the way value is created and delivered by organisations. But teaming well requires a certain kind of organisational capability. Here are the 10 reasons why teaming matters for leaders and managers, particularly in the social sector.
“I’ve been looking for exactly the kind of help you provide for nearly 2 years and I’ve wasted time and money with people that weren’t right. This isn’t about you. This is about you making sure, that people like me, who need what you do, know you exist.”
I was recently speaking to a major funder about team effectiveness. It’s an area that can make such a difference to enjoyment at work and the performance of the whole organisation, especially if it’s the top teams doing the work. Our team effectiveness framework is one of the tools we find resonates with management teams and boards and it’s our […]
In late 2017 had the pleasure of interviewing Michael Traill AM for one of our Podcasts. Amongst other things, Michael talks convincingly about the role of the Board and Chair in relation to the CEO. Like all good conversations, our exchange refined my own thinking and experience. Here are our 6 powerful questions to reflect […]