The Lasting Difference has been used by over 6000 voluntary organisations, social enterprises, funders, commissioners and policy makers all around the world since 2016.
Lasting Leadership is a new guide to sustainable leadership. It helps managers and boards to develop succession planning, lateral leadership, emerging leaders and equality throughout their organisations.
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Graeme Reekie, author of the Lasting Difference resource, explains where the ideas and toolkit originated, and some of the principles that underpin it.
Sustainability isn’t easy. The challenges are complex and often paradoxical – more of one thing often means less of something else. First up, the paradox of change: only by changing can we stay the same.
If sustainability requires us to change and develop, can we do this without getting pulled out of shape? There are good reasons many organisations are octopus-shaped, as Graeme explains in this short clip.
We often say ‘yes’ to things because we think they will help us survive. Yet most organisations have sustainability challenges because of saying yes, not in spite of it.
To be sustainable, organisations must be efficient. But if they are too efficient, they won’t have the spare capacity, resources or headspace to be sustainable.
A short film from 2019’s book launch. If you want to feel like you were there, grab some popping candy or listen out for the sound effects, and get your copy of the book here.
We’ve got just one goal for the year ahead: supporting charities, social enterpries and public bodies to survive. Please help by sharing the updated Lasting Difference toolkit – it’s available…
You know when you study something because it’s interesting, but you’re not sure how relevant it will be? That’s how I felt about knowledge management when I did it as…
Our Spring newsletter, with free and reduced rate learning opportunities and resources, a sneak peak at the updated Lasting Difference guide – and celebrating 500 book sales with 500p off!…
