Being valuable but not precious

Until now, the Lasting Difference has addressed sustainable impact by focusing on three clear principles: Encouraging independence and ownership Increasing influence and capacity Generating and sharing learning. Today I’m starting the first of seven articles to...

Recent workshop learning

As any fan of the BBC’s Repair Shop knows, the things that stand the test of time aren’t those that are the most solidly built. They’re those that have been cared for. The same goes for our charities. In our recent online workshop series, participants described...

Pandemic but no panic

As a small business with a super-committed team, we are lucky. We have worked out ways to survive while the economy is on hold and ‘business as usual’ is far from usual. We will be here. Which is just as well, since organisational sustainability is our bread and...

Fit for the next generation

In previous articles, I introduced the principles of sustainable leadership and the first two areas to address: succession planning and lateral leadership. this article, a preview of our new Lasting Leadership guide, is about ensuring our organisations attract and...

Lasting Leadership launch

There is no sustainability without sustainable leadership. We’ve been researching the topic for the last 12 months and will be launching our inspirational new ‘Lasting Leadership’ guide with a one-off workshop at this year’s Gathering (19th Feb...