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Are you asking the right questions to get you the best results?

Migration
I was reading a good article in the Times yesterday about illegal immigrants. It made me think about how you can fail because the wrong people are asking the wrong questions. It suggested that immigration shouldn't be handled by the Home Office, who generally are about law and order and stopping things.

Posted by Sarah Brown on 25 Apr '23 | Tags: growth staff engagement strategy

Three ways to encourage people to buy from you or donate if you are a charity

Travel
In this final blog in the series about thriving in challenging times, I want to consider how you attract your share of the limited money people have available.

Posted by Sarah Brown on 29 Mar '23 | Tags: changing lives success

Thinking outside the box - Recession: threat or opportunity

Sunset relaxing
In this third blog about thriving in challenging times, whatever type of organisation you are, I want to think about what is the key to success in any organisation. Whether you are a one-woman band or a global corporation, a charity, social enterprise or business, the people involved are critical.

Posted by Sarah Brown on 21 Feb '23 | Tags: charity success public sector socent business

Unusual partnerships - a great example of collaboration

Collaboration
If you have ever watched one of those survival programmes, you can see that it can be tough to catch fish. So as with any problem, it is helpful to consider if working together would improve results.

Posted by Sarah Brown on 31 Jan '23 | Tags: collaboration

Recession: threat or opportunity .. plan for success

2023
As promised, I am following up on my blog Recession: Threat or Opportunity. My focus this time is uncertainty and planning to be successful.

Posted by Sarah Brown on 29 Dec '22 | Tags: business planning goal setting

When you grow up do you want to be a business, a social enterprise or a charity?

When I grow up
What is the difference between a business that wants to change the world, a charity that wants to change the world and a social enterprise and who decides which is which? Easy in terms of the legal charity status - after that it gets complex.

Posted by Sarah Brown on 08 Dec '22 | Tags: entrepreneur social enterprise public sector charity cic

Recession: threat or opportunity

Recession
Like me, you may get to the stage where you avoid the news because it always seems terrible. As the saying goes, "we're going to hell in a handcart!". But are we?

Posted by Sarah Brown on 28 Nov '22 | Tags: business planning

An idea to help smaller charities

Charity clerk
Charities rely on grants or people's donations. Since the first Charity Act in 1604, charities have been regulated to ensure people can trust they are using the money wisely and as intended. Complying with the law and the charity governance code and doing good work is challenging for small charities run totally by volunteers.

Posted by Sarah Brown on 26 Oct '22 | Tags: charity governance code charity

Use your values to show you are different

Man and values
Generally, people feel more comfortable dealing with people and organisations that share our view of the world, share our values; we can relax because we have common ground.

Posted by Sarah Brown on 20 Oct '22 | Tags: values niche

Five reasons this summer was memorable

Every day is a school day
It feels like it has been a long summer of ups and downs, but I also think I have learnt a lot.

Posted by Sarah Brown on 22 Sep '22 | Tags: values leadership

Lessons from my holiday

Collage german2
I have recently had a rail holiday to Germany, which in many ways I enjoyed but, as with many of my trips abroad, also got me thinking. Here is what I found curious and thought-provoking:

Posted by Sarah Brown on 28 Jul '22 | Tags: travel strategy

Ideas for saving money and increasing income

Wave
It's just over 40 years since inflation was at a similar level to today. I can't pretend to remember what people did then, but I have a few ideas about what you can do now if you feel you are drowning in the wave of inflation.

Posted by Sarah Brown on 14 Jun '22 | Tags:

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