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Three tips to help you avoid destroying your organisation as you come out of lock down

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Beware that by focusing on survival you may destroy the essence of your organisation

Posted by Sarah Brown on 27 Jun '20 | Tags: corporate culture values

The relevance of the Dominic Cummings story to anyone who runs an organisation: instinct v rules

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Every organisation needs a culture where its values are followed instinctively, it is not enough to rely on rules because rules do not cover every eventuality & can result in behaviour people find ‘unfair’ particularly if the values are not ranked.

Posted by Sarah Brown on 26 May '20 | Tags: values corporate culture

A “novel” way to highlight charity issues

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“The Long Call” the latest novel by Ann Cleeves raises many important issues that charities face. Learn more...

Posted by Sarah Brown on 10 Oct '19 | Tags: charity values

The mortality of corporate values

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Shareholders are now suing Boeing for not upholding their values, and Boeing is losing a $1 billion a month, a clear illustration of why upholding values is critical to business success

Posted by Sarah Brown on 17 May '19 | Tags: values corporate culture

Technology v people - playing to their strengths

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It's great when technology enhances the experience but there needs to be some commonsense used to ensure it doesn't undermine good well proven practise

Posted by Sarah Brown on 13 Mar '19 | Tags: innovation values

Does the end justify the means in your organisation?

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A report this month identifies that Oxfam was more concerned about what it was doing and achieving than how it achieved it and that is how its safeguarding was undermined. This is a threat to any organisation that doesn't apply its values rigorously and consistently.

Posted by Sarah Brown on 21 Jan '19 | Tags: values vision charity social enterprise

Are you scared or excited by 2019?

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We are in a better position now than at any time to change the world for the good but not if we live in fear. We need to use our resources and focus on the positive to make 2019 a great year.

Posted by Sarah Brown on 31 Dec '18 | Tags: changing lives values charity 21st century business

Is Nike a really ethical company or just using a great marketing strategy ?

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Nike is celebrating the 30th anniversary of “Just do it” with a controversial promotional campaign. Has it worked and are they really ethical?

Posted by Sarah Brown on 11 Sep '18 | Tags: values marketing

The buck stops with trustees - 3 ways to avoid disaster

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As a Sheffield and South Yorkshire charity announces its sudden closure what trustees can do to avoid the unexpected in their own charities

Posted by Sarah Brown on 17 May '18 | Tags: charity responsible organisation charter trustees values

The truth about charities betraying our trust

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Are we unrealistic expecting charities like Oxfam to be perfect when they are so large or is it more that they don't handle negative events well that is the problem?

Posted by Sarah Brown on 13 Feb '18 | Tags: charity social enterprise values

How to create a business full of super heroes

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A business for success needs a corporate culture which creates super heroes that over achieve for customers and the team

Posted by Sarah Brown on 27 Jun '17 | Tags: corporate culture values business success

The secret to success - great leadership

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Success depends on knowing where you are going and how you will get there and that is the role of the leader

Posted by Sarah Brown on 04 May '17 | Tags: vision values action leadership

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