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Is 2026 going to be the year you win by being good?

Hope and action
Maybe you are one of the 1 in 10 British workers who want to resign this month, or part of the large number impacted by work-related stress? Or you run an organisation and worry about productivity and surviving financially? Or like me, you just want 2026 to be a good year. Well, this blog is designed to address your needs. Last year, I finally published my book after over a decade of writing it. Not full-time, obviously! I knew I could only have a successful 2025 if I published it. Now, I aim to use my book, “Winning by being Good”, as a guide to making 2026 great. Here are my top tips inspired by it.

Posted by Sarah Brown on 06 Jan '26 | Tags: goals winning by being good action

Should Father Christmas do it?

Father christmas sunbathing
Father Christmas has market dominance at Christmas, but he is worried. Birth rates are falling, so he is considering building on his distribution skills on the 24th and 25th of December by providing a birthday present delivery service or an Easter Egg delivery service, but should he do it? Here is the story of how he decided on his strategic future:

Posted by Sarah Brown on 23 Dec '25 | Tags: strategy winning by being good

Do you ask often enough?

Ask large
Today I was listening to the first Reith Lecture by Rutger Bregman on BBC Radio Four. It was thought-provoking and sometimes depressing. For example, he referenced the American Freshman Survey, which has been tracking the values of first-year college students since the 1960s. Fifty years ago, when students were asked about their most important life goals, 80% to 90% indicated that developing a meaningful philosophy of life was their top priority, while only 50% mentioned making a lot of money. Today, those numbers have reversed. Now, 80% to 90% of students say getting rich matters most, and only about half still value a meaningful philosophy of life. However, what particularly struck me from the lecture was his answer to a question about how things could be changed.

Posted by Sarah Brown on 25 Nov '25 | Tags: success winning by being good

Especially as a sole trader you need the focus on Winning by being Good

Bras
Starting or running a business independently can be daunting. You must maximise the impact of everything you do. I wrote my book after encountering countless individuals who were failing to achieve their full potential because one or two pillars of the Responsible Organisation Charter© (ROC) were not effectively implemented in their businesses. If you overlook these vital components, you're setting yourself up for failure.

Posted by Sarah Brown on 18 Jul '25 | Tags: ROC winning by being good solopreneur

Is ultra-processed information as unhealthy for the mind as ultra-processed food for the body?

Is ultra processed information as dangerous for the mind
After the blog last month about the benefits of AI, I've been thinking about a new issue. Could the endless stream of processed information we see online be just as unhealthy for our minds as processed food can be for our bodies? This idea makes me consider how the things we read and watch can greatly affect how we learn, how we feel, and how we act.

Posted by Sarah Brown on 29 Apr '25 | Tags: AI winning by being good

What does "winning by being good" mean?

What you do today is important because
Everyone deserves to live their best life. I believe the key to this is "winning by being good". Every person, irrespective of their role within any organisation, has the potential to make a meaningful contribution. But what does winning by being good mean?

Posted by Sarah Brown on 30 Sep '24 | Tags: ROC responsible organisation charter values winning by being good

Being human not corporate - the road to success

Road to success
Last week, I did something for the first time: I went to a planning committee meeting. I didn’t have high expectations. I thought I would be bored and it was unclear how long I would be there so the parking cost was £10.50! So why did I go, and why am I writing about it?

Posted by Sarah Brown on 26 Oct '23 | Tags: csr ROC winning by being good

Celebrating 30 years of helping responsible organisations win by being good

3oth celebration
In May 1991 Sarah Brown set up her consultancy to help others be more successful and now she is celebrating 30 years of her own success. Here she tells you more.

Posted by Sarah Brown on 04 May '21 | Tags: winning by being good

Which leader would you have followed - Scott or Amundsen?

Scott and his team
Leaders today are facing life-and-death choices during the Pandemic. A century ago, Scott and Amundsen also made decisions that impacted who lived and who died and how they did it providing some useful insights for leadership today.

Posted by Sarah Brown on 22 Mar '21 | Tags: leadership winning by being good

What public bodies can do to avoid something like the Nottinghamshire child sex abuse scandal

Children vulnerable
Corporate culture is critical if the vulnerable are to be protected in cases like these

Posted by Sarah Brown on 31 Jul '19 | Tags: responsible organisation charter winning by being good

How a wheel became a ROC to support you in achieving your business goals

Roc secure future
A diagnostic tool the ROC which can be a strong foundation for any organisation

Posted by Sarah Brown on 28 Feb '18 | Tags: responsible organisation charter 21st century business winning by being good