I’m writing a series of pieces for ArtsProfessional on how arts organisations can focus on delivering their mission. Part 1, on the gap between the organisation’s purpose and its actions, appears today and is reproduced below. *** A theatre won funding to improve its engagement with disadvantaged groups. It approached the challenge as the chance [...]
Mind the gap: how to focus on your purpose in the arts
June 18th, 2010 · No Comments · Leadership
Tags: arts·organisational life·public value
The science of valuing chaos in organisations
July 20th, 2009 · No Comments · Leadership
Book review: Leadership and the New Science by Margaret Wheatley Between the mysterious, almost inconceivable science of quantum physics and the mundane experience of working in a large organisation it would be hard to think of realms that are further apart. So Leadership and the New Science, by Margaret Wheatley, which seeks to apply insights [...]
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Meeting behaviour in a recession
February 14th, 2009 · No Comments · Leadership
As a practitioner in medialand, I learned the value of creative behaviours – ways to open up thinking and new ideas in order to develop better products. I particularly admired a book called Sticky Wisdom by ?What If!, a group of consultants who – while challenged with punctuation – cut through the fog regarding innovation. Sticky [...]