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Martin Farrell draws some parallels between his experience of trusteeship and the life of Buddhist monks.
In my spiralling walks I am coming across situations where board members are bullying the chief executive, chief executives are bullying board members, board members are bullying each other and some staff are bullying each other. I thought this was it, and then last week came across a case where volunteers were bullying the board and the focus was taken away from providing a quality service!
In challenging times like these a treasure like The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell can really make a difference, says Tesse Akpeki.
A troubled chair of a small charity which is heavily reliant on its trustees for funding is faced with the dilemma that one of the members may have been wrongly accused of shoplifting. The Chairman offers some welcomed advice.
Do your best to read what's ahead of you in order to avert disaster, says Martin Farrell.
Paul Gibson ponders the best governance model for charity boards.
It was fantastic being in Jamaica during the silly season.As a British African visiting the Caribbean for the first time, I did not quite know what to expect. What is written about Jamaica does not quite prepare one for the excitement that can be experienced. Positively this trip is by no means the last I will be making. Jamaica revealed wonderful gems.
A scandal within one prominent charity can have a devastating domino effect across the sector, says Martin Brookes.
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23 May 2013
Niki May Young ponders the importance of being able to ask the silly questions.
20 May 2013
A shifting political atmosphere is putting power in the hands of the inexperienced, warns Robert Ashton.
9 May 2013
Ian Allsop muses on the unattractive political career prospects of a charities minister.
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