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Team Leaders - the critical link between people and performance
Aly McNicoll shares how if you’re a team leader or manager, what people care about most at work, is in your control

Organisation Collaboration: it doesn’t just happen
In working with New Zealand organisations, Sandy Thompson finds that when it comes to making stuff happen together successfully, leadership is a key.

What’s the big deal about specific ‘not for profit’ leadership training?
As a Sector and as individual not for profit organisations we're stronger than we think. We have a huge wealth of knowledge and operate in a unique context. In this article Sandy Thompson, Hilary Star Foged and Garth Nowland-Foreman put forward the value of leadership training for not for profit leaders that is deeply embedded in and informed by the sector, rather than generic approaches that fail to understand our unique qualities.

Managers as coaches - getting the best out of the people you lead
Aly McNicoll talks about the inherent conflict of interest for managers coaching their direct reports, and the value of knowing which role you’re playing.
LEAD's Submission to the Review of the Charities Act 2005
LEAD Centre for Not for Profit Governance & Leadership propose that the Charities Act Review should be referred to the Law Commission for a more considered, wide-ranging and independent review, based on first-principles. Failing this we make further specific recommendations in six areas for immediate remedy of the current legislation

Getting to Outcomes in the Real World
Outcomes are clearly important, and 'making a difference’ or having an impact is what we want to focus on as tangata whenua, community and voluntary sector organisations. However, Outcome Measures are riddled with systemic limitations and distortions. This webinar is hosted by Community Research & presented by Garth Nowland-Foreman, LEAD Director.

An Uncharitable Embrace: It's not too late to have your say on the Charities Act 2005
Garth Nowland-Foreman offers six Recommendations that we can make before 30th April. This is your once-in-a-generation opportunity to help create a world-leading framework of charity law in New Zealand.

Leadership Transitions are an Opportunity for Change
Sandy Thompson summarises her key learnings on making smarter succession decisions for an all-round win.

The Challenge of Change
Hilary Star Foged reflects on the presentations from the 2019 National Not for Profit Conference and the challenges of making changes.

Professionally Speaking .... Hiring the right consultant for your organisation
Sandy Thompson discusses some of the things to consider to make sure you get the right professional for the job on hand.

Are you a great leader and you haven’t realised it? Maybe it’s time to take a closer look at your contribution.
Ruth Osborne uses the “Four Frames” to give credit where it’s due at the not for profit Leadership Table.

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Leading is like swimming toward the horizon: the more you go the more you see needs doing. But it's important to keep swimming.
Hilary Star Foged draws on Hopi wisdom and Margaret Wheatley to give guidance on how to rise to the challenge of leadership whilst personally coping in a world filled with challenges.

Naku Te Rourou: Feeding the Mission Without Selling Your Soul.
In which we learn that sharing our food baskets is a better way than tangling with the dangerous shopping trolley nipping at our heels.
Keynote by Garth Nowland-Foreman to Citizens Advice Bureaux New Zealand 2018 AGM, Wellington.

Time to Sharpen the Saw for Boards as Well
Garth Nowland-Foreman on the imperative for investing in the professional development of not-for-profit governance boards.

changeXchange - trading for the common good
Lindsay Jeffs introduces a new website to highlight and promote social enterprise in New Zealand.

Supervision – correction or reflection?
Aly McNicoll on the best approach and a discount when you step up your skills.

Investing in a Better Social Investment
Garth Nowland-Foreman on where social investment is useful - or not.

When we care too much about work
As a sector that works from the heart, Ruth Osborne talks about how to deal with the fall out of when we care too much about the work we do.

What I have learnt about conflict in organisations
The reality is, conflict is normal. According to Sandy Thompson, the organisations and leaders who step up and work with it, land up thriving.