Hello and welcome to late summer. The days are getting a tiny bit shorter and we’re all trying to squeeze the last drops out of August before September and bursting-at-the-seams diaries are once again upon us.
Sharpstone SkinnerAugust 27, 2024
Picture the scene. You’re strolling down a sandy beach, walking hand in hand with someone hand-holding worthy. Gentle waves are rolling in and out of the shore, the water is nibbling at your toes. The sunset is glorious and the warmth peaceful. Then you walk headlong into something sharp. It’s a Teams Chat. With a start you realise you’ve forgotten…
Sharpstone SkinnerJuly 23, 2024
When was the last time you shook things up a bit in your working life? Took on a new project, learned a new skill, put yourself out there and did something weren’t particularly confident about?
Sharpstone SkinnerJune 21, 2024
When you first go into consulting, everyone tells you it’s famine or feast. So you learn to make the most of any feasting and prepare for the lean times. Even the famines have their value: a chance to catch your breath, rest and renew and slow the pace before the next period of abundance.
Sharpstone SkinnerMay 8, 2024
We first wrote this blog in 2020, but it still resonates, even more so in 2024. We all seem to be struggling with increasing workloads, doing more with less and little in the way of troughs to balance out the peaks.
Sharpstone SkinnerMarch 25, 2024
Confession time – are you a manager and also a bit of a Fixer? Do you like to run a tight ship and keep a close eye? Whether you manage projects, people or both, you love that warm, fuzzy feeling of having solved someone else’s problem, taking a burden off their shoulders, making it your problem and then fixing it…
Sharpstone SkinnerFebruary 20, 2024
In this podcast, Director, Helena Sharpstone was interviewed by Kenneth Foreman and James Wright, curators of the Do More Good podcast series.
Sharpstone SkinnerJanuary 22, 2024
This month we feature a guest blog by one of our masterclass attendees, Reiner Spruit. Reiner applies his thoughts on building teams, to fundraising, but honestly, his wisdom gained from attending our session could be applied to any discipline. Read on and consider how this applies to you and your team.
Sharpstone SkinnerNovember 27, 2023
In October we’ll be heading to The Netherlands to speak at the International Fundraising Congress. One of our workshops is on how to become Fundraising’s most wanted – or any team’s most wanted for that matter.
Sharpstone SkinnerSeptember 29, 2023
Next month we’ll be heading north of the border to deliver an opening keynote at the Chartered Institute of Fundraising’s Scottish Conference on Fresh Thoughts on Leadership.
Sharpstone SkinnerAugust 17, 2023