Can ethics or leadership be done alone? I have thought a lot about this notion in the western world of the individual leader. As a CEO I struggled with the expectation that I needed to be 'accomplished' or effective at all aspects of the business. Of course, I had some people tell me that this…
Courage to Close: two non-profits take their next step
This article was inspired by two colleagues who recently had the courage to close down the nonprofit organisations they ran. Both happened independently of each other, one in Melbourne and one in Sydney, and for different reasons. The first case came about through a realisation that the purpose of the organisation, while noble, was not…