Strategic planning cycle coming up? Here is a quick checklist of the 7 Strategic Planning Preparation Tips. Whether you are a “Let’s get it done on our planning day with the Board” kind of person or someone who wants to “engage with our stakeholders, bring the team...
Author: George Liacos Ah, strategic planning! The mystical process where well-meaning folks gather in a conference room armed with sticky notes, a pot of coffee strong enough to wake the dead, and a collective belief that they can somehow outsmart the universe. Let’s...
If there was a cliché that could summarise this blog it would be: “The only constant in life is change.” We may be a couple of months into the new year already but that doesn’t mean that the time for reflection and forethought has passed. The last few years have...
Reimagining for-purpose partnerships: learning from the arts and culture sector Whether you’re a leader in the not-for-profit, government, education or commercial sectors, you will no doubt currently be grappling with more existential and operational questions than...
In this fascinating video interview, I chatted with Ben Vasiliou, CEO of Youth Projects, about their experience developing and embedding impact measurement. Ben took me through the challenges and opportunities Youth Projects encountered throughout their impact...
In November 2021, Spark Strategy and the United Nations Association of Australia (Victoria Division) launched a practical handbook to support Australian organisations to align to and benefit from the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This handbook is a resource...