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Team days, focus groups, planning sessions – they’re all about getting specific outcomes from a finite amount of time. They’re about bring groups of people together – people who might...

Leadership: 5 practices of effective leaders

In any senior manager’s career, the transition from manager to leader can be a tricky one. In any manager’s career, the transition to leader can be tricky. How do...

Fundraising: The Nine Fundraising Nos

Fundraisers are worried about donors saying ‘no!’ This article explores the idea developed by =mc directors Clare Segal and Bernard Ross in their book The Influential Fundraiser (Wiley 2010) that...

Management essentials – how to delegate effectively

Being a manager means taking on more responsibilities and also letting go of others. However, as much as we know delegation is a good thing – we still struggle...

Giving and receiving feedback

Giving good feedback is an essential part of a manager’s role, not only to get the best outputs, but also to motivate and develop staff. It is doubly important...

Project planning tools

=mc’s new updated version of the systems approach to project management offers you the solution to a range of challenges whether you’re a multi national humanitarian INGO or small...

Use your brain and manage your time

It is a truth universally acknowledged (or very widely, anyway) that good time management and prioritising our activities are key to helping achieve high pay-off results. It’s also true...

Risk management for projects in uncertain times

What could possibly go wrong? We all know that risk management is an important part of project planning. But for many people it was seen as a useful add-on...

Developing teams for high performance during times of change

I’ve been working with managers and leaders in charities for some time now. It’s a pretty bleak picture for many: declines in funding and increasing demand means many crucial...

Being new all over again

So… you’re thinking of taking the plunge and leaving a job that you love. You know that as a line manager or senior member of staff, you’ve skills to...

Management Centred Podcast – Episode 2

Welcome to our second podcast hosted by directors Yvette Gyles and Laura Slater and featuring guests Jennie Blake, Cam St-Omer Donaldson (Fundraising Everywhere) and Roy Johnson (Outward Housing). Click...

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Project Management at Henley Business School

With a myriad of different projects in progress across this large educational institute, the lack of a shared approach to managing them was challenging. We introduced them to the =mc Systems Model and a more cohesive approach and the benefits have been widespread.

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