I recently came across a great course on rhetoric. Over the summer I had been doing some reading around Greek philosophy. Repeatedly I came up against how importantly they viewed the subject of rhetoric. It made me conscious that in …
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Great leadership course
I recently came across great a leadership course. It’s run by the Open University’s Centre for Voluntary Sector Leadership. I must confess that I started out on this course with a large dose of scepticism. I have done leadership courses …
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Network Entrepreneurs
Recently I got back in touch with a colleague of mine now working out of Berlin. While we were catching up with each other, he suddenly said to me, ‘you know what? I think we are both network entrepreneurs!’ I …
How do we get the credit?
I was running a campaigning webinar recently with colleagues across Bulgaria, and I was asked – how do we get the credit? The point was expressed that you can do loads of campaigning work, develop evidence and policy, build support …
A campaigning twist to leadership
I’ve recently started doing some work exploring how adding a campaigning twist to leadership can enhance a leader. What do I mean by a campaigning twist? Well, for a long time I have been intrigued at the inter-relationship between campaigning …
1832 and all that
I have just put a new webinar on my site on 1832 and all that. Well, to be a bit clearer, it’s about the development of Parliamentary Democracy in the UK. This short webinar offers a simple introduction to this …
New webinars
I’ve just added a couple of new webinars to my site. At the beginning of the year, I published a new pamphlet which sought, in a very simple way, to explain how a theory of change could be used to …
Surge in demand for online courses
Over the last two months I have seen a dramatic surge in demand for my online campaigning courses. I like to think it is all those people at home around the world at the moment, using this time to sharpen …
Book sales reach 400 copies
Last month I saw my book sales reach 400! I was amazed, and even more so by that fact that it continues to sell around the world. When I wrote Campaigning for Change: an Essential Guide for Campaigning around the …
Running a meeting on Zoom
This week I faced the challenge of running a meeting on Zoom, not for 7 or so people as I’ve done in the past, but for 33 people! I’ve written in the past about how I much I appreciate running …
