by John-Paul Crofton | Oct 29, 2022 | Tools For Change, Community & Social Challenges, Leadership, Purpose & Wellbeing, Social Impact, Stress
Many organisations take a the bureaucratic approach to change management. Resulting in the low success rate of change in most organisations. (Such as the 30% failure rate reported by McKinsey. The Planning Stress Cycle shows a common pattern for failure. It is also...
by John-Paul Crofton | Oct 29, 2022 | Community & Social Challenges, Cost of living, Leadership & Decision Making, Social Change, Social Impact, Social Innovation, Social Innovation
Social impact and progress through survival of the fittest is a core idea at the heart of our Western societies. We are told it is a natural law of nature that we must follow or escape from. Whereas cooperation and collaboration is portrayed as a sign of weakness and...
by John-Paul Crofton | Oct 28, 2022 | Social Impact, Community & Social Challenges, Cost of living, Creativity & Innovation, Social Innovation
The cost of living is going up relentlessly and we are all looking at ways at saving money. But constantly cutting back can leave us trapped into a depressing race to the bottom. We see our quality of life further and further limited by cost cutting. However, there is...
by John-Paul Crofton | Oct 28, 2022 | Community & Social Challenges, Cost of living, Social Impact, Social Innovation
The social impact of the cost of living crisis looks like it will be profound. Last week inflation went above 10% in the UK, 9% in the US and is spiking around the world. This week it’s predicted to hit 18% by January. Whilst it is talked about as a financial crisis;...
by John-Paul Crofton | Oct 28, 2022 | Leadership, Social Change, Social Impact, Social Innovation, Stakeholder Engagement
Technology is empowering people to connect and join together in new ways through social movements. Is leadership still needed for social impact? Will it just evolve naturally through unleashing the power of social movements. Movements for Social Impact Social...
by John-Paul Crofton | Oct 28, 2022 | Community & Social Challenges, Leadership, Leadership & Decision Making, Purpose & Wellbeing, Social Change, Social Innovation
How can leaders help address inequalities through inspiring role models? Even if you are not like the people you want to inspire. I wanted to share this story and my observations on the powerful role of role models in changing group dynamics and inspiring social...
