Very few sectors have managed to travel through the eye of recession’s storm unscathed, and while manufacturing, retail and the media (for quite a few reasons) have drawn plenty of interest from newspapers, now it seems that the charity sector has come to the fore.
No doubt it has been struggling for a while, funding is bound to be tough during a credit crunch, but this week it was announced that organisations including Age Concern, the British Red Cross and Citizens Advice are all to be impacted by local authority spending cuts moving forward.
These charities now must look to their leadership for alternative directions, new ways to identify revenue streams and generate income with less investment. This type of thinking and innovative leadership is not only essential during times of crisis, but also what will push companies and organisations into strong positions during the good times and ensure they are sturdy enough to cope with the dips as and when they crop up.
How this will play out, I’m not entirely sure, but what I am sure of is that there is this ability to think creatively and defy the norm in all of us, and it takes a heavy cocktail of motivation, engagement, loyalty, and personal development for it to materialise in the workplace.
We’ve worked with many different organisations in terms of leadership development and personal development, and for those sectors that are feeling the pinch, there has surely never been a better time – or a stronger case for – investing in the people within.
This is when the great ideas come, and this is when you see organisations defy the norm and rise above the competition despite the many forces pushing them down.
Karen Murphy
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