I caught up with Eleanor Gibson, agile coach and founder of Tilt for a discussion about what it means to be an agile leader and how mindsets shift during organisational transformation. We also celebrated our shared passion for a constructive rant.

Laying the groundwork is always worth it. If you’re considering embarking on a digital maturity initiative at your nonprofit, you’ll need a solid setup, involving the right people, robust processes and clear communications.

My super-useful bubble model helps people understand how digital transformation happens. Clue: it’s not only a technology project! Three stories of successful digital transformation illustrate the model and provide inspiration.

For us digital folk, influencing senior stakeholders is a core part of the job. Change needs changemakers, and changemakers need cheerleaders.

Here are some tips for how to take those at the top with you on a journey of digital change.

Fresh starts are powerful. The start of a new week, month or year can be an excellent time to start a new initiative.

But planning is hard. If your to-do list has a million things on it, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and give up. So how do you make a start?

Here are my seven practical tips to get your next digital initiative off to a strong start.

I’m curious about how teams can collaborate and communicate better. A lot of guidance I’ve seen tells people to have fewer meetings, keep them short, and limit talking to save time. But then I read Time to Think: Listening to Ignite the Human Mind, by Nancy Kline, and discovered her surprising take: we need to slow down, not speed up. That’s how we unlock quality thinking.

When we’re leading a team through a major change, it can feel like directing an elephant through the jungle. In this blogpost, I explore a handy model for understanding change, and give you 8 practical ways to take people with you, whatever the journey.

What do nonprofits like Samaritans, Save the Children and Greenpeace have in common with Amazon? They put their audience first. Audience-first thinking isn’t just helpful, it’s non-negotiable. I explain the power of this approach, and practical steps you can take today to make audience-first a reality at your nonprofit.