In the autumn of 2006, due to my work with Third Sector CEOs, I was asked to become a regular contributor to ‘Third Sector’ magazine under the banner of “The Career Coach”. I write a monthly column on issues that specifically challenge Third Sector CEOs.
‘Third Sector’ magazine is the UK’s leading publication for the voluntary and not-for-profit sector.
Many of it’s 80,000 readers are chief executives, trustees and senior managers in charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises. Others are parliamentarians, lawyers, finance professionals and private sector executives concerned with corporate responsibility.
My articles are well acknowledged and I frequently receive emailed comments from current and former 'Tough At The Top' group members, the general readership and, happily, old colleagues who have taken the opportunity to make contact.
Below are some of the articles. I hope you enjoy reading them and that the subject matter might be relevant to you currently or that they might stimulate your thinking about how you might handle a similar situation in your own organisation, should it arise.
Now is the winter of our discontent
It hits you when you realise the traffic is just as bad as it was before Christmas, or when you feel completely disorganised and can't find the office keys. You hear yourself saying:"I've only been back a day, and it's like I never had a holiday." Maybe you have it too- the back-to-work blues.
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Bosses need a shoulder to cry on too
What do you do as a psychotherapist when you have three friends who are charity chief executives and two are in despair? Friend A is faced with spurious employment litigation that threatens the existence of his organisation and his personal reputation. Friends B's husband has been diagnosed with terminal cancer.....
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Don't sweep death under the carpet
In the UK, one in three people develops cancer and one in four dies of it, according to the Office for National Statistics. That's a gloomy thought to have as I look up from my computer and out upon a grey, wet winter's day. If you are wondering what the relevance is to you, my hope is that the answer is none at all.
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The accused can often be the victim
Mark, a charity chief executive, was so stressed by an employment dispute that it was questionable whether he would remain in the post as the case took him ever closer to a nervous breakdown. His situation is not unusual. Over the past year, a consistent 25 per cent of members of my chief executive support groups have been dealing with accusations regarding sex, race, disability and other contentious issues at any one time.
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Amanda Falkson. Psychotherapycity.
Humanistic Psychotherapist & Counsellor in Central London.
© Amanda Falkson 2005
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