In the month of May I will be posting about each of our keynote speakers at Leaders Live: Renewal, being held at EY on Friday June 2nd. Leaders Live is a yearly collaboration between Social Club, a peer-support network which I founded in 2016, and EY.…lnkd.in/eVGrRiqP

We have six brilliant women keynote speakers at Leaders Live: Renewal on June 2nd EY. I am posting on each of them this month plus our honorary male keynote, the brilliant Grant. Today I profile Amy Walters Cohen who has written a really fascinating…lnkd.in/gfvARwfN

So what you can see below is a link to our new Social Business Builders site that has been adapted for deaf users with the use of AI from Signapse . This can be done cheaply and easily for any website and can make you far accessable as an organisation…lnkd.in/eNzzCTjq

One of my hobbies is endurance cycling. Essentially this involves covering very long distances within a time limit. Typically one rides up to 24 hours with only the briefest of stops and a few snatched moments of sleep, often lying in a bus stop or a…lnkd.in/evSfFc6C

I talked to a man the other week who had set up and run a successful social enterprise over 20 years ago and hadn’t looked back. He has a healthy business and most of his employees have ‘lived experience’ of the issues that inspired the business. And he…lnkd.in/e4NAg_rD

One of the things you hear discussed a lot in our sectors is ‘system change’. Funders talk about it and many organisations claim to be doing it. So what is it? System change is defined by a variety of academics as, essentially, an array of changes a…lnkd.in/e4Y5JsXM

One the things about getting to your mid 50s is that you will probably have lost at least one friend of your own age to illness or accident. Two in my case. It is a massive jolt when it happens. Not only the shock and grief but also the dust it kicks…lnkd.in/e9XBXWGj

Welcome to the fastest-growing city in Europe. Where am I? Not London, Paris or Munich but Sarajevo in Bosnia-Hertzogovina. As I write the call to prayer outside the window indicates the strong Islamic character of this city - 44% of residents. Unlik…lnkd.in/evReG8Bm

I recently read a book called ‘The 100 Year Life’ by Lynda Grattan. It was all about planning your life so that you don’t run out of money - or things to do to give your life meaning- given the likelihood of a 30-40 year retirement. The book’s intenti…lnkd.in/eN3bBB7d

Back in the room Social Club UK ! Very pleased indeed to be relaunching Social Club as a live-first experience. Don’t get me wrong, online is easy, fun and convenient. But it is also very limiting when it comes to the magic of peer-support, collaborat…lnkd.in/e25csHq6

Every so often you hear someone speak and you realise there is something special going on. One of those moments occurred yesterday Social Club UK at Hempsons where we met Junior Smart who is founder of SOS Project at St Giles that is now working across…lnkd.in/epJn48AK

Yes, it's me. Very soon, you will see a post from me asking for your direct support for an event I am doing for charity I chair which helps offenders to rebuild their lives through work and enterprise. That event is Paris-Brest-Paris, the oldest road-…lnkd.in/erkYfjXD

Fundraiser by Craig Dearden-Phillips : Paris-Brest-Paris 1200k in 90 hours for charity gofund.me/29be0851

Our co-founder Dr. Craig Dearden-Phillips MBE is taking on this amazing challenge to raise funds for our H.M.Pasties Foundation Please take a couple of moments to have a read through Craig’s post below and if you are able please follow the link to help Craig to reach his target 💙

Important that we keep perspective. We can all armchair-manage (that’s what we fans do!) but only one person has the job and we need to get behind him. Yes we were poor today, but we fought back and drew. Ian Evatt would easily get a Champ job if he left. #bwfc Bolton Wanderers

#bwfc We have three related problems: inconsistency, fragility and adaptability. The last is the easiest to address as it’s about tactics. The second is harder, as it’s about mentality. The first flows from the others. Reset needed. Not sure yet if the means a new coach.

#BBCDebate Flynn, Denyer and Cooper are more cogent than the major parties. Mordaunt better than I expected.Rayner needs to use her wit more than pugilism. Farage is on the edges of this.

This week in #Chelmsford! What does Labour's election win mean for #charity & #SocEnt leaders? Please share, along with the booking link so we fill our last couple of places: forms.office.com/e/mh26FTfMg5 #Cambridge & #Peterborough events next week also filling up fast!

#bwfc I share the view that Sharon will be inclined to stick with IE, as she did during the L2 run of defeats. We are all glad she did but, arguably, circumstances at the time were v different (Covid etc). This time Ian looks beat and I suspect he may offer his resignation.

#bwfc Disappointing of course but we played well and created many chances. Let’s stay behind this team.