CO3 Chief Officers 3rd Sector

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🚀 7 Tips for Building a Strong Succession Plan 🚀 We’re gearing up for our next masterclass: Succession Planning. To help you get started, here are seven essential tips for creating a successful succession plan: ➡️Identify Key Roles: Start by pinpointing the crucial positions within your organisation that are vital to its success. Focus on roles with the greatest impact on your strategic goals. ➡️Assess Future Needs: Consider how these key roles might evolve in the future. Align your succession plan with your organisation’s long-term objectives and expected changes in the industry. ➡️Develop Talent Internally: Look within your organisation for potential leaders. Invest in their growth through training, mentoring, and development opportunities to prepare them for future roles. ➡️Create a Development Plan: For each identified successor, outline a clear development plan. This should include specific goals, skills to be acquired, and experiences needed to prepare them for the role. ➡️Communicate Transparently: Keep open lines of communication about the succession plan with your team. Transparency helps manage expectations and ensures everyone understands the process. ➡️Regularly Review and Update: Your succession plan should be a living document. Regularly review and update it to reflect changes in your organisation, industry trends, and the development of your team members. ➡️Prepare for the Unexpected: Have contingency plans in place for sudden departures or unforeseen events. This ensures you can maintain stability and continuity even in challenging situations. 📈 Don’t leave your organisation’s future to chance. Start building a robust succession plan today and ensure a smooth transition for key roles. For more guidance on succession planning, join our upcoming session. BOOK HERE: https://lnkd.in/gT9iM_uX #CO3EmpoweringLeadersDrivingChange

Know about Relational Funding and the Future of Funding in Northern Ireland This year, Roisin Wood, CEO of The Community Foundation Northern Ireland, will be speaking at the CO3 Annual Leadership Summit: Empowering Change. Róisín will share her experience of maximising the impact of government funding working with the Department of Health in NI, and her views on Statutory Funding and Fair Funding Principles. She will share the key aspects of relational funding and discuss the policy positions of funders – in NI & the rest of the UK, and will explain how we can work to grow philanthropy in Northern Ireland. This is a presentation you can't afford to miss if funding is critical for your organisation. SECURE YOUR PLACE TO THE CONFERENCE HERE: https://lnkd.in/e3Y85XxG #CO3EmpoweringLeadersDrivingChange

🔍5 Signs You Need to Work on Your Leadership Style ✔️ You end up doing a lot of tasks that you would ideally delegate to your team ✔️ You are finding hard to get your team to achieve results even though you are communicating tasks and goals.  ✔️You find hard to give feedback or conduct difficult conversations  ✔️Performance reviews are hard or non-existing ✔️ You get the feeling that your team is not motivated but you are not sure why or what to do If you can relate to any of these signals, you are not alone! Leading can be challenging if you don't develop the right skills. That's why we want to invite you to join the 'Developing a Coaching Approach Certificate' for Leaders in the VCSE Sector so you can build a coaching approach to leadership and develop a high-performance & self-motivated team.  Learn how to give performance reviews, delegate, conduct difficult conversations and provide your team with empowering feedback so you can lead from a place of confidence.  FIND OUT MORE HERE: https://lnkd.in/eJsY6jRQ #CO3EmpoweringLeadersDrivingChange

📣 Josh Littlejohn MBE returns to Northern Ireland as keynote speaker at the CO3 Leadership Summit 2024! 🗓️ Date: Thursday, 26th September 2024 📍Venue: La Mon Hotel, Northern Ireland We are delighted to announce that world leading social entrepreneur and campaigner, Josh Littlejohn returns to CO3, to tell us about how things have changed over the past 5 years, and how he has been working to Pay it Forward. In May 2019, alongside Will Smith and Dame Helen Mirren, Josh launched a global campaign: "The World's Big Sleepout". The campaign staged ‘sleep out’ fundraising events in over 52 cities throughout the World, including Times Square, New York and Trafalgar Square, London. 60,000 people slept out in unison in the world's largest display of solidarity for homeless and displaced people, and raised millions to tackle the issue. Josh will be sharing the invaluable leadership lessons he has gathered along the way. His speech will delve into key insights from his experiences and his book emphasising the importance of putting purpose before profit.  Don't Miss Out! Register now to secure your place at the CO3 Leadership Summit 2024! 👉 https://lnkd.in/epnrR-QN #co3empoweringleadersdrivingchange Social Enterprise Northern Ireland Valerie McConville MBA, CIPD, Dip Psy C.

Protect Your Organisation Against Cyber Threats 👇 Join our FREE seminar, "Understanding Cyber Risk for Charity Leaders,". It's crucial for all leaders, not just IT experts!  Libby Morgan, from Marsh, will facilitate an in-depth session on: 🔍 Identifying gaps in cyber security practices 📚 Real-world case studies 💡 Top tips for improving security measures 🛠️ Guidance on diagnostic tools and resources Why Attend? ✔ Protect Sensitive Information: Safeguard your data and finances. ✔ Stay Ahead of Threats: Cyber risks are growing—be proactive. Secure your spot today! Register here 👉 https://lnkd.in/g9xRz-bf This event is organised by Engage Executive Talent and kindly supported by Ecclesiastical Insurance UK  #CO3EmpoweringLeadersDrivingChange

🚨Last few places available! 👇 Gain insights and key practices to review and/or draft your Strategy Plan effectively, so you can ensure your actions and decisions align to the mid and long term goals of your organisation.  Make sure you register today and avoid these common mistakes on your strategy plan 👇 ❌ Lack of stakeholder involvement ❌ Failure to align with organisational goals ❌ Overly complex or vague objectives ❌ Ignoring market trends and external factors ❌ Insufficient consideration of resources and capacity ❌ Neglecting implementation and execution plans ❌ Disregarding feedback and evaluation processes ❌ Failure to adapt to changing circumstances Join the STRATEGY PLAN WORKSHOP which will ensure that your strategic and operational planning processes enable your organisation to achieve its potential. It will be led by Roger Courtney one of the UK’s leading writer’s on strategy in the third sector. You will be encouraged to bring existing or previous strategic plans to get personalised feedback. Last chance to join. Register here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/erZuTxnH #CO3EmpoweringLeadersDrivingChange

Are you a regional manager? Don't miss this! Regional Managers Forum: How to Apply Design Thinking to Develop Your Leadership Skills Join us for an insightful discussion led by Peter Worth, who is a learning experience designer working at the intersection of design thinking, professional learning, leadership, and culture change. On this session your will:  ✔️ Explore an introduction to design thinking as a way to nurture a culture of innovation and creativity. ✔️ Learn and apply design thinking mindsets to find solutions to specific challenges and needs in your leadership journey ✔️ Work on real-life scenarios relevant to your role and organisation All this while building a network of like-minded leaders who are going through similar challenges as regional managers like yourself. REGISTER HERE: https://lnkd.in/eKBaEdst FREE FOR CO3 MEMBERS #CO3EmpoweringLeadersDrivingChange

Preparation meeting at La Mon today 😀...just a few more weeks to the CO3 Chief Officers 3rd Sector Leadership Summit. Don't forget to get your tickets. They are selling fast folks, so don't miss out. I'm really looking forward to seeing you all there. All details here....👇 https://co3.org.uk/ Happy Bank Holiday weekend. #empoweringleadersdrivingchange Christina Johnston Valerie McConville MBA, CIPD, Dip Psy C. Christopher O'Neill

📅 Join Our DEI Webinar with Conor Curran! 📅 Date: Friday, 04 October 2024 Time: 12:00 – 1:00pm Location: ZOOM Price: Free for CO3 Members REGISTER HERE 🔗https://lnkd.in/eYdWKjrR Don’t miss this chance to learn from Conor Curran, Head of Diversity at Queen's University Belfast, on developing an effective Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion (DEI) strategy. Why Attend? With the social and legal landscape evolving rapidly, it’s crucial for leaders to stay ahead. This webinar will cover: ✔️The equality landscape in Northern Ireland ✔️Compliance for charities and public sector organisations ✔️Challenges for Board Members ✔️Best practice examples Get practical insights to ensure your organisation is compliant and supports a fair, inclusive culture. Act now to stay informed and proactive! REGISTER HERE ➡️https://lnkd.in/eUztqRMZ #CO3EmpoweringLeadersDrivingChange #DEI