Fiona's inspirational talk provided us with an overview of her time with the Northern Rock Foundation, as the organisation grew, her guiding vision for NRF which challenged the way in which a grant-making organisation operated and formed relationships with external stake-holders, and ultimately how she led the team during a period of uncertainty and change for all employed there.
Fiona shared with the group a number of relevant texts, thought-provoking quotations and resources, including:
John Gardner 'Renewal' McKinsey speech
'You learn not to burn up energy in anxiety. You discover how to manage your tensions, if you have any, which you do. You learn that self-pity and resentment are among the most toxic of drugs. . .
You come to understand that most people are neither for you nor against you, they are thinking about themselves. You learn that no matter how hard you try to please, some people in this world are not going to love you, a lesson that is at first troubling and then really quite relaxing. '
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