WHAT IS IT TO BE SIGNIFICANT?
We believe that there are four issues in the UK third-sector:
To be significant is:
“Success is when I add value to myself. Significance is when I add value to others.”
“The capacity to care is what gives life its most deepest significance.”
“Be the change you want to see in the world.”
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”
“True value of one’s life can be measured if the person is able to make a significant difference in someone’s life.”
“Successful people become great leaders when they learn to shift focus from themselves to others.”
“Our mission in life should be to make a positive difference, not to prove how smart or right we are.”
“What will matter is not your success but your significance.”
Graham Sleep
Global Leadership Coach
A Global Executive (Leadership) Coach working with multiple individuals and teams with world-class partners. Helping today’s leaders and their charitable organisations to improve and inspire tomorrow’s leaders to step up for them to be significant.
Catherine Marchant
Charity Consultant
A highly experienced charity executive, supporting third sector organisations to do more of what they do and do it better. Helping new and established charities review their business models in order that they can be more significant in their cause.
Andy Briggs
Co-Founder & Director at IA Growth Ltd
With over 25 years’ experience as a Finance Director in a number of SME businesses bringing valuable commercial business insight to charity leaders, ensuring they have access to complete information to help them make significant decisions.
Steve Charlton
Transformational Leadership Coach
An accomplished leader with more than 25 years’ experience of recruiting, coaching and developing people at every level of their career. Passionate about developing today’s charitable leaders, coaching practical techniques that achieve results, foster continuous learning and encourage empathetic and authentic leadership.
Steve Jackson
COO, Xoomworks
An entrepreneur and business strategist with over 21 years’ experience starting, building and selling technology companies. He is passionate about supporting and developing small businesses in both the commercial and not-for-profit sectors.
Louise Wilson
Internal Comms and Charity Specialist
A dedicated charity executive and senior manager with over 15 years’ experience in fundraising, marketing and communications, sales, account management and management within the corporate, social enterprise and charitable sectors. Passionate about helping charities navigate the changing landscape to be the best they can be and achieve great outcomes for those they work with.
Jeff Breen
Co-Founder at Fundify & Cornerstone Fundraising
A Trustee and dedicated Fundraiser with over 20 years sector experience working in organisations at local, regional and national levels. Modelling and delivery of income generating activities are Jeff’s passion and his agency has secured over £40M for good causes in the last 10 years.
“What I like most about working with BSignificant is that Graham’s life experiences across a range of industries is hugely valuable and immensely useful. There is a definite sense that we are developing something together. It feels very much like a process of co-creation not instruction.”
Dean Titterton CEO
“Working with BSignificant has been hugely positive. In the short term, working through the programme has given me new tools and techniques to assist in my day-to-day work. In the long term, it has helped me identify key aspects of my own character and leadership style which can both help and hinder, giving me the information I need to better manage this effectively and confidently lead others.”
Sinead Burke, Relationship Manager, Engagement and Audiences
“The experience has been really refreshing and totally valuable. The coaching process enabled me to hold a really honest mirror up to myself about my strengths and weaknesses and challenge my thinking with new ideas and approaches. Key to this has been Grahams’ very open, frank and flexible approach. The peer-to-peer element has also added some interesting learning, great discussion and take-aways as well as introduced me to some new contacts for the future.”
Eleanor Farrington, Deputy Chief Exec.
“Graham is an exceptional coach. His creativity and business acumen has helped me make sound improvements at our organisation and explore commercial opportunities for future sustainability. BSignificant’s holistic approach is refreshing and an unexpected personal benefit for me is an improvement in my health and well-being.”
Lisa Wilson, Business Development Officer