by Tim Mackrill | Jan 1, 2021 | BCL Week 3, Introduction to leadership 3
Leading and influencing in the right way I love it, but working in conservation isn’t easy. When you care deeply about the natural world, it’s hard to hear about the damage we humans are doing to the planet; whether it be plastic in the oceans, the global increase in...
by Tim Mackrill | Jan 1, 2021 | BCL Week 5, Personally Highly Effective
Getting organised For me, my conservation career is a vocation. Its far more than your standard 9-5. I have wanted to be a conservationist for as long as I can remember. Admittedly, the pay isn’t great (that’s an understatement) but I feel lucky to have a job that I...
by Tim Mackrill | Jan 1, 2021 | BCL Week 7, Trusting & Trustworthy
Getting things done It is clear that we are in the midst of an ecological crisis. The State of Nature report, published in 2019, made for difficult reading if you’re a conservationist in the UK. Despite our supposed love of nature, Britain is now regarded as one of...
by Tim Mackrill | Jan 1, 2021 | BCL Week 8, Right People On The Bus
Volunteers – help or a hindrance? One of the things Barry talks about this week is the concept of ‘getting the right people on the bus’. When you’re early in your conservation career you might wonder if this is really relevant. It’s true that you’re more...
by Tim Mackrill | Jan 1, 2021 | BCL Week 1, Introduction to leadership 1
The importance of being positive There’s a quote in chapter 1 of Lead Like Mary that I love: “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizen can change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” For me, that quote, from American cultural...
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