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This book is for good leaders in organizations, large and small, everywhere. The power of their collective response to turbulent times will surely tip the balance towards creating a decent, civil and sustainable society for all.
A unique and rich mix of imaginative true-to-life story-telling and sage, enthusiastic and practical advice Good Leaders in Turbulent Times is for those nightmare times when everything seems to be falling apart around us.
With engaging humour and deep wisdom, it tells the stories of leaders who drift into crisis, struggle deep in wild waters, digest their experiences and move on to find new ways of living and working. The wise words they discover along the way will be as valuable for you as for them.
‘An energising and liberating book...’ - Jane Keeper, Social Worker, Former Director of Operations at REFUGE
‘A must-read for anyone seeking to lead with courage, empathy and conviction in today’s unpredictable and challenging world.’ - Ambassador Salwah Dallalah, Director, Conference Affairs Services, UNFCCC and IAEA
‘A wise and compassionate look at living through leadership crises and difficult relationships and moving from surviving to thriving.’ - Ros Oakley, Co-Founder and First Chief Executive, Association of Chairs
‘The next best thing to being in the room with Martin... You will find him on every page.’ - Greg Dalder, Bereavement Counsellor, Arizona
Now in his sixth decade working in civil society, Martin Farrell has held senior positions at organizations including Save the Children and the British Red Cross. Since his first assignment with the UN in 2002 he has been in demand as an international facilitator and crisis coach. He is a Certified Professional Facilitator | Emeritus.
Essential reading for all chairs and chief executives and all who care about charity governance - Amazon 5*
This is a remarkable book: the author’s multiple approaches to the subject – through story-telling, through direct advice, and through the recorded experience of real individuals – provide a thorough exploration of the topic of workplace adversity - Amazon 5*
This is a brilliant book full of insight and wisdom written in a uniquely engaging way - Amazon 5*
Now in his sixth decade working in civil society, Martin Farrell has held senior positions at organizations such as Save the Children and the British Red Cross. Since his first assignment with the UN in 2002 he has been in demand as an international facilitator and crisis coach for civil society leaders, and was awarded Certified Professional Facilitator Emeritus status in 2022.
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Please read this before you dive in
- How to navigate this book
- Symbols
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Good leaders
- Turbulent times
- Navigating wild waters, me, you, us all
- No longer a ‘guilty little secret’
- Fish for invitations, go to the party
- Prologue (seven years)
- Here are the fictional characters in order of appearance
- Chapter 1 Something’s brewing
- Robin (is glued to his laptop)
- Tara (scribble, scribble, scribble)
- Robin and Tara (have landed in the same place)
- Grace (is listening)
- Good morning, my name is Sarah (I’m a founder)
- Bob (rebelling mostly illegally) bumps into Rose (rebelling mostly legally)
- Bob (is smelling smoke)
- Alice (is arriving late)
- The pop-up community (is safe)
- Imran (passes by)
- Time for lunch
- Into wild waters
- Chapter 2 A wild Wednesday, one year later
- What’sUp
- Robin (is awake on gardening leave)
- Tara (is hit by a truck)
- Grace (get up, stand up)
- Sarah (whose time is up, maybe)
- Bob (is on the road to hell)
- Daniel the wise (is worried)
- Rose (into the flames)
- Alice (meets the ghost of interviews past)
- Imran (is hit in the guts, twice)
- A tumble of worries
- Chapter 3 Feet back on dry land, another year later
- Robin (dreams up a gum tree)
- Grace (carries the spirit of Saint Bernard)
- Alice (follows a whisper)
- Alice and Grace (share a container)
- Bob and Daniel (are on screen)
- Alice (is believing in better)
- Bob (feeling the fear and doing it anyway)
- Rose (shouts her colourful expletives at a mountain)
- Sarah (is holding on too long)
- Tara and Imran (invite truth and trust at a board meeting)
- Robin, Tara and Imran (greet each other with knowing glances)
- Chapter 4 Life goes on, five years later
- Robin
- Tara
- Grace
- Sarah
- Bob
- Daniel
- Rose
- Alice (she/her)
- Imran
- Epilogue: Integrating (life goes on)
- Chapter 5 Passing it on – ‘Mondays’
- Value your support network
- Look beyond your day job
- Act on your instinct and catch the moment
- This drama was bigger than all of us
- Follow your gut instinct
- Shame – name it and move beyond
- Take your own standing-eight count
- Hold firm
- Journeying through the river of grief
- Grateful every day
- Be a (super) human, not a superhuman
- My prisoner lived rent-free in my head then after walking 1,000 miles I forgave
- Acknowledgements
- My living and working assumptions
- The author
- Resources
- Index