Target Audience
For current or aspiring leaders and managers in not-for-profit organisations e.g. Board officers, CEOs/Managers, team leaders, project managers.
Outline
Section 1: The strategic environment for high performance
· Setting clear vision and objectives for the organisation
· Effective leadership and team development and management
Section 2: Managing performance
· Understanding performance management
· Being clear on what and who we are measuring
· Setting and agreeing performance indicators
· Monitoring performance
Section 3: Communications and conversations
· Dealing with motivation
· What makes for good communications
· How to plan and manage for performance improvement
· Structuring the performance conversation
· Giving feedback
Methodology
Delivered virtually via Zoom.
Instructor
Liam Scollan
Liam Scollan's background includes CEO of a successful social enterprise for 11 years and of a government development agency as well as been a keen activist and advocate for the voluntary sector and a volunteer director on Boards of management for over 30 years. His depth of high level experience provides him with a credible and commanding knowledge of what it takes to manage effectively in the sector. He has a proven track record in leading organisations to very high levels of achievement: quadrupling turnover, winning national, UK and European awards for urban regeneration, customer service, public relations and innovation whilst leaving lasting social and economic legacies.
He brings an energy and interactive style to his work with groups, honed by his mix of top level experience and his post-graduate studies in community education, holistic health and professional coaching.
Liam has designed special toolkits which guide people on how to apply for and source funding. He has helped non-profits attract funds from easily accessible amounts of several €100 to a few €millions.
Outcomes
- Greater effectiveness as a leader or manager
- Competence in improving standards of performance in your organisation
- Improved skills in setting and managing individual and team performance
Participants will receive follow up slides of the presentation together with practical guidelines and templates which will enable them to conduct performance appraisals.
Carmichael’s Autumn Winter 2026 Scheduled Training Programme is kindly sponsored by BoardEffect.
BoardEffect is part of Diligent, the leader in modern governance. BoardEffect delivers an agile board management solution optimised for governance leaders of nonprofits, higher education institutions, community healthcare organisations, and credit unions with the right tools, analytics, and insights to drive more efficient, transparent, and secure governance.
Fees
| €80 | Nonprofit Organisation |
| €70 | Carmichael Resident Organisation |
| €90 | Statutory Organisation |
| €90 | Corporate Organisation |