'A' is for Anxiety, 'K' is for Know Yourself and 'X' is for Xtra Strong Resilience. The Social Entrepreneur's A-Z is a brilliant book by Liam Black, with foreword by Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus. Subscribe to Pioneers Post and get one of the last copies as a gift! Follow this Collection for the A-Z columns and podcasts.
Social entrepreneurs who are jaded, knackered and running on empty are not very productive – not to mention rubbish role models for the people they lead. Time to take a break?
Fear can play an critical role when it comes to making decisions in your professional life. Liam Black explores the issues of self doubt and how to understand what you really want.
Giving up the helm of the social venture you've nurtured from start-up is one of the hardest things you will go through as a social entrepreneur. Liam Black talks exit strategies and knowing when to hand over the reins.
“Innovation is merely creative masturbation” – Liam Black writes candidly about turning creative ideas into tangible business opportunities in the next extract of his book The Social Entrepreneur’s A to Z.
"Providing world-class products and services is the expected norm" for brands such as Apple and John Lewis – the same should be so for social ventures.
Take a deep breath and say after me: “Profit is good!” Liam Black reflects on one of the most contentious issues in social enterprise and remembers the shoe throwing hecklers deeming him a “sell out”.
