Housing solutions for people with support needs
Turbulent times, alongside unsettled weather, highlight the need to restore inner calm and thinking space. Reside Housing Association’s Chief Executive Officer, Diane French, discusses how she and her team tackle challenges in a fast-changing world. At the time of writing my last blog, it was not quite spring but I was looking forward to the…
A rigorous stress testing workshop provided food for thought for Reside Housing Association’s Chief Executive Officer, Diane French. Here she reflects on resilience, life experience, risk management and lessons learned. It is an interesting, if sobering, experience to think about all the things that might take you under. The more difficult question of course is…
Who do you think of on International Women’s Day? I always remember my mother. Sadly she is no longer with us, but she has always been my inspiration and I owe her a lot. She grew up in significant poverty. Her father died when she was just three in an era that consigned families without…
Everyone tells you it is lonely at the top. And that is true. Throughout my career I have been passionate about partnership, collaboration and adding value. To my mind, better outcomes are achieved when people and organisations work together and the sector pulls in the same direction. I recently completed my first year as Reside’s…
In this second post about my first year as Reside’s CEO, I want to talk about what drives change and improvement in our sector. I spent an interesting few years of my life working at the National Audit Office leading their performance measurement practice. At one point I was involved in publishing a study on…
My first year at Reside Housing is now over and what a year it’s been with a fantastic team who are passionate about making a difference to the people we support. This is the first in a series of blogs I will be writing as I reflect on the learning, challenges and joys my first…