Cairney & Company Partner, Colin McCallum led an intensive study tour that offered the chance to meet senior leaders in UK higher education and advancement across a number of institutions.

This week, a select group of university senior leaders from across the globe, Vice-Chancellors, Development Professionals and Academics, will spend four days in the UK as part of the CASE University Leadership UK Study Tour.

In today’s world, more than ever, thinking creatively, managing change, and solving complex problems are part of the daily routine.

At Cairney & Company we work with our clients to help them build growing and sustainable development and advancement programmes and supporting cultures.

Employee engagement. It’s a funny term isn’t it? Implying some potentially awkward encounter with an unknown third party.

Just over seven years ago I took the first step on my coaching journey. The organisation I was working for was going through major change; which is often the trigger for hiring a coach.

As GDPR went from approaching, to imminent, to current, how people interpreted the wording of the legislation appeared to change.

Whether this is your first time at a CASE conference or you are looking forward to catching-up with old colleagues and making new friends, this week presents many opportunities

One of my favourite poems is by Robert Hastings entitled The Station. The poem is about life being about the journey, not the destination

Total new funds secured may have fallen, but there may be more positives for university fundraising than the headline figure suggests

Two years ago I took a massive leap into the world of consultancy and became an entrepreneur at the grand age of 54!