Chris Sherwood, RSPCA CEO on innovation, service improvement, governance, strategy and professional development (#8)

“Its not right, it could be better and could be different.”   Chris Sherwood, RSPCA CEO on innovation, service improvement, governance, strategy and professional development (#8)   In this episode, some of the areas we discuss are: Chris’ experience working in the charity sector, living with epilepsy, having a working class background and experiencing homophobia Innovation and service improvement in a continuously changing world Organisational change projects Changing the governance model and strategy development at the RSPCA Reflections on career and professional development. For episode notes, links and other episodes, please visit https://www.kedaconsulting.co.uk/charity-impact-podcast/  About Chris Sherwood Chris Sherwood, who has been Chief Exec of the RSPCA since August 2018. Before that Chris was CEO at Relate for 3 years having previously been their Director of Policy, Communications and Digital Services. Before that he had roles as Director of Innovation and Development at Scope and Senior Development Manager at Nesta where he led their work on Co-production, People Powered Health and Ageing. Prior to joining the voluntary sector he worked in local government while studying for his degree.   “Most innovation is hidden in public services and charities…people will find ways to do things more effectively and efficiently, not always within the rules.”   If you enjoy the podcast, please do follow us and leave a rating / review.  If you have any questions, feedback or enquiries regarding the podcast, you can e-mail me at [email protected] or tweet @alexblake_KEDA   This Podcast is brought to you by KEDA Consulting, where I help charities to develop strategy, secure funding and navigate a range of challenges and opportunities.    The purpose of the Charity Impact podcast is to learn more about how effective charities and individuals achieve social change or social impact. This podcast is for anyone who wants to make a difference, but particularly those who are working for social change / impact; including charity trustees, CEOs, staff, volunteers, advisors, philanthropists and public service professionals.