Wild Waters: Good Leaders in Bad Trouble

Bedtime reading for leaders who can’t sleep...

A unique and rich mix of imaginative story-telling, and practical mental health advice from an author with six decades of third-sector experience, Good Leaders in Turbulent Times is for those nightmare times when everything seems to be falling apart, and also supports recovery when the worst is over.

With engaging humour and deep wisdom, it tells the stories of civil society leaders, not unlike you, as they drift into crisis, struggle deep in wild waters, and regain dry ground. The wise words they discover along the way will be as valuable for you as for them.

Good Leaders in Turbulent Times is for all good leaders everywhere, from the smallest through to the largest civil society organizations, and whatever their mission.

Now in his sixth decade working in civil society, Martin Farrell has held senior positions at organizations such as Save the Children and the British Red Cross. Since his first assignment with the UN in 2002 he has been in demand as an international facilitator and crisis coach for civil society leaders, and was awarded Certified Professional Facilitator Emeritus status in 2022.