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Platforms for change
Now should be the time to reflect, learn and proceed with insight and refreshed practices if the new strategic authorities and the ingenuity of their leaders are to get off to a solid start, writes Max Wide. It has been 14 years since the first strategic authority was...
Leading for Place in Times of Change
We recently brought together a Community of Practice on Place - a collective of leaders working in local systems, exploring what it means to lead for place when place itself is changing shape. Not simply a geographic label, place was understood as emotional,...
Holding the Tension: The Choice to Lead with Intention
It’s a pretty punishing time, some might say ‘impossible’ moment to be a leader in local government. As the demands on public services intensify — with rising inequality, fractured social trust, and complex place-based challenges — the resources to meet them continue...
Community of Practice on Place: Balancing Devolution and Centralisation
As the conversation around devolution and local government reform sharpens, the tension between centralisation and meaningful local autonomy is more palpable than ever. Councils across the country are navigating expansion, mergers, and restructuring - all while...