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Beyond winning and losing: leadership lessons for LGR
In this article, originally published in The MJ, Max Wide explores the leadership choices posed by reorganisation and reflects on how collaboration, cultural integration and private sector insights can help shape future-ready councils. The bids are in. Web channels...
A VCSE Alliance in Action
A case study on how the Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire VCSE Alliance is finding voice, influence and stronger partnerships across health and care. What did the work set out to achieve? The BNSSG VCSE Alliance Leadership Programme set out to...
Boosting Middle Leaders
Boosting Middle Leaders is a practical leadership development programme run in collaboration with the Local Government Association and designed to strengthen both the capacity of, and connection between, councillors and officers from across the country. Now in its...
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...