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Total Place: Still all about leadership
**This article was first published in The MJ on 29th July 2026** Stephen Taylor, CEO Leadership Centre 2005-2009, and Max Wide, CEO Leadership Centre 2026, reflect on the lessons from Total Place 1 and the implications for Total Place 2. The Leadership Centre was set...
Inspiring People Who Make Our Place
While discussions at this year's Local Government Association Conference focused on reform, devolution and the future of local government, one exhibition encouraged delegates to pause and reflect on something more fundamental: the people who make change happen. The...
The Place Agenda Unwrapped
Leaders from across local government, central government and the wider public sector came together in London this week for 'The Place Agenda Unwrapped' - an afternoon exploring what it will take to unlock the full potential of place-based leadership and create the...
Leadership and Local Government Reorganisation
**This article, by Max Wide, Interim Chief Executive of the Leadership Centre was first published in the The MJ** LGR could come with a warning sign for leaders: it has proved too hot to handle for many a Secretary of State, and who knows, perhaps for this one too. It...