**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...
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...
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...
**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...
When Rachel Duke joined a leadership programme delivered by the Leadership Centre on behalf of the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID), she was not actively seeking promotion. Working as an Advanced Health Improvement Specialist at Leeds City Council,...
We are pleased to announce that Max Wide has been appointed as Interim Chief Executive of the Leadership Centre. Max brings extensive experience in transformation, leadership development and public service reform. He has worked across local government, the private...
Test Valley Borough Council worked with The Leadership Centre to design and deliver a large-scale, organisation-wide leadership development journey at a pivotal moment of place-based ambition and emerging system change. The programme focused on building a common...
Sheffield City Council (SCC) worked with The Leadership Centre to design and deliver a year-long development programme for a specific cohort of senior leaders, at a pivotal moment of organisational, political and system transition. SCC had already defined its...
Our latest Community of Practice on Place brought together leaders from across local government, health and the voluntary sector for an honest conversation about what it means to lead in a moment of real transition. James Bullion CBE, former Chief Inspector and Chief...
(…well maybe we do and without potholes would be nice, but you know what I mean…) This month marks 40 years since Marty McFly first jumped into Doc Brown's DeLorean. And in a twist worthy of the franchise, the government seems to be going back to the future too -...