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 -...
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 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 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...
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...