Claudine Menashe-Jones is an executive coach and leadership team facilitator with more than two decades of global strategy and delivery experience, and particular expertise in public sector reform. Claudine has her own consultancy and is one of a number of highly...
We're delighted to be working with the Birmingham Food Council to bring you a leadership challenge like no other. 'The Game' is a scenario-based, immersive learning experience that brings together senior leaders with the Birmingham Food Council's team of experts to...
Local Government is a beautiful thing. (I am equally smitten with Regional Government, too – one of my present temporary homes.) It has been in and out of my life for twenty-five years now and, if you consider my time in teaching, then you can ratchet that up to forty...
The Centre has, throughout its history, pioneered the notion of place-based leadership - leading beyond organisational boundaries in collaboration with others in pursuit of thriving, resilient, and equitable communities. We’re now launching an enquiry to explore the...
Southall is a vibrant, multicultural town in the London Borough of Ealing, rich in diversity and home to migrant communities from across the world, including India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Somalia. At least 43% of the population were physically inactive...
Are you trapped in a cycle of trying to lead the seemingly-impossible? Do you find yourself papering over the cracks when you know that the challenges in front of you need real and long-term solutions? We are launching a new experimental, immersive programme designed...
Over the last year, the Leadership Centre has been supporting Cheltenham Borough Council to develop their Sports and Physical Activity Strategy. Richard Gibson, Head of Communities, Wellbeing and Partnerships at the Council, has kindly shared his experiences of...
Many now acknowledge that austerity-driven thinking and practices are endemic to the culture and behaviours of local government. A decade and a half in and we have become acclimatised to having no money and, in becoming impoverished, in the vast majority of cases, we...
Claire Farrow is the Integrated Services Manager at Hull City Council – holding a wide-ranging portfolio related to the health and wellbeing in children and young people across the city. With a background in public health, her...
On 12th June 2023 we were delighted to be joined by so many friendly faces at our summer event in London. The event – ‘Making change, or being made by change?’ – brought together a wide variety of leaders from across all sectors in an interactive, exploratory session...