by Rachel Smyth | Jun 4, 2025 | Blogs
Writing for the Leadership Centre are devolution experts (pictured left to right) Cllr Ruth Dombey OBE, Toby Savage and Elise Wilson. Ruth is the former Liberal Democrat Leader of Sutton Borough Council and a member of the Committee on Standards in Public Life. Toby...
by Rachel Smyth | May 13, 2025 | News
The recent local elections have brought about a notable shift in the political composition and, in a good number of cases, leadership of councils across the UK. Reform UK has moved from holding no councils to gaining control of ten and becoming the largest party in...
by Rachel Smyth | Feb 10, 2025 | Blogs
Achieving the right balance right between optimism, realism and pessimism can seem like one of the key responsibilities of leaders in challenging times. However, for me, it is the philosophy of agathism (ἀγαθός) – the doctrine that we can tend all things to the...
by Rachel Smyth | Sep 19, 2024 | News
The Leadership Centre is delighted to be working with Connected Places Catapult this year to deliver the Innovation Places Leadership Academy (IPLA) – an exciting initiative aimed at helping local leaders spark innovation in their regions. The Academy is all...
by Rachel Smyth | Aug 22, 2024 | News
Exploring what we can learn from past and present place-based initiatives On 8th August 2024 the Leadership Centre launched its new online enquiry into place-based working and leadership. The event brought together colleagues from diverse sectors, disciplines, and...
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