by Rachel Smyth | Aug 19, 2025 | Blogs
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...
by Rachel Smyth | Jul 14, 2025 | Blogs
It’s a pretty punishing time, some might say ‘impossible’ moment to be a leader in local government. As the demands on public services intensify — with rising inequality, fractured social trust, and complex place-based challenges — the resources to meet them continue...
by Rachel Smyth | May 21, 2025 | News
The Leadership Centre’s flagship programme, Future Vision, has long stood as a beacon for senior leaders navigating the complexities of public service. Since its inception in 2012, the programme has continually adapted to meet the dynamic challenges faced by leaders...
by Rachel Smyth | Feb 4, 2025 | Blogs
Leading under pressure is the daily experience for those at the helm of local government. Financial constraints, increasing demands for services, and a rapidly changing societal landscape are but some of the challenges facing leaders today. The ongoing Local...
by Rachel Smyth | Sep 25, 2024 | Blogs
Barely a week after the general election, Wes Streeting made his first official visit as Health and Social Care Secretary. He went not to a major acute hospital, but to a GP practice, where he pledged a shift in resources to primary and community care, in order to...
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