Making a case for change

By Pat Ritchie | 06 May 2014

Derek Myers and Pat Ritchie set out the rationale for the Service Transformation Challenge Panel,...

Derek's tenure of change

By Derek Myers | 16 October 2012

Derek Myers is stepping down as chairman of SOLACE. He tells Heather Jameson about the changing f...

Defending elections

By Derek Myers | 02 May 2012

What can be done to make the public trust the UK electoral system? Derek Myers urges chief execut...

Orchestrated approach sounds like a winner

By Derek Myers | 13 March 2012

Local councils could learn much from how an orchestra works, says Derek Myers.

The changing face of work

By Derek Myers | 21 February 2012

Derek Myers says that while team work is essential for performance, more and more people seem to ...

Cut in haste but repent at leisure

By Derek Myers | 06 October 2011

Derek Myers makes the case for retaining the role of chief executive posts in local government.

Still voices in windy times

By Derek Myers | 16 September 2011

In the run-up to next month's SOLACE summit in Edinburgh its chair Derek Myers ponders over the c...

Time to be daring

By Derek Myers | 24 May 2011

Derek Myers says its time for senior local government professionals to have confidence in their i...