The importance of Black History Month

By Dawar Hashmi | 17 October 2023

Penna’s Dawar Hashmi offers a reflection on diversifying leadership in local government.

Celebrating excellence

By Dawar Hashmi | 17 July 2023

Penna’s Dawar Hashmi reflects back on this year’s edition of The MJ Achievement Awards and explai...

Penna hails Warkwickshire CC chief on MJ Award

By Dawar Hashmi | 29 June 2022

Monica Fogarty of Warwickshire CC received the Chief Executive of the Year accolade at the MJ Ach...

Diversity and the role of leadership

By Dawar Hashmi | 07 June 2022

Dawar Hashmi reports from a panel convened by the Diversity in Local Government Leadership Networ...

The art of good leadership

By Dawar Hashmi | 22 February 2022

Director of executive search at Penna Dawar Hashmi looks at the various definitions of leadership...

When recruiting, what are the challenges to success?

By Dawar Hashmi | 19 September 2021

Dawar Hashmi discusses how to get the best out of working with external recruiters and offers som...

'Everyone needs a coach'

By Dawar Hashmi | 31 March 2021

Dawar Hashmi discusses the importance of coaching, regardless of what level you work at, and how ...