Articles by Gavin Jones
No magic prescription for performance
By Owen Mapley | 30 October 2024
Two weeks ago The MJ published the IMPOWER Index of top ten out-performing authorities, with York...
To be the very best
By Gavin Jones | 24 October 2024
With so much uncertainty ahead, council officers need to be as good as possible at what they do, ...
Don't squeeze out the trust
By Gavin Jones | 13 May 2024
The sector had a responsibility to speak out against a national newspaper article that turned dat...
A Greater Essex Combined Authority is as important as unitary government
By Gavin Jones | 17 August 2020
A combined authority on the footprint of the Greater Essex boundary is the right way forward as i...
The transformative power of collaboration in a crisis
By Gavin Jones | 20 May 2020
Bickering, arguments and tribalism were swept away when the COVID-19 emergency struck Essex, with...
Time for transformation
By Gavin Jones | 17 October 2019
Chair of Solace Gavin Jones tells local government to reverse public services’ polarity that sees...
Future shocks
By Gavin Jones | 10 October 2018
It is our job as public service leaders to be ambitious for our places and optimistic about their...
Leadership and learning: more than just words
By Gavin Jones | 09 May 2018
Gavin Jones, chief executive of Essex CC, discusses leadership, learning, and the right time and ...
It lies within our power to change how our organisations work
By Gavin Jones | 16 January 2018
Building the learning organisation is not an officer agenda. Gavin Jones explains why it is worth...
Leading like a gardener
By Stephen Kavanagh | 15 November 2017
In the second in a series of articles on learning organisations, Gavin Jones, in partnership with...
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