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WORKFORCE

Chief Executive

Middlesbrough has made great strides towards creating a town with an environment and culture to enable families and comm un ities to thrive and to attract investment.

Middlesbrough has made great strides towards creating

a town with an environment and culture to enable

families and communities to thrive and to attract

investment.

Middlesbrough Council is seeking a Chief Executive

to ensure that this transformation continues.

If you want to find out more and to apply, visit

www.mbcchiefexec.co.uk

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Challenging the LGR wisdom

By Heather Jameson | 15 January 2026

As local government faces the next round of reorganisation, Dorset Council chief Catherine Howe challenges the assumption that only county-scale leaders can ...

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Shaping standards for public sector AI

By Professor Jennifer Schooling | 15 January 2026

Local government is under increasing pressure to adopt AI-based tools to improve delivery, but systems are largely untested and lacking guidance. Professor J...

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Going beyond resilience

By Liam Young | 15 January 2026

Liam Young looks at the true cost of today’s head roles, arguing that now is the time to establish what leadership now looks like, how it is supported and ho...

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Digital thinking must drive reorganisation

By Geoff Connell | 14 January 2026

Geoff Connell says digital, data and technology are critical to the effective design of new unitaries and cannot be pieced together as an afterthought.