How can managers build resilient teams in tough times? This was the theme of last month's Female Leadership Network event in Trafford, which brought together women in senior public sector roles across Greater Manchester.

Trafford Council's chief executive, Theresa Grant, was the driving force behind the launch of the network for the council and its partners in September 2009 and has since forged links with a private sector organisation that has enabled its expansion to public agencies throughout the city region.