Commercial trading profits local authorities
December 9, 2022
Justin Galliford highlights the benefits to councils of the returns from external trading
Private Sector
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Procuring an Active Wellbeing Partnership
April 23, 2024
Pivoting from traditional leisure services to focusing on active wellbeing can help build the long term health of communities. Duncan Wood-Allum from SLC explains how it differs from traditional leisure contracts
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A call for transparency and accountability
April 22, 2024
Local government must confront pressing 'elephant in the room' issues head-on if it is to foster transparency, accountability and effective governance, says chief executive of Local Partnerships Adele Gritten.
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Co-producing adult social care – the art of the possible
April 22, 2024
Alex Fox invites those attending the Spring Seminar to share with IMPOWER - at its workshop or on its stand - the stories of how their areas are approaching this period’s unique challenges.
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The importance of brand in the search for talent
April 16, 2024
Steve Wilson of Commercial Services Group says councils can start to build a true talent pipeline if they can develop their own employer value proposition.
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Greening public services
April 16, 2024
GLL’s Chris Hebblewhite reveals progress on the co-op’s five year sustainability strategy.
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The war for leadership talent
April 16, 2024
Are we winning the war or losing the battle? Toni Hall and Julie Towers share their experience as the pattern of leadership recruitment within the sector ebbs and flows
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‘Access all areas’
March 26, 2024
Jonathan Swain and Rebecca Rampat from executive recruitment specialists McLean Public highlight what local government can do to ensure it attracts commercial sector talent in a changing recruitment market.
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Levelling the playing field
March 20, 2024
Natasha Hilton-Keane takes a look at the increasing tactic of sending out advance questions as one way to get the best out of candidates within an interview.
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