Leadership

By Pete John | 06 February 2024

George Agyemang and Pete John of Penna share their experiences over the past few years on the lea...

CULTURE

Radical place leadership

By Donna Hall CBE | 06 February 2024

Donna Hall says radical place leadership is about much more than a place-based pooled budget, and...

SOLACE

United we stand

By Graeme McDonald | 05 February 2024

Graeme McDonald says the workforce challenges facing the sector are something that cannot be solv...

RECRUITMENT

Staff shocks

By Simon Edwards | 02 February 2024

A new report from the County Councils' Network and PwC lays out some solutions to a complex secto...

RECRUITMENT

Does the sector need to switch the narrative?

By Sally Wilson | 31 January 2024

Is local government suffering from a case of bad PR? How can we positively raise its profile to i...

Report – Councils blighted by perception of 'ineffective leadership' and low morale

By Andrew Vaux | 25 January 2024

A new report has claimed councils are blighted by a perception of ineffective leadership and low ...

AUDIT

Providing piecemeal offerings fails to fix the underlying causes

23 January 2024

'As the public sector purse becomes tighter at a time when demand outstrips supply, a longer-term...

HUMAN RESOURCES

A Faer Point

By Jason Wheatley | 23 January 2024

'If we want employees to thrive and equip them with a clear sense of mission, we need to provide...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Attracting the next generation of local government stars

By Luke Judd | 23 January 2024

Luke Judd of Starfish Search reflects on a discussion they had with the ‘rising stars’ of local g...

WHITEHALL

The lack of a national strategy for cities is a national failing

By Marvin Rees OBE | 19 January 2024

After the General Election, regardless of who wins it, Core Cities will unite with partners to ca...

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