Leadership

By Steve Guest | 21 February 2023

Steve Guest says that when it comes to succession planning many within local government have been...

Everyone wants an inspirational leader

By Blair McPherson | 21 February 2023

Organisations seek chief executives who by example set the tone and promote a culture of empowerm...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Councils urged to develop stronger DCS succession planning

By Mark Conrad | 20 February 2023

Councils have been urged to develop stronger succession plans for key children’s services roles a...

MANAGEMENT

Not holding out for a hero

By Gemma Carmichael | 15 February 2023

Gemma Carmichael sets out the main messages from her research into good leadership, and reflects ...

COUNCILLORS

Avoiding failure: A how-to guide

08 February 2023

In the first in a series of articles on how to avoid organisational failure, The MJ looks at the ...

OFSTED

Star Hobson council still inadequate, Ofsted finds

By Dan Peters | 01 February 2023

Returning inspectors have judged Bradford City Council’s children’s services to still be inadequa...

BUSINESS

It's all about the base(line)

By Frazer Thouard | 01 February 2023

GatenbySanderson’s Frazer Thouard explains how a partnership with themselves, the Public Services...

FINANCE

Peterborough's baptism of fire

By Heather Jameson | 01 February 2023

First-time chief executive Matt Gladstone says that when he took on the challenge of turning roun...

FINANCE

Looking ahead after the storm

By Dan Peters | 01 February 2023

Tandridge DC’s discovery of a £1m shortfall could have spelled disaster. Now, with strict account...

RECRUITMENT

Jumping on a moving train

By Blair McPherson | 31 January 2023

Blair McPherson compares the experiences facing local government managers who join an underachiev...

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