Leadership
As wicked issues and culture change increasingly dominate the headlines, the importance of leadership is becoming ever more evident. Leaders, both political and managerial, are being challenged to deal with recalcitrant problems in new ways: framing enquiries rather than presenting expert solutions.
Total Place operates within a context where the relationship between local and central government is contested and evolving. The engagement of elected members in the process, always important to the success of any work involving local government, will become even more critical in the run-up to a general election and the growing visibility of polticians and politics in a place.
The leadership section of this website aims to provide a platform for leaders involved in all aspects of Total Place to share their thoughts and experiences of the work.
Eric Pickles responds to the LGA's offer to government
Eric Pickles, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, told the Local Government Association’s Chairman’s Summit today that he welcomed the LG Group’s offer to government.
New report from Professor Keith Grint
Local Government Leadership (formerly the Leadership Centre for Local Government) commissioned Keith Grint, Professor of Public Leadership and Management at Warwick Business School, to deliver a report on how Total Place fits within the broader academic literature on leadership and change. This final report, Purpose, power, knowledge, time and space, follows the interim findings released in May.
Total Place fortnightly updates: July
An archive of the Leadership Centre’s fortnightly Total Place updates for July 2010.
Problem, purpose, power, knowledge, time and space
Local Government Leadership (formerly the Leadership Centre for Local Government) commissioned Keith Grint, Professor of Public Leadership and Management at Warwick Business School, to deliver this final report on how Total Place fits within the broader academic literature on leadership and change.
Total Place fortnightly updates: June
An archive of the Leadership Centre’s fortnightly Total Place updates for June 2010.
