Thought Leadership
16 Oct 2025
More Change to Support “The Change”
Lorna Wells highlights how menopause support has shifted from a workplace taboo to a strategic priority. For employees, this means recognition, adjustments, and a culture that enables them to thrive through a natural life stage. For employers, it’s a reminder that the stakes go beyond compliance: supporting menopause effectively reduces litigation risk, retains experienced talent, strengthens wellbeing, and reinforces the public sector’s reputation as an inclusive employer of choice.
16 Oct 2025
Small actions, big impact -Inclusion at the WMJobs Public Sector Careers Expo
Lucy Hall highlights how inclusion is built through small human interactions rather than policy alone. For jobseekers, it means feeling seen, heard and supported. For employers, it’s about adapting language, pace and approach with empathy. For organisations, it’s proof that genuine inclusion happens face-to-face, turning curiosity into confidence and breaking down invisible barriers.
16 Oct 2025
Tri-sector Challenge 2025: Collaboration, Competition and a Glimpse of the Future
Matthew Hotten highlights how the West Midlands Tri-sector Challenge shows leadership in public services moving from siloed approaches to collaborative, cross-sector problem solving. For participants, it means stepping outside their comfort zones, leading under pressure and building the skills needed to navigate uncertainty. For organisations, it’s a reminder that leadership development must keep pace with the realities of modern public service: complex challenges, shared responsibilities and the need for trust-based collaboration.
18 Sep 2025
Beyond Pay Scales: How a Strong EVP Can Transform Public Sector Recruitment
Chloe Herrmann highlights the central role of an Employee Value Proposition (EVP) in effective recruitment marketing. For job seekers, this shows what makes public sector careers different and worth considering — from meaningful work to genuine work-life balance. For employers, it’s a reminder that the sector already has a strong offer (security, pensions, flexibility, impact) but needs to communicate it more powerfully to attract and retain the right talent.
18 Sep 2025
A Call to Action: Transforming Public Services through Veteran talent
Rachael Simpson argues that veterans bring vital skills — resilience, leadership, and adaptability — to strengthen public services at a time of rising demand. For veterans, this means meaningful second careers where their experience makes a difference. For public sector employers, it’s a call to adapt recruitment, development, and culture to fully unlock this talent.
18 Sep 2025
Disrupting Leadership: How Oxfordshire’s Mentoring Pilot Sparks System-wide Change
Samantha Darby highlights how reciprocal mentoring is disrupting traditional leadership models and driving culture change. For aspiring leaders, it creates space to share lived experiences and be heard. For established leaders, it’s a challenge to reflect, listen and act differently. For organisations, it’s proof that mentoring can build inclusion, resilience and system-wide transformation.
21 Aug 2025
Recruitment Marketing: Lessons Public Sector Can Learn from the Private Sector.
Private companies are raising the bar in recruitment, using marketing strategies, brand storytelling, and digital platforms to attract top talent. Chloe Herrmann explores how the public sector can respond, blending strategic marketing with purpose-led messaging and collaboration to build a stronger, more competitive workforce.
21 Aug 2025
The Translation Gap: Why we're missing opportunities
In the second article in our series focusing on veterans, Rachael Simpson focuses on how veterans bring resilience, leadership, and adaptability—yet public sector recruitment often overlooks their potential. She explores the barriers that hold veterans back and sets out practical steps HR teams can take to bridge the gap and strengthen public services.
21 Aug 2025
Coaching through a neuro-inclusive lens: a space to think, lead, and grow
Gayle Hudson, WME Associate, explores how neuro-affirming coaching creates safe spaces where neurodivergent colleagues can thrive. Drawing on lived experiences and workplace practice, it challenges leaders to move beyond awareness to action, embedding coaching and inclusive approaches that unlock hidden potential.