Thought Leadership
13 Feb 2025
Why do so many workforce strategies fail to deliver real change?
I put myself in your shoes and reflected on the work we’ve been doing particularly in the strategic workforce planning space.
20 Jan 2025
Embracing Change – How Generation Beta Will Redefine Work
A collaborative perspective by Jazz Dhaliwal, Operations Manager at Opus West Midlands, and Manny Sandhu, Director of Leadership, Organisational Development & Resourcing at West Midlands Employers
20 Jan 2025
What if this is THE secret to thriving at work (and life)?
One small positive habit change.
20 Jan 2025
Empowering International Recruits: Strengthening the Adult Social Care Workforce in 2024-25
As workforce challenges persist, international recruitment has been a strategy to address staffing shortages and enhance care delivery.
12 Dec 2024
Navigating the AI Revolution: A Call to Action for Public Service Leaders
The 2024 ‘I Am Not a Robot’ West Midlands Coaching and Mentoring Conference offered a compelling vision for the future of public service leadership in an AI-driven world.
12 Dec 2024
Unwrapping professional growth: A reflection on the Tri–sector Challenge
As we approach the end of the year, it’s a fitting time to reflect on our professional development and set new ambitions for 2025.
12 Dec 2024
Transforming the Image of Local Government
It’s time we wore our heart on our sleeve and showed the affection, reverence and genuine pride we have in the public sector to attract existing talent into new roles and entice new talented individuals from other sectors to ours.
12 Dec 2024
Malvern Hills and Wychavon Councils: Transforming recruitment through collaboration
During the launch and implementation of the WMTalent Acquisition service, it’s been incredible to witness how innovation and collaboration can help transform public sector recruitment.
14 Nov 2024
Windmills or Walls: Continuously Upgrading Your Leadership for Relentless Change
Let’s address the elephant in the room—senior leadership in local government isn’t just tough, it’s an unrelenting challenge.