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The Leadership Centre @localleadership.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

📢 Final week to apply for Boosting Middle Leaders. Delivered with @local.gov.uk the programme brings councillors and senior officers together to strengthen leadership and lead change across systems. Hear from our latest cohort: vimeo.com/1213185440?s...

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Boosting Middle Leaders

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The Leadership Centre @localleadership.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Great to see the impact of the System Leadership Programme 2026 in Gloucestershire, hosted by Active Gloucestershire and facilitated by our National Director of Systems Leadership, @debbiesorkin.bsky.social. A lovely snapshot of the programme in action: youtu.be/vm5az3PmiV4?...

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System Leadership Programme 2026

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The Leadership Centre @localleadership.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

What happens when you bring 43 leaders together to think differently, build relationships and explore what they might achieve together in a place? We worked with Active Gloucestershire to deliver their Systems Leadership Programme, led by @debbiesorkin.bsky.social wecanmove.net/news/from-sh...

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The Leadership Centre @localleadership.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

20 years after Total Place first emerged, the case for shaping public services around people and places rather than organisations is stronger than ever. Stephen Taylor & Max Wide reflect on the lessons from Total Place and what they mean for leaders today: www.leadershipcentre.org.uk/total-place-...

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The Leadership Centre @localleadership.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

What changes when councillors & officers learn alongside one another? Ferzanah Ahmed, Head of Policy & Equalities at Redbridge Council, reflects on why that connection was such a valuable part of 'Boosting Middle Leaders'. vimeo.com/1217983055?f...

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Ferzanah Ahmed

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The Leadership Centre @localleadership.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

"This isn't like other courses. It hasn't felt like other courses. It's felt holistic." Raffaela Goodby shares how Future Vision challenged her in unexpected ways, creating space to deepen her self-awareness and think differently about how she leads. vimeo.com/1190946924?f...

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Raffaela Goodby

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The Leadership Centre @localleadership.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Newly elected as a councillor? Wondering how to make the biggest possible difference for your community? When Cllr Usaama Kaweesa was first elected, he joined #BoostingMiddleLeaders to develop as a leader. Hear why he took part 👇 vimeo.com/1216339431?f...

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Cllr Usaama Kaweesa

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The Leadership Centre @localleadership.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

"The unique selling point for me was the opportunity to connect with wider public sector leaders." Sarah Louise Morgan shares how Future Vision broadened her thinking through learning alongside senior leaders from different sectors and places. vimeo.com/1190946942?f...

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The Leadership Centre @localleadership.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Are you leading through increasing complexity in local government? Applications for the next cohort of Boosting Middle Leaders are now open. Hear from previous participants about their experience on the programme: vimeo.com/1213185440?f... ⬇️ Application details below.

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Boosting Middle Leaders

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The Leadership Centre @localleadership.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

'The Place Agenda Unwrapped' is about to begin. Today we're exploring some of the biggest changes reshaping public services & what it will take to turn ambition into lasting change. Thanks to Arcadis for sponsoring today's event & hosting us and their amazing venue in London today. #PlaceUnwrapped

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The Leadership Centre @localleadership.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Congratulations to the latest Future Vision cohort, who are completing the programme today! A year of challenge, reflection, new perspectives and lasting connections. We can't wait to see how you'll use your learning to make a difference in the places and communities you serve.

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The Leadership Centre @localleadership.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Three great days at #LGAConf26. Thanks to everyone who visited the photo exhibition, joined our breakfast event and shared their ideas. If we didn't get the chance to speak, here's a snapshot of how the Leadership Centre is supporting places through change. 👇

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The Leadership Centre @localleadership.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Conferences often focus on policies & structures. But lasting change is always about people. That's exactly what 'Inspiring People who make our Place' at #LGAConf26 celebrates and we're proud to be sponsoring the photo exhibition this year.

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The Leadership Centre @localleadership.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

We're delighted to announce two more exceptional speakers for our annual event: 'The Place Agenda Unwrapped.' Joining our line-up are Nigel Keohane (Cabinet Office) & Helen Bailey (London Borough of Sutton). 📍 21 July 2026 | London Register your interest: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-leader...

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The Leadership Centre Summer Event 2026

Welcome to our Annual Event – a chance to reconnect with fellow leaders and meet new faces from across our network

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The Leadership Centre @localleadership.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

"I'd really encourage you to take part in Future Vision." Meredith Dixon-Teasdale of Sheffield City Council shares how the programme gave her the opportunity to learn alongside senior leaders, embrace constructive challenge and return to work with fresh perspective. vimeo.com/1190946887?f...

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Meredith Dixon- Teasdale

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The Leadership Centre @localleadership.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

"It's made me think about what kind of leader I am, and what kind of legacy I want to leave." Christopher Dzikiti reflects on how Future Vision helped him step back from the day-to-day and think more deeply about leadership, influence and creating meaningful change. vimeo.com/1190946863?f...

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Christopher Dzikiti

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The Leadership Centre @localleadership.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

"Quite soul-searching" and far beyond expectations. Hear Nicola Prygodzicz, Chief Executive of Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, reflect on her Future Vision experience and the value of learning alongside leaders from across sectors. vimeo.com/1190946908?f...

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Nicola Prygodzicz

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The Leadership Centre @localleadership.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

As councils prepare for local government reorganisation, how can they become not just safe and legal, but safe, legal and change ready? In his latest article for The MJ, Max Wide explores how leadership can help places move beyond simply getting to vesting day. www.themj.co.uk/supporting-c...

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Supporting council leadership

Local government reorganisation (LGR) could come with a warning sign for leaders: it has proved too hot to handle for many a former secretary of state, and who knows,...

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The Leadership Centre @localleadership.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

For the first time at #LGAConf26, we're proud to sponsor Inspiring People who make our Place – a photographic exhibition celebrating the people behind local government. Come & explore the stories, reflect on the power of place & have a chat with us about the challenges & opportunities you're facing.

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The Leadership Centre @localleadership.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Leadership development isn't just about new skills. It's about challenging assumptions and becoming the leader you want to be. In this short film, Chief People Officer, Raffaela Goodby, reflects on why #FutureVision "isn't like other courses". vimeo.com/1190946924?f...

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Raffaela Goodby

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The Leadership Centre @localleadership.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Through immersive learning experiences, exposure to different places & perspectives, and cross-sector conversations, Future Vision challenges senior leaders to think differently about themselves, their organisations and the systems they serve. Watch Will's story: vimeo.com/1190946965?f...

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Will Moy

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The Leadership Centre @localleadership.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Leadership is becoming more complex, especially when the challenges facing communities don’t fit within organisational boundaries. Future Vision gives senior leaders space to connect, reflect & explore leadership through a systems lens. Sarah Morgan reflects on the programme: vimeo.com/1190946946

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Sarah Louise Morgan

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The Leadership Centre @localleadership.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

This week marked the final session of the latest Boosting Middle Leaders programme, which we deliver in collaboration with @local.gov.uk. Councillors & officers came together to explore real system challenges, leadership, collaboration & change. www.local.gov.uk/our-support/...

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The Leadership Centre @localleadership.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

How do you apply leadership learning when it really matters? Rachel Dukes from Leeds City Council shares how a Leadership Centre programme for the Office for Health Improvement & Disparities shaped the approach she brought into an interview for a new role. www.leadershipcentre.org.uk/doing-things...

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The Leadership Centre @localleadership.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

We’re delighted to celebrate our first two cohorts completing the Developing Strategic Leaders programme in the South West & South East. Created through a collaboration between the Leadership Centre and Solace, the programme supports emerging senior leaders to lead confidently in complex systems.

Our cohort in the South West at their last session together

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The Leadership Centre @localleadership.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

As our week in Boston draws to a close, our Future Vision Cohort 13 has been exploring leadership in complex systems, with time at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Suffolk University shaping thinking on systems, AI, governance and change.

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The Leadership Centre @localleadership.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Delighted to see this kind of feedback. Two cohorts of our Developing Strategic Leaders programme, run in collaboration with Solace, concluded this week across the South East and South West. It was great to see such open, thoughtful groups reflecting, challenging and learning together.

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The Leadership Centre @localleadership.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

🌏 Across the Atlantic and looking to the future! Our latest Future Vision Cohort is in Boston this week exploring leadership through a global lens. From innovation & civic leadership to AI, health equity & organisational change, the visit is designed to challenge thinking & build new insight.

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The Leadership Centre @localleadership.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

In this LGC podcast, @mkmrogers.bsky.social (now Associate Director with us) shares what it takes to make strategic authorities work. One principle is focusing on what we have in common to prioritise what will make the biggest difference, soonest. Well worth a listen: www.podbean.com/ep/pb-2ysb2-...

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Councils and combined authorities

Metro mayors are the poster boys for devolution, but councils have a vital but often unappreciated role in combined authorities – soon to be renamed strategic authorities. With the government planning...

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The Leadership Centre @localleadership.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

We’re pleased to share that Max Wide has been appointed our Interim Chief Executive. Max brings extensive experience in transformation, leadership development & public service reform, alongside a deep understanding of our work and values. Read more: www.leadershipcentre.org.uk/leadership-c...

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The Leadership Centre @localleadership.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Last week our most recent Future Vision cohort gathered in Birmingham to explore power, relationships and cultural competence, and to reflect on what it truly means to be a 21st Century Public Servant. Over 3 days we explored how power operates within systems and how theory translates into practice.

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The Leadership Centre @localleadership.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

What does it really take to become a community council in practice, not just in principle? Test Valley Borough Council invested in a bold, whole-organisation leadership journey to shape a genuinely community-led future. Find out more: www.leadershipcentre.org.uk/preparing-le...

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The Leadership Centre @localleadership.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

The fourth cohort of Boosting Middle Leaders, run in collaboration with @local.gov.uk, is underway. An impressive group of councillors and officers coming together to step back from day to day pressures and reflect on what leadership is asking of us right now.

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Cllr Usaama Kaweesa @cllrkaweesa.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Just one of the highlights was hearing from the Chief Executive of Sandwell Council Shokat Lal speak so openly about the day to day pressures, tough calls and responsibility that comes with running his council. That perspective makes us all better, more grounded representatives for our residents.

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The Leadership Centre @localleadership.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

What happens when senior leaders create space to step back from the day-to-day & focus on how they lead together? Sheffield City Council worked with us on a year-long programme to strengthen collective leadership for Future Sheffield. Find out more 👇 www.leadershipcentre.org.uk/scc/

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The Leadership Centre @localleadership.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Last week we gathered for the latest module of Future Vision, spending two inspiring days at Gladstone’s Library and a final day at @wrexhamuni.bsky.social. The focus was on Public Narrative & Movement Building; exploring how to use story as a force for influence, mobilisation & change.

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The Leadership Centre @localleadership.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

As the year comes to a close, we’d like to thank everyone we've had the opportunity to work with in 2025 - we’re proud of all that we’ve achieved together. Wishing you a peaceful festive season and a Happy New Year from all of us at the Leadership Centre.

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The Leadership Centre @localleadership.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Our Community of Practice on Place recently brought together leaders from local government, health & the voluntary sector to discuss place-based working, neighbourhood leadership & building trust. James Bullion CBE shared insights on leading in transition: www.leadershipcentre.org.uk/leading-in-t...

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The Leadership Centre @localleadership.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Today we're excited to launch a series of new resources to support leaders through local government reorganisation. They feature in our latest blog, “Roads? Where we’re going, we don’t need roads”, by our Chief Operating Officer, @john-jarvis.bsky.social www.leadershipcentre.org.uk/roads-where-...

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The Leadership Centre @localleadership.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

We’re delighted to share this case study created with the Bristol, North Somerset & South Gloucestershire VCSE Alliance, showing what’s possible when the voluntary sector, local government & the health and care system work together with real intent.👇 www.leadershipcentre.org.uk/wp-content/u...

Front cover of the case study - The BNSSG Alliance in Action - Finding voice, influence and stronger partnerships across health and care.

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The Leadership Centre @localleadership.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Our next Community of Practice on Place is shaping up to be an unmissable discussion. James Bullion CBE, former CQC Chief Inspector and Future Vision alumnus, will share insights from his experience in health and local government.

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The Leadership Centre @localleadership.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Local government is going through a once-in-a-generation transformation. Reorganisation, devolution, funding pressures - all reshaping how councils work and serve their communities. Amid all that change, attention is rightly turning to the people who’ll carry us forward: our middle leaders. 👇

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The Leadership Centre @localleadership.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Our next Community of Practice on Place will be led by @jamesbullion.bsky.social CBE, former CQC Chief Inspector & Future Vision alumnus. He’ll join us in exploring how we can strengthen collaboration between councils, ICBs & neighbourhoods. It promises to be a thought-provoking discussion!

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The Leadership Centre @localleadership.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

📨 Our next newsletter is coming soon! This edition will spotlight development & support for middle leaders, as well as sharing our latest thinking on local government reorganisation. Sign up to see what we’ve been up to and what’s on the horizon: eepurl.com/gkTJ-n

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The Leadership Centre @localleadership.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

This week our Future Vision cohort spent time in Manchester exploring adaptive leadership in systems at @manmetuni.bsky.social. It was an inspiring few days engaging with regional leaders, academics, site visits & reflective exercises.

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The Leadership Centre @localleadership.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Our lead on developing strategic authorities, Max Wide, shares insights in a recent piece for The MJ on the leadership choices posed by local government reorganisation and what they mean for future-ready councils. 👉 www.themj.co.uk/winning-losi...

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Beyond winning and losing: leadership lessons for LGR

The bids are in. Web channels are overflowing with proud submissions to ‘grow', ‘transform', ‘strengthen', ‘deliver' (and many other superlatives), to create a new...

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The Leadership Centre @localleadership.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Earlier this month we launched Developing Strategic Leaders with @solace-uk.bsky.social - a new programme investing in the next generation of senior leaders across local government in the South East. Our 1st session focused on Self in the System & Working in a Political Environment.

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The Leadership Centre @localleadership.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

🎉 We’re thrilled to welcome Sharon Thomas as our new Programme Manager at the Leadership Centre. With a background in Occupational Psychology & programme management, Sharon will be supporting Future Vision & Developing Strategic Leaders. We're excited to have her on the team. Welcome Sharon!

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The Leadership Centre @localleadership.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

🚀 Applications now open for Boosting Middle Leaders BML is a unique programme for councillors & officers which aims to build trust, lead change & tackle real system challenges. Our next cohort, run in collaboration with @local.gov.uk, begins in Feb 2026. www.local.gov.uk/our-support/...

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Boosting Middle Leaders programme

Boosting Middle Leaders is a leadership programme which brings together councillors and officers to build relationships, share perspectives, and develop practices that will help them to deliver the be...

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The Leadership Centre @localleadership.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

This week we launched our refreshed Future Vision programme. Two days at Cumberland Lodge, bringing together an outstanding group of senior leaders to begin an extraordinary year of learning, challenge and growth.

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