The Leadership Centre
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Supporting & empowering leaders to have the greatest collective positive impact on the communities they serve.
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.
November 14, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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.
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. 👇
Amid all that change, attention is rightly turning to the people who’ll carry us forward: our middle leaders. 👇
November 13, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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. 👇
Amid all that change, attention is rightly turning to the people who’ll carry us forward: our middle leaders. 👇
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!
October 30, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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!
📨 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
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
October 24, 2025 at 9:46 AM
📨 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
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
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.
October 17, 2025 at 7:19 AM
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.
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...
👉 www.themj.co.uk/winning-losi...
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...
www.themj.co.uk
October 3, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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...
👉 www.themj.co.uk/winning-losi...
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.
September 26, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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.
🎉 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!
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!
September 18, 2025 at 4:10 PM
🎉 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!
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!
🚀 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/...
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/...
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...
www.local.gov.uk
September 16, 2025 at 10:16 AM
🚀 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/...
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/...
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.
September 12, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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.
🚨 One place remaining – are you ready to 'Lead the Impossible'?
Later this month senior leaders from the NHS, Local Gov, Govt Depts & international orgs will come together for our accredited experiential programme. Will you join them?
🎥Watch the video: vimeo.com/1111904600
Later this month senior leaders from the NHS, Local Gov, Govt Depts & international orgs will come together for our accredited experiential programme. Will you join them?
🎥Watch the video: vimeo.com/1111904600
Anna Mouser Leading the Impossible
This is "Anna Mouser Leading the Impossible" by Leadership Centre on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
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September 11, 2025 at 9:30 AM
🚨 One place remaining – are you ready to 'Lead the Impossible'?
Later this month senior leaders from the NHS, Local Gov, Govt Depts & international orgs will come together for our accredited experiential programme. Will you join them?
🎥Watch the video: vimeo.com/1111904600
Later this month senior leaders from the NHS, Local Gov, Govt Depts & international orgs will come together for our accredited experiential programme. Will you join them?
🎥Watch the video: vimeo.com/1111904600
Shifting the levers of control to the local 👇
In The MJ this week, our Associate Director for Developing Strategic Authorities, Max Wide, sets out what it really takes to deliver on the promise of local empowerment in the context of local government reorganisation.
🔗 www.themj.co.uk/shifting-lev...
In The MJ this week, our Associate Director for Developing Strategic Authorities, Max Wide, sets out what it really takes to deliver on the promise of local empowerment in the context of local government reorganisation.
🔗 www.themj.co.uk/shifting-lev...
Shifting the levers of control to the local
There is nothing like a round of local government reorganisation to remind you where you sit in the tiered hierarchy of English local government. As the civil servant...
www.themj.co.uk
September 5, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Shifting the levers of control to the local 👇
In The MJ this week, our Associate Director for Developing Strategic Authorities, Max Wide, sets out what it really takes to deliver on the promise of local empowerment in the context of local government reorganisation.
🔗 www.themj.co.uk/shifting-lev...
In The MJ this week, our Associate Director for Developing Strategic Authorities, Max Wide, sets out what it really takes to deliver on the promise of local empowerment in the context of local government reorganisation.
🔗 www.themj.co.uk/shifting-lev...
@annamouser.bsky.social shares thoughts on what it takes to lead differently in public service & how 'Leading the Impossible' can support: “This isn’t about doing management slightly better… it’s about radical, courageous, experimental ways of tackling big challenges.” vimeo.com/1111904600?s...
Anna Mouser Leading the Impossible
This is "Anna Mouser Leading the Impossible" by Leadership Centre on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
vimeo.com
August 21, 2025 at 8:46 AM
@annamouser.bsky.social shares thoughts on what it takes to lead differently in public service & how 'Leading the Impossible' can support: “This isn’t about doing management slightly better… it’s about radical, courageous, experimental ways of tackling big challenges.” vimeo.com/1111904600?s...
14 years on from Greater Manchester’s first devolution deal, we’re now seeing the largest wave of new strategic authorities ever created.
But progress has been uneven - some areas thriving, others struggling.
In The MJ, Max Wide asks what needs to change 👇
www.themj.co.uk/platforms-ch...
But progress has been uneven - some areas thriving, others struggling.
In The MJ, Max Wide asks what needs to change 👇
www.themj.co.uk/platforms-ch...
Platforms for change
It has been 14 years since the first strategic authority was established to deliver the landmark devolution deal in Greater Manchester. We are now in the midst of...
www.themj.co.uk
August 19, 2025 at 12:54 PM
14 years on from Greater Manchester’s first devolution deal, we’re now seeing the largest wave of new strategic authorities ever created.
But progress has been uneven - some areas thriving, others struggling.
In The MJ, Max Wide asks what needs to change 👇
www.themj.co.uk/platforms-ch...
But progress has been uneven - some areas thriving, others struggling.
In The MJ, Max Wide asks what needs to change 👇
www.themj.co.uk/platforms-ch...
Leaders are the bridge between national ambition & local reality. Our Community of Practice on Place is where those leaders connect, share & shape change. This month they were joined by Helen Bailey, CX of Sutton Council for some fascinating discussions: www.leadershipcentre.org.uk/leading-for-...
August 15, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Leaders are the bridge between national ambition & local reality. Our Community of Practice on Place is where those leaders connect, share & shape change. This month they were joined by Helen Bailey, CX of Sutton Council for some fascinating discussions: www.leadershipcentre.org.uk/leading-for-...
Public sector challenges can’t be solved by business-as-usual. Below, @annamouser.bsky.social shares how Leading the Impossible blends leadership theory with imagination, design thinking, behaviour change, biomimicry & long-time thinking, giving leaders new tools to meet today’s complexity.
August 13, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Public sector challenges can’t be solved by business-as-usual. Below, @annamouser.bsky.social shares how Leading the Impossible blends leadership theory with imagination, design thinking, behaviour change, biomimicry & long-time thinking, giving leaders new tools to meet today’s complexity.
Curious about Leading the Impossible? It’s for people holding real-world tensions between daily delivery & long-term change. It’s not about quick fixes, but about courage, clarity, care & rediscovering your ability to act.
🔗 Book a chat with @annamouser.bsky.social: calendly.com/annamouser/e...
🔗 Book a chat with @annamouser.bsky.social: calendly.com/annamouser/e...
August 1, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Curious about Leading the Impossible? It’s for people holding real-world tensions between daily delivery & long-term change. It’s not about quick fixes, but about courage, clarity, care & rediscovering your ability to act.
🔗 Book a chat with @annamouser.bsky.social: calendly.com/annamouser/e...
🔗 Book a chat with @annamouser.bsky.social: calendly.com/annamouser/e...
🚀 Calling all councillors & officers!
Boost your leadership skills with the Boosting Middle Leaders programme – delivered in partnership with @local.gov.uk
✔️ Build capacity
✔️ Tackle real challenges
✔️ Grow your network
Apply now 👉 www.local.gov.uk/our-support/...
Boost your leadership skills with the Boosting Middle Leaders programme – delivered in partnership with @local.gov.uk
✔️ Build capacity
✔️ Tackle real challenges
✔️ Grow your network
Apply now 👉 www.local.gov.uk/our-support/...
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...
www.local.gov.uk
July 18, 2025 at 8:13 AM
🚀 Calling all councillors & officers!
Boost your leadership skills with the Boosting Middle Leaders programme – delivered in partnership with @local.gov.uk
✔️ Build capacity
✔️ Tackle real challenges
✔️ Grow your network
Apply now 👉 www.local.gov.uk/our-support/...
Boost your leadership skills with the Boosting Middle Leaders programme – delivered in partnership with @local.gov.uk
✔️ Build capacity
✔️ Tackle real challenges
✔️ Grow your network
Apply now 👉 www.local.gov.uk/our-support/...
Systems in survival mode, shrinking resources & fractured social trust. In our latest blog, @annamouser.bsky.social speaks to Amanda Askham of Ealing Council about leading with courage - putting residents at the centre & embracing reflective practice.
www.leadershipcentre.org.uk/holding-the-...
www.leadershipcentre.org.uk/holding-the-...
July 15, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Systems in survival mode, shrinking resources & fractured social trust. In our latest blog, @annamouser.bsky.social speaks to Amanda Askham of Ealing Council about leading with courage - putting residents at the centre & embracing reflective practice.
www.leadershipcentre.org.uk/holding-the-...
www.leadershipcentre.org.uk/holding-the-...
As the tension between central control & local identity grows, how do we lead place with purpose and clarity? If you work on place, anywhere in the system, this one’s for you. Join us next Monday for what promises to be a fascinating discussion...
📣 Community of Practice on Place
🗓️ 14 July | 🕓 12–1.30pm |📍Online
As devolution expands, can councils still lead place meaningfully? Join us & Helen Bailey (CX of Sutton Council) to explore identity, leadership & power.
🔗 www.leadershipcentre.org.uk/community-of...
🗓️ 14 July | 🕓 12–1.30pm |📍Online
As devolution expands, can councils still lead place meaningfully? Join us & Helen Bailey (CX of Sutton Council) to explore identity, leadership & power.
🔗 www.leadershipcentre.org.uk/community-of...
July 10, 2025 at 9:37 AM
As the tension between central control & local identity grows, how do we lead place with purpose and clarity? If you work on place, anywhere in the system, this one’s for you. Join us next Monday for what promises to be a fascinating discussion...
Thanks to everyone who joined our breakfast at #LGAConf25 this morning. We’re proud to launch Developing Strategic Authorities - our new offer to support those shaping the future of devolution.
📖 Find out more below: www.leadershipcentre.org.uk/wp-content/u...
📖 Find out more below: www.leadershipcentre.org.uk/wp-content/u...
July 2, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Thanks to everyone who joined our breakfast at #LGAConf25 this morning. We’re proud to launch Developing Strategic Authorities - our new offer to support those shaping the future of devolution.
📖 Find out more below: www.leadershipcentre.org.uk/wp-content/u...
📖 Find out more below: www.leadershipcentre.org.uk/wp-content/u...
📣 Community of Practice on Place
🗓️ 14 July | 🕓 12–1.30pm |📍Online
As devolution expands, can councils still lead place meaningfully? Join us & Helen Bailey (CX of Sutton Council) to explore identity, leadership & power.
🔗 www.leadershipcentre.org.uk/community-of...
🗓️ 14 July | 🕓 12–1.30pm |📍Online
As devolution expands, can councils still lead place meaningfully? Join us & Helen Bailey (CX of Sutton Council) to explore identity, leadership & power.
🔗 www.leadershipcentre.org.uk/community-of...
June 24, 2025 at 9:37 AM
📣 Community of Practice on Place
🗓️ 14 July | 🕓 12–1.30pm |📍Online
As devolution expands, can councils still lead place meaningfully? Join us & Helen Bailey (CX of Sutton Council) to explore identity, leadership & power.
🔗 www.leadershipcentre.org.uk/community-of...
🗓️ 14 July | 🕓 12–1.30pm |📍Online
As devolution expands, can councils still lead place meaningfully? Join us & Helen Bailey (CX of Sutton Council) to explore identity, leadership & power.
🔗 www.leadershipcentre.org.uk/community-of...
This week we marked 21 years of the Leadership Centre - and of working alongside extraordinary people across the UK. Thanks to all who joined us at BT Tower to celebrate - and to connect & explore the theme: 'How do we lead when the rules aren’t clear?'
📎 www.leadershipcentre.org.uk/21-years-of-...
📎 www.leadershipcentre.org.uk/21-years-of-...
June 20, 2025 at 11:16 AM
This week we marked 21 years of the Leadership Centre - and of working alongside extraordinary people across the UK. Thanks to all who joined us at BT Tower to celebrate - and to connect & explore the theme: 'How do we lead when the rules aren’t clear?'
📎 www.leadershipcentre.org.uk/21-years-of-...
📎 www.leadershipcentre.org.uk/21-years-of-...
We’re live at the BT Tower for the Leadership Centre’s 21st birthday! Our CEO @mkmrogers.bsky.social is opening the day by welcoming leaders from across the UK — reminding us that adaptive leadership has never mattered more in a world of constant change.
June 18, 2025 at 2:25 PM
We’re live at the BT Tower for the Leadership Centre’s 21st birthday! Our CEO @mkmrogers.bsky.social is opening the day by welcoming leaders from across the UK — reminding us that adaptive leadership has never mattered more in a world of constant change.
Last week, our Future Vision Faculty Director @kenperry447.bsky.social was in #Boston, connecting with partners & doing some leadership learning at Harvard Kennedy School. We're excited to share a quick glimpse of his visit - and remind you that nominations are still open for our 2025 cohort!
June 13, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Last week, our Future Vision Faculty Director @kenperry447.bsky.social was in #Boston, connecting with partners & doing some leadership learning at Harvard Kennedy School. We're excited to share a quick glimpse of his visit - and remind you that nominations are still open for our 2025 cohort!