PinnedThinking about how we think about collaborationIn this video (submitted to a OneTeamGov call for submissions for microcourses on collaborative leadership and published here) I talk…Jul 9, 2020Jul 9, 2020
The wider national contribution of UK Defence — an opportunity going begging?I recently attended a reunion of the UK military unit I served with at the start of my career. Many of my colleagues have now gone on to…6d ago6d ago
Raising our ambition on Net Zero — Place, Imagination and CollaborationNet Zero is the agenda that keeps getting more important and seems — quite rightly — to be everywhere in policy development and the…Jun 14, 2023Jun 14, 2023
COVID and the deep battle. Or lack of it.The military has frameworks to help thinking about strategy, operations and execution. Lots of frameworks. Having been schooled in these…Feb 16, 2021Feb 16, 2021
I’m looking for workI work across, and try to bring together, the net zero, natural environment, health and wellbeing and economic agendas.Dec 16, 2020Dec 16, 2020
Why is change so difficult? Layers of Leadership. Structural, Conceptual and EmotionalOur collective challenge is not simply delivering outputs more efficiently — its mobilising the capabilities we have to benefit the places…Jul 11, 2019Jul 11, 2019
What does ‘collaboration’ really mean to people?When people use the word ‘collaboration’ they often mean very different things and they are also very likely be approaching the…Jun 28, 20191Jun 28, 20191
What is distributed leadership?There is a powerful feeling among those trying to work differently at what might be called system, place, neighbourhood or city level that…Jun 27, 2019Jun 27, 2019