by Lucinda McDade | May 15, 2023 | Blog, News
Creating the conditions for public body success ‘Why is Civil Service reform so hard?’ In 1921, W. E. Mosher published ‘The next step in civil service reform’ calling for an administrative agency with power over work relations, conditions, and the environment. At our...
by Lucinda McDade | Mar 17, 2023 | Blog, News
Public bodies’ role in policy making In April 2022, the Cabinet Office launched the ‘Public Bodies Review Programme’ to determine whether public bodies are making efficient use of taxpayer money and ultimately, remain fit for purpose. Within the guidance, public...
by Lucinda McDade | Feb 20, 2023 | Blog, News
ACE – PCF annual conference summaryChange and the public body leader View the conference programme ‘These are some of societies biggest challenges, that require really good people to solve them.’ Public body leaders are no strangers to change. From taking...
by Lucinda McDade | Dec 6, 2022 | Blog, News
Chairs’ Challenge: The public body chair and transformation with Ian Dilks OBE A successful transformation programme relies on effective stakeholder management. Public body chairs can play an important role, with careful consideration to the ways in which...
by Lucinda McDade | Oct 26, 2022 | News
Chairs’ Challenge: Working in Collaboration “None of us are as smart as all of us.” The public, third and not-for-profit sectors are united in their commitment to serve the public. Meaningful collaboration between national government, local government and...
by Lucinda McDade | Oct 25, 2022 | News
Re-shaping the public body employee experience Our latest ACE and PCF event explored how public body leaders are responding to rapidly evolving employee expectations. Chairs and chief executives were encouraged to be bold and creative in their approaches to...
