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  • Addressing the great local government recruitment crisis

    • 17 Aug 2023
    • George Agyemang

    Penna’s George Agyemang and Halton BC chief executive Stephen Young look at the current state of the recruitment market within the sector – and advise on the different methods processess and thinking needed to reverse current trends

  • The power of everyday feedback

    • 10 Aug 2023
    • Maud Hollis is a consultant – executive search practice at Tile Hill

    Maud Hollis outlines the many benefits of creating a feedback culture within your organisation

  • A fresh approach can calm the crisis

    • 3 Aug 2023
    • Jessica Mullinger

    At a time of struggling recruitment and retention within the sector, Jessica Mullinger says there are innovative projects and initiatives which could have a positive impact on your workforce

  • #SameJobDifferentThinking

    • 27 Jul 2023
    • Rebecca Davis is chief executive of  West Midlands Employers

    Rebecca Davis outlines the importance of reframing workforce challenges – and embracing ‘opportunity’

  • Celebrating excellence

    • 20 Jul 2023
    • Dawar Hashmi is director of executive search at Penna​​​​​​​

    Penna’s Dawar Hashmi reflects back on this year’s edition of The MJ Achievement Awards and explains why recognition plays such an important part in any working environment – especially within local government

  • Courageous appointments

    • 13 Jul 2023
    • Rebecca Hopkin is a consultant with GatenbySanderson’s local government executive search practice.

    With a national shortage of senior talent across the local government sector, and many having ambitious ‘next-level’ aspirations, is there room for greater courage in making key leadership appointments? Rebecca Hopkin outlines her views

  • It’s not all about the money…

    • 6 Jul 2023
    • Martin Tucker

    Martin Tucker gives his tips for getting hold of and keeping the best talent for your organisation – without breaking the bank

  • Celebrating learning disability week

    • 29 Jun 2023
    • Helen Anderson is associate director, executive search at Tile Hill

    Helen Anderson says its time to recognise learning disabilities as a natural process and to embrace and encourage individuals within our organisations who identify as neurodiverse

  • Taking Pride of (work)place

    • 22 Jun 2023
    • Zeynep Livatyali-Esen

    Advancing LGBTQIA+ equality and inclusion in local government is an important step if we are to see the best of our workforce, explains Zeynep Livatyali-Esen

  • Pride (In The Name of Local)

    • 15 Jun 2023
    • Neil Lupin

    Neil Lupin talks about the importance of pride in local government

  • The Future of Recruitment

    • 8 Jun 2023
    • Simon Ray

    Simon Ray questions how AI will transform the hiring landscape in the next three years

  • What did the Romans ever do for recruitment?

    • 1 Jun 2023
    • Philip Emms is lead research consultant for local government and Tim Hills is senior researcher at GatenbySanderson.

    The reality of today’s recruitment industry is that things have dramatically changed, particularly with processes and technology. But as Philip Emms and Tim Hills explain, talent management is still about ‘people’ – just like the old days

  • Why inclusive leadership is more important than ever

    • 25 May 2023
    • Rebecca Rampat is Associate Partner and Jonathan Swain is Managing Director at McLean Public.

    Rebecca Rampat and Jonathan Swain sum up some of the key inclusive leadership challenges across the local government sector

  • A vision of what is to come.

    • 18 May 2023
    • Pete John is senior consultant at Penna

    Penna’s Pete John asks if place-based partnerships are the future for the local government sector

  • Staying visible in a hybrid world

    • 11 May 2023
    • Lorraine Payne is an Interim Consultant at Starfish Search

    While offering many benefits, hybrid working brings new challenges for organisations including a possible impact on collaboration and a loss of ‘community’. Lorraine Payne gives her advice on what approaches can be adopted to help.

  • Retention – a top priority for the sector

    • 4 May 2023
    • Steve Wilson is commercial director of Commercial Services Group

    Steve Wilson looks at the capacity issues facing the local government workforce, and says focusing on personal wellbeing and resilience – as well as promoting creative thinking – is the key to retaining key staff

  • A developing story

    • 4 May 2023
    • Gemma Stevenson-Coupe is a consultant, talent acquisition and development at Solace in Business

    Amid changing attitudes towards adopting a portfolio career, Gemma Stevenson-Coupe looks at the importance of maintaining personal development and shares some gained advice on the subject

  • Taking recruitment to the next level

    • 27 Apr 2023
    • Mark Bearn is associate director, executive search practice at Tile Hill

    The candidate experience can be daunting when searching for jobs. Mark Bearn looks at the process from both sides and highlights areas where recruiters can best develop their services

  • Let’s go legal

    • 20 Apr 2023
    • Ben Cox is director, executive search at Penna

    Penna’s Ben Cox outlines the findings from a special panel in which the group looked at the ever increasing challenge of recruiting monitoring officers

  • The unseen value of interims

    • 6 Apr 2023
    • Abi O’Brien is a consultant in GatenbySanderson’s local government interim leadership team

    When the purse strings really tighten, why should local authorities invest in interim resources? Abi O’Brien makes the case