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  • The new normal – hype or happening?

    • 15 Dec 2022

    As the year comes to a close, the team at Penna share their experiences of the talent market in 2022

  • Embracing the challenge of securing talent

    • 8 Dec 2022
    • Neil Lupin is managing partner of Green Park Interim & Executive Search.

    Neil Lupin looks at the issue of senior recruitment in ever tougher times

  • To return or not to return, that is the question

    • 1 Dec 2022
    • Simon Ray is director at Hampton’s Resourcing

    Simon Ray opens the debate on the advantages of returning to the office post-pandemic, at a time when many have adopted home working as their preference

  • Lining up a successful workforce

    • 1 Dec 2022
    • Jessica Mullinger is director of interim management at Solace in Business

    Jessica Mullinger considers the benefits of a ‘squiggly career’, and says at a time when local government is experiencing challenges in attracting and retaining talent it may be worth considering your ladder legacy

  • Keeping up with the leadership evolution

    • 24 Nov 2022
    • Phil Whitman is client solutions partner in GatenbySanderson’s leadership and talent consultancy

    As local government leaders across the UK acknowledge the need to redefine the way we design our organisations, Phil Whitman looks at the power and perils of ‘distributed leadership’

  • Social mobility: the need for ‘more’

    • 17 Nov 2022
    • Julie Towers is managing director of Penna

    Julie Towers reports from a webinar in which she asked what is changing regarding social mobility in government and employment – and how can we do more?

  • When to open the door of opportunity?

    • 10 Nov 2022
    • Martin Tucker is Managing Director of Faerfield.

    Tempted to apply for a job in The MJ this week? Martin Tucker offers some advice for those thinking of doing so

  • The importance of being honest.

    • 3 Nov 2022
    • Helen Anderson, Senior Consultant at Tile Hill.

    Tile Hill’s Helen Anderson gives her view on the importance of integrity and transparency in all aspects of the recruitment process

  • Presenting potential positively

    • 27 Oct 2022
    • Craig Clarke is head of GatenbySanderson’s interim leadership practice.

    What marks an individual out as being ready for that next step? This is the question Craig Clarke ponders as he looks at ways we can support the rising stars to present their potential in the most positive way

  • Time for Change

    • 20 Oct 2022
    • Camilla Alexander

    What has changed in equality, diversity and inclusion since George Floyd’s death? Camilla Alexander says a great deal – but there is still a lot of work to do.

  • It’s all about balance

    • 13 Oct 2022
    • Jessica Mullinger is Director of Interim Management at Solace in Business

    Jessica Mullinger gears up for the Solace Summit and National Work Life Week with a positive message of change for the better, as flexible working continues to benefit our organisations and our people

  • In-out, in-out – the IR35 hokey cokey

    • 6 Oct 2022
    • Neil Lupin is managing partner at Green Park Interim & Executive Search

    Neil Lupin looks at the impacts for clients and candidates of the IR35 changes

  • IR35 – the u-turn nobody saw coming

    • 29 Sep 2022
    • Lorraine Payne is an interim consultant at Starfish Search local government practice.

    Lorraine Payne looks at the impact of the mini-budget announcement repealing the reforms to IR35.

  • Finding opportunity in the search for talent

    • 22 Sep 2022
    • Anj Popat is Associate Director at Tile Hill

    Attracting HR talent to local government is something of a challenge in the current climate, but it also creates an opportunity to review approaches to recruitment and improve the make-up of your workforce. Anj Popat explains

  • A light(bulb) at the end of the tunnel?

    • 15 Sep 2022
    • Pete John is senior consultant at Penna.

    Pete John looks at how the relationships we have with the organisations we work for – and how they correlate with our own ideals of work/life balance – have a deep impact in productivity and retention. For employers, engagement is key

  • What price experience?

    • 8 Sep 2022
    • Frazer Thouard is a partner with GatenbySanderson’s local government practice.

    When it comes to recruiting, Frazer Thouard feels the time is right for the sector to let the rising stars have their chance and to be less fixated on those already operating at the same level as the posts they are trying to fill.

  • Let’s embrace a new Challenge

    • 1 Sep 2022
    • Manny Sandhu is a director at West Midlands Employers.

    Manny Sandhu explores why we should be looking at experiential learning to encourage a new type of workforce collaboration and cooperation

  • Keeping the future in sight

    • 18 Aug 2022
    • Sally Wilson is senior consultant with GatenbySanderson’s interim Leadership Practice

    Instead of being caught up in the short-term, Sally Wilson says local authorities need to keep one eye on the long-term and take time to create a narrative for the future

  • Hybrid hiring and working – here to stay?

    • 11 Aug 2022
    • Julie Towers is managing director of Penna.

    Penna’s Julie Towers shares the views of hybrid hires and hiring managers from a recent webinar held alongside the Public Services People Managers Association (PPMA)

  • Let’s de-CODE the sector

    • 4 Aug 2022
    • The purpose and value of HR and organisational development can often be lost in the busy day to day of service delivery and the quest to problem solve – but at the heart of it, what we need our teams to do is to create an environment in which organisation

    Rebecca Davis introduces a new network supported by employers across the UK, set to launch next month, which aims to promote organisational development within local government