Local Government Chronicle
John Atkinson
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This mindset is not fit for purpose
11 April 2013
Leadership adviser John Atkinson discusses how the real difficult period for councils is yet to come and how councils must change their mentality rather than just their programmes -
Traditional strategies may be obsolete
28 February 2013
Leadership adviser John Atkinson discusses the approach taken to transform local government and how public services need to rediscover the art of listening to its residents -
Strong leadership shuns populist tack
10 January 2013
Leadership adviser John Atkinson discusses the problem of when leaders confuse leadership with populism -
Empower staff to set change agenda
25 October 2012
Independent adviser on leadership, strategy and creativity John Atkinson discusses how to work with staff to ensure councils aren’t missing out on innovation -
Medical model offers strategic steer
9 August 2012
Councils need to learn with their residents how to properly work in these new circumstances -
Lead by example to energise elections
24 May 2012
If local government is not to continue along a route of public disinterest it needs to stop looking at others and repeating the same activities and stop promoting the same tired messages. -
Questions catalyst for care solutions
8 March 2012
Defusing the care budget time bomb is an immediate priority -
Change is not enough, we need transformation
7 July 2011
Councils will struggle to deliver all their planned savings in such a challenging financial climate -
Centralist v Localist
28 October 2010
Local Government Leadership managing director John Atkinson on the different categories of localism -
Where next for Total Place?
31-Mar-2010
In an exclusive article for LGC, John Atkinson, managing director of the Leadership Centre for Local Government gives his thoughts on where the Total Place programme goes next -
Resolving tensions in joint working
17 September 2009
Total Place is now well established and all 13 pilots have a clear focus on what they want to achieve in the programme
