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Podcast: Radical Reformers podcast
Episode: Convening Leadership with Kate Josephs 1 0
Description: This week, Andrew Laird is joined by Kate Josephs, Chief Executive of Sheffield City Council. Kate is a former Senior Civil Servant in Whitehall who has transitioned to local government in a City just around the corner from where she grew up.
Sheffield is a city (with three-party political leadership) which has developed an ambitious set of City Goals through community collaboration, focusing on shared ownership and improving public services.
The episode touches on the need for flexibility and adaptability in public service delivery, the power of optimistic leadership and the emerging role of council Chief Executives as conveyors of “pl...