If you are male, look
away now!
In the second module of the Postgrad Certificate in Collaborative
Transformation students conduct an academic review on a chosen area
of collaborative working.
I recall marking the work of a student who drew on evidence that women are better at collaborative leadership than men. Maybe this overview adds to that evidence, but with a bit of a sting in the tail. Forward it on to colleagues and see what their reaction is…!
I recall marking the work of a student who drew on evidence that women are better at collaborative leadership than men. Maybe this overview adds to that evidence, but with a bit of a sting in the tail. Forward it on to colleagues and see what their reaction is…!
Do men and women lead differently?
...evidence suggests women may make better
leaders than their male counterparts by naturally creating a trusting
organizational climate where employees at all levels can flourish. However, a
2014 Gallup survey showed that most employees still prefer a male boss to a
female boss. Read
more >>>
On a different note, in Cornwall, there is a touch of Somerset’s SouthWest
One experience in play as the Council/BT joint venture runs into problems. The
evidence overall seems to suggest that collaborations predicated on the concept
that other organisations will buy services from the partnership, may fail to
deliver on that part of the business case…
BT contract to run council services fails to deliver on jobs
BT was contractually committed to deliver 111
jobs in the first two years and said it would try and deliver a further 240
jobs within the same period. Read
more >>>
You can increase your learning by reading the full review of the project
here https://democracy.cornwall.gov.uk/documents/s77905/Strategic%20Partnership%20Review.pdf
Here is the rest of this week’s news…
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Local
Government Collaborative Working
Cardiff council raises doubts over cash for City Deal
A deal to provide hundreds of millions of
pounds of funding for building and transport projects in Cardiff and the
surrounding areas could be in doubt. Read
more >>>
Worcestershire trio appoint Civica for shared service
Three local authorities in Worcestershire
have signed up Civica to take over their shared service centre and run their
customer services for the next eight and a half years. Read
more >>>
Town hall chiefs offer up ‘bold’ alternative to devolution plans
Council leaders have published a fully-costed
alternative to the government’s Cities Devolution Bill, saying ‘radical’ reforms
could boost the economy by £80bn. Read
more >>>
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Blue
Light Transformation
European award for Northamptonshire and Cheshire police partnership scheme
A partnership scheme between police forces in
Northamptonshire and Cheshire has picked up a prestigious international award. Read
more >>>
Dundee firefighter control room move proposed
Fire chiefs are considering moving their
Dundee command centre to the same building as police. In 2013, the Scottish
Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) board agreed to close five of Scotland’s eight
control rooms — with Dundee becoming the hub for emergency calls being made in
the north of the country. Read
more >>>
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Health
Collaborative Working
NHS launches new collaboration to sustain and improve local hospitals
The NHS is calling for expressions of
interest from hospitals across England interested in developing new ways of
delivering and improving their local acute services. Read
more >>>
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Union
Views On Shared Services
Unions’ arguments over sharing services appear spurious
Plans by two Scottish councils to work
together to save money will lead to confusion and harm vulnerable people,
according to public sector Unison. Read
more >>>
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