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Jon Ainger

Director, IMPOWER

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Talking about money – unprecedented budget challenges in local government

Talking about money – unprecedented budget challenges in…

The number of authorities reporting severe pressures has been really striking. The good news is there are proven, well-evidenced approaches which get to the heart of spending.

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The public sector productivity problem

The public sector productivity problem

Reflections from Public Finance Live 2023

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The nature of the climate problem

The nature of the climate problem

At IMPOWER we have worked hard over a number of years to develop and refine our EDGEWORK approach, which reliably…

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The energy crisis – rate your council’s resilience in 30 minutes

The energy crisis – rate your council’s resilience…

The implications of the ‘energy crisis’ will start to become more apparent as the year unfolds

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In the search for clarity, don’t settle for simplicity

In the search for clarity, don’t settle for simplicity

In the face of an ongoing global pandemic, how should local government set priorities?  What models should be used to frame the choices they face?  What is their core business?

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Moving from the sprint to the heptathlon

Moving from the sprint to the heptathlon

Local authority areas need to become expert at the seven-event heptathlon they now face

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Why future system resilience must be built into recovery plans

Why future system resilience must be built into recovery…

Organisational resilience is not about the ability to respond to a crisis – it is about capacity to recover quickly from difficulties.

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IMPOWER’s Heroes of 2019: 11 December

IMPOWER’s Heroes of 2019: 11 December

Dr Toby Lowe is an inspiring figure who is on a mission to improve the way public services are delivered and managed.

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Which Councils Are Best? 2019

Which Councils Are Best? 2019

Our new report is out: which councils are in the Top 10 this year?

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The EDGEWORK Manifesto: How to deliver sustainable change in complex public services

The EDGEWORK Manifesto: How to deliver sustainable change in…

We hope that our new book starts a conversation about why smart, dedicated and experienced public sector leaders find it difficult to make measurable and sustainable improvements

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Launching tomorrow…The EDGEWORK Manifesto

Launching tomorrow…The EDGEWORK Manifesto

Our new book makes the case for a new approach to public sector leadership and consultancy, and explores the difference between ‘complicated’ and ‘complex’ issues

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Performance anxiety

Performance anxiety

I’m really looking forward to attending the LGA conference this week in Bournemouth, I’m particularly looking forward to debates on sector performance. I share my three key learnings about productivity in the public sector.

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6 tips for delivering successful Primed Performance

6 tips for delivering successful Primed Performance

IMPOWER's Primed Performance Management approach focuses on reconnecting the workforce both to their moral purpose and to the need to deliver measurable results. I want to set out a bit more detail about how we achieve this.

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Primed to perform: remembering why you get out of bed in the morning and come to work

Primed to perform: remembering why you get out of bed in the…

IMPOWER’s focus on the delivery of measurable and sustainable change means we spend a lot of our time helping our clients to improve the performance of their own staff.

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The value of making better quality decisions

The value of making better quality decisions

How can councils make difficult decisions stick?

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