This is a guest blogpost written by Rob Mitchell, Adult Principle Social Worker, Bradford Council. Like many local authorities, Bradford is going through a period of change. We are listening more carefully to people who invite social care into their lives, and focusing more on enabling them to live life how they choose to live it. I reflect on the challenges involved.
I am absolutely delighted that Jon Ainger, Director at IMPOWER, was named ‘Thought Leader Consultant of the Year’ at last night’s Management Consultancies Association Awards. In addition, two of our projects were Highly Commended.
When you’re one of only four consultants delivering an implementation programme in an adult social services department with over 100…
As a consultant, every council I have worked with has battled the same Gordian knot on senior management and leadership.
If you’ve been glued to the coverage of the EU referendum result in recent days then you, like me, might…
Last week, Jon Ainger and I ran a session at the MJ Future Forum on the Target Demand Model –…
Heading home last Tuesday on the train I read a fascinating article in the Evening Standard that I thought I…
Reflecting on my first six months with IMPOWER and I’m tempted to quote The Tempest (“Oh brave new world, that has such…
Having just returned to working in criminal justice sector after a year working exclusively in social care I have been…
