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Don't squeeze out the trust

By Gavin Jones | 13 May 2024

The sector had a responsibility to speak out against a national newspaper article that turned dat...

A Greater Essex Combined Authority is as important as unitary government

By Gavin Jones | 17 August 2020

A combined authority on the footprint of the Greater Essex boundary is the right way forward as i...

The transformative power of collaboration in a crisis

By Gavin Jones | 20 May 2020

Bickering, arguments and tribalism were swept away when the COVID-19 emergency struck Essex, with...

Time for transformation

By Gavin Jones | 17 October 2019

Chair of Solace Gavin Jones tells local government to reverse public services’ polarity that sees...

Future shocks

By Gavin Jones | 10 October 2018

It is our job as public service leaders to be ambitious for our places and optimistic about their...

Leadership and learning: more than just words

By Gavin Jones | 09 May 2018

Gavin Jones, chief executive of Essex CC, discusses leadership, learning, and the right time and ...

It lies within our power to change how our organisations work

By Gavin Jones | 16 January 2018

Building the learning organisation is not an officer agenda. Gavin Jones explains why it is worth...

Leading like a gardener

By Stephen Kavanagh | 15 November 2017

In the second in a series of articles on learning organisations, Gavin Jones, in partnership with...

A new approach to leadership

By Stephen Kavanagh | 07 October 2016

Essex is ditching organisational boundaries and taking a new approach to leadership. Gavin Jones ...

How to achieve a perfect 10

By Gavin Jones | 28 January 2014

Swindon BC CEX Gavin Jones proffers advice on what he has learned from a decade of working in loc...