Council leaders gear up to coach colleagues
As the nation adjusts to the new government, peer coaching is set to take local politics by storm.
The UK's Local Government Leadership Centre (LGLC) has pledged to train council leaders to coach newly appointed colleagues, following the success of a two-year pilot with the Tavistock Institute of Human Relations.
“From our perspective, the pilot's been a great success and we're making a clear commitment to roll it out. People value it tremendously and it makes them better at what they do,” said Joe Simpson, LGLC director of politics and partnerships.
“Politicians deal with the space...