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I𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙮 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙙𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙂𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝘽𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙗𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙨𝙖𝙡? We get a lot of requests for quotes to help develop green book compliant business cases.The biggest pushback we have is: is your project sufficiently developed or do you think you can...

In my experience as an advisor to local and city leaders, it's worth remembering these 10 key points:1️⃣𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀, and can be withdrawn and deployed at the worker’s discretion.2️⃣𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗳𝘆 – they can be attitudes or personal...

𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪'𝙧𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙨?Here’s how you can change that - Part 1 1️⃣𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗢𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 → Be explicit about what you want to achieve.↳ Clear goals lead to targeted efforts.Ambiguity only causes confusion and inefficiency.𝘐𝘧...

The Green Book is a useful process used in the UK to originate and develop project ideas and plans that require public money. Here's my tips for a good Green Book Business Case....1) Always start with a 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮. If its still vague - don't...

A funding system to support economic growth in the nations and regions On the day before the UK Prime Minister convenes the first Council of Nations and Regions of the new UK government, this article discusses arguably the biggest factor holding back progress: the...

Summer is always a time of reflection for me. The day job quietens down enough for some of the learning and experience over the past year to sink in and gives me time to put it into perspective. I’m looking forward to deploying my skills, experience and networks – and...