Mike Chitty sent me this post...

"Chris, If you think making change is hard you should try making progress. Change is inevitable. Progress is not."


I agree with Mike and the interesting thing is that wherever I have worked in local government, in Wolverhampton, North Yorkshire, York and now here in Leeds, we have made great progress. I believe that the real keys to success lie in developing great leadership everywhere across the organisation, valuing, empowering and trusting talented people and building strong and effective partnerships with those who share your passion and commitment. Alongside this wherever I have worked we have built strong performance management systems to ensure that outcomes drive the business and strong resource management systems so that every thing we have at our disposal is used to make a difference where it matters... in our business this means getting better outcomes for children and young people... whatever it takes!
Chris