Trowers & Hamlins’ Post

In the second episode in our series exploring local government governance, Partners Amardeep Gill and Scott Dorling continue their conversation with Professor Catherine Staite, Professor of Public Management at the University of Birmingham. Catherine shares her views on the best ways councils can properly reflect on their governance systems to see if they are working as effectively as possible, and also the role of Overview and Scrutiny in preventing failure. Listen here: https://apple.co/3QPHNGc #Governance #PublicSector

It is the final day of Trowers & Hamlins Local Authority Governance Week with the third episode in our series of podcasts with Professor Catherine Staite - Professor Emeritus at the University of Birmingham and our session on good governance at the Lawyers In Local Government Governance conference in Sheffield (more on that separately). In this episode titled “Avoiding local government failure – the changes needed by the sector to safeguard against failure”, Scott Dorling and I discuss the following with Catherine: * It is quite clear that the failures in councils are not isolated and caused by bad actors. Is Central government also to blame to some extent? * If you were the Minster for Local Government what would be your priorities? * Did the rigour and challenge that the Audit Commission brought to LG help keep the LG ship steady? Should we advocate its return or something similar? * What are the issues with local audit? * Are the lack of effective sanctions a barrier to enforcement of proper standards and behaviours? * Is the lack of transparency a theme running through the current failures and how could that be tackled? * What should the relationship between central and local government look like? Listen further below: https://apple.co/3sw6UnZ #localgovernment #audit #governance

NEW PODCAST UP! From slide rules in the private sector to big data in government, econ superstar and former BLS Commissioner Bill Beach talked with @RealJoeGrogan and @RealEU4U on @DCekgPodcast about his past and our future. Click, listen, follow, subscribe! https://lnkd.in/eiQDAXNA

Are you interested in equity issues around school financing? You will not want to miss this talk by Syracuse University - Maxwell School professor Tina Nabatchi.

🎙️ New podcast with Jennifer Pahlka is out now. In her new book, "Recoding America: Why Government is Failing in the Digital Age and How We Can Do Better," Pahlka -- U.S. deputy CTO under President Obama and founder of Code for America -- takes us beyond the basics to explore why policy implementation goes wrong and what we can do to improve delivery of government services and create better outcomes for the American public. Pahlka and I discuss "Recoding America," the nexus of evidence-based policy and delivery-driven policy, and how we can close the gap between policy intentions and real-world outcomes. https://lnkd.in/eAk7CNrz

It may seem counterintuitive, but negotiation is not about winning and losing. It's about cooperation and understanding.🤝 In this new episode of the #CornellKeynotesPodcast, Tarcisio Alvarez-Rivero, lecturer in the Cornell University: Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy and retired senior staff member of the United Nations shares tactics you can use to navigate negotiations effectively. Listen now https://lnkd.in/esp8vqGn #NegotiationSkills #EffectiveCommunication #NegotiationTactics

Work in the City and want to keep UK capital markets as competitive as possible outside of the European Union? Well, then it's imperative that you "step up" and help lawmakers and regulators determine how best to reach that goal, prominent government adviser Rachel Kent tells Following the Rules. In this week's episode, Kent, who is a partner at Hogan Lovells outlines how the City and its regulators can best navigate "a huge programme" of regulatory change, and why it is critical that finance execs also play their part in designing how these rule changes comes to fruition. She also discusses the regulatory priorities she would expect a Labour government to have, and outlines the mindset shift required to establish yourself as a go-to adviser to governments and lawmakers. There's something here for everyone. You can have a listen to the full episode here: https://lnkd.in/eu-swWY2 Let us know your thoughts (and tell Rachel your ideas) in the comments below. #podcast #financialregulation #changemanagement #followingtherules

Prof. Liz Dunn started a podcast where professors read aloud one of their favorite papers they recently wrote. I chose to read one Usman Liaquat spearheaded with Prof. John Jost and I. If you are implementing policies and are hope to minimize backlash, we offer explanations for why this happens and suggestions for minimizing it including: 1. reducing group distinctions and zero-sum thinking by framing policies in terms of values we all share, like fairness. 2. framing policies in ways that minimize uncertainty and threat by communicating outcomes clearly, explain the availability of resources to ensure success, and offer data on the degree and source of consensus surrounding the implementation of the policy Check out the full paper for more suggestions!

Gain valuable insights from Christos Petrou's latest feature in The Scholarly Kitchen. He delves into the pressing issues of retractions and research misconduct, addressing superficial headlines and attention-grabbing anecdotes to discover a thought-provoking analysis instead. Don't miss your chance to be informed – read it for yourself and share your thoughts in the comments below. Access the article here: https://lnkd.in/erzr9994. #research #retractions #academicpublishing

What is Comparative Politics and how it helps us make sense of the world? In an episode of the Governance Talk podcast, I address these questions in a way that it is accessible to the general public (as the say in PR-"comparative politics en arroz y habichuelas").