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Exciting new year, sharp new format – and game-changing new ideas from LeadersPlus Cohort 6, as five graduating candidates presented their ‘most feasible’ Proposals for Greater Manchester to an audience that can help make them happen.
What a brilliant start to 2025! LeadersPlus Cohort 5 presented four thought-provoking Proposals for GM on how to spend the upcoming Devolution Deal’s integrated settlement. Strong ideas – and serious questions from our expert audience – balanced by time to catch up with friends and colleagues at the inspiring Manchester Art Gallery, all followed by …
Mentors are the secret ingredient of our leadership programmes. For National Mentoring Day, we talked to three mentor pairs about building trust, challenging both ways, and connecting the personal and the professional. Find out more…
To celebrate the immense and often life-long contribution mentors make to candidates on Future of Greater Manchester and Future of London programmes, we invite you to nominate your favourite(s) for our second mentor awards! A big change from the 2021 inaugural awards is that Future of GM will host its own event as part of …
The third round of Greater Manchester Leaders Plus came to a close on 1 December with candidates presenting their Proposals for GM to an audience of sponsors, course contributors, colleagues, nominators and alumni. This was the first GM Leaders Plus proposals event able to take place in person, and it’s safe to say the energy …
We are drowning in debate over how we should meet for work, if and when people come in at all. Field trips are a great way to surface, and to share learning and power between stakeholders.
Matt Kelly is a GM Leaders Plus Round 2 candidate. His poem reflects on the last year, paying tribute to our wonderful NHS staff and shows that talents of our Leaders candidates go way beyond the built environment!
Catch up on the first round of innovative Proposals for Greater Manchester from the GM Leaders Plus Round 1 candidates.