CEX update – budget, communities and upcoming events
The October school holiday is upon us, and Pippa is enjoying a short break, so it’s my turn to pick up on the Friday update again. Last week Pippa picked up on the Council’s budget process, and the value of input from you to that, so I’ll take the chance to remind you that there […]
CEX update – supporting change
I talk often in my updates about what feels like a need to deal with constant change and continued expectations to transform the ways we work. This week I hosted a SOLACE session on Immunity to Change with Professor Christopher Pietroni which offered a really interesting take on what sometimes gets in the way […]
CEX update – our commitment to fairness, flexibility, and opportunity
With International Women’s Day approaching this Sunday, I want to take a moment to reflect on an important conversation that has been raised with me by colleagues across the organisation about how we support women’s progression, flexibility, and wellbeing at work. I’m grateful to staff who have shared their lived experiences — particularly around balancing […]
CEX Update – supporting life in Argyll and Bute
It’s my turn this week and next to bring you the Friday update, and this week I’d like to highlight just some of the work and successes going on across the council. It’s easy sometimes to focus on the issues and problems we all have to deal with, but it’s really important to recognise too […]
CEX Update – holiday season
‘What can we do today?’ is a question asked often at this time of year with summer holiday season in full swing (although the weather doesn’t seem to have realised yet, does it!) As with so many different aspects of life in Argyll and Bute, the council can help with answers to that question. For […]
CEX update – addressing depopulation
This update will be fairly short as I’m writing this in a car on my way to Luing. I hasten to add that I’m not the one driving! I had the opportunity to attend a Public Sector Reform summit earlier this week where we spoke about how we can create efficiencies by working in partnership […]
CEX update – another busy week
Pippa’s been enjoying a well-deserved break and, while she was back at work yesterday, she was at a conference, so I’ll be covering this week’s CEX update. Well, I have had another “blink and suddenly it’s Friday” kind of week. It kicked off with a first for me – I woke up, rubbed my eyes, […]
CEX update – inspiring the next generation
As we are now in the pre‑election period for the forthcoming elections, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on what this means for us as an organisation and, just as importantly, how we continue to ground ourselves in our shared values. Recently, at a meeting with other local authority Chief Executives, we spent […]
CEX update: Resilience, readiness and care in uncertain times
As we move towards the Easter break, I want to take a moment to reflect on the work many of you have been immersed in over recent weeks, and the context in which that work is taking place. Across the organisation, we continue to carry a demanding and complex work programme. Much of this is […]
CEX update – making a difference together
Like many others, I’ve been finding myself watching the progress of the Artemis II mission this week. Missions to the Moon always seem to capture people’s imagination in a way few other things do, and this one has clearly struck a chord with the public. There’s something about seeing human beings push beyond what’s familiar […]