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A poor decision rarely ends with the decision itself. The real cost is often what follows. In any organisation, decisions have consequences. Some are financial, some operational and others affect people, customers, reputation or future opportunities. The difficulty is that the impact of a poor decision is not always visible at the point it is made. It can take weeks or months before the consequences become clear. Not every decision will be right. Organisations operate with in

The announcement that the Government is pausing and reviewing parts of the Local Government Reorganisation programme raises an important question beyond the immediate uncertainty about which councils will eventually exist: what is the cost of changing course after significant work has already been undertaken? On 7 September, the Government announced that decisions affecting Essex, Hampshire, Norfolk and Suffolk would be withdrawn following updated legal advice. Proposals in a

Leadership is often described in terms of vision, strategy and decision making. Delivery, meanwhile, is frequently treated as something that happens further down the organisation. In reality, the relationship between leadership and delivery is far more connected and getting the balance right is essential if an organisation is going to perform effectively. Good leaders need to understand what is happening on the ground. They need enough knowledge of the work to ask the right q