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My work experience week with the National Leadership Network (NLN)
A blog by JJ Liggins My work experience has been a blast with the NLN. I have met some amazing people and had some great conversations. I was already part of the NLN Steering Group, so I had a few familiar faces to speak to when I was there; that really helped me and I…
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The National Leadership Network (NLN) and Sports Leadership
A blog by JJ Liggins I applied for a job at the NLN around eight months ago to be part of a team that would work with people with care experience. After two interviews I got the job and became part of the National Leadership Network Steering Group where we use zoom calls to have…
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A blog by Jimmy Paul
Meaningful Leadership If we are going to address the gross inequities across Scotland (which the pandemic and cost of living crisis has further exposed) then we need people who will build a new way of doing things. In response to such a provocation, people often say ‘we need leadership’. But what is leadership? I vividly…
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A blog by Paul Sullivan
Leadership Taking a leadership role to support creativity in care The Promise recognised that children are not ‘passive recipients of care’ and that any care system must uphold all of their rights including health, education, housing etc.; that these rights are never compromised by contact with the ‘care system’. However, our ambitions should extend further.…
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A blog by Gordon Main
Leadership Leading Change in the Children’s Hearings System: being guided by lived experience I am a young person, not a case nor a problem I have a right to be heard, I deserve a seat at the table I may attend hearings, but that does not define me I’m not broken, I’m not unworthy of…
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A blog by Rosie Moore
Leadership For many years I thought leadership was about authority – that those in positions of seniority or ‘power’ were automatically the leaders. And sometimes they are, and sometimes they are not. I thought leadership was more to do with your job title, than your personality and mind set. Leadership has many definitions, can take…
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A blog by Gary Brown
Building the National Leadership Team In December 2021 we wrote a blog on the National Leadership Network’s journey so far. A follow up has been well overdue – but as a rapidly growing project we have been, well, busy! Let’s pick up where we left off… In our previous blog we told you that National…
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A blog by Kira Henry
Kira is currently on a short term paid contract with National Leadership Network. She was also one of the Grant Assessors who picked the 5 organisations who host the Network. Hi I’m Kira, part of the Interim Oversight Board with the National Leadership Network. I was lucky enough to get involved in the network at…
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