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Transforming Team Leadership at Avon and Somerset Police – A Leapwise Case Study
In 2022, Avon and Somerset Police (1), like many police forces, were facing leadership challenges, with the force managing a rapidly expanding cohort of new recruits as a result of the national recruitment drive for the Police Uplift Programme. The Challenge The...
Meet James Sweetland – His Passion for Problem-Solving, Policing and Technology
Our team is the reason we consistently deliver exceptional results for our clients. We want to introduce you to our team members who are the driving force behind Leapwise. Meet James Sweetland James is a Consultant at Leapwise. With extensive experience consulting...
New Year’s Resolution for Public Sector Leaders – Be Radical to Reform Public Services
Welcome back to your first Leapwise blog of 2025! We hope you had a good break – especially readers who were working hard in public services where Christmas often means higher demand, rather than a quieter few weeks. As we reflect on 2024, it’s worth recognising...
Meet Annie Haswell – Her Passion for Behaviour Change and Public Impact
Our team is the reason we consistently deliver exceptional results for our clients; we want to introduce you to our team members who are the driving force behind Leapwise. Meet Annie Haswell Annie is a Senior Consultant at Leapwise. She is passionate about...
FIT FOR THE FUTURE: The case for a reformed national policing landscape – Tom’s view
Earlier this week, Leapwise and the Police Foundation (1) co-published a brand-new policy paper: ‘Fit for the Future: the case for a reformed national policing landscape.’ If you didn’t catch it, you can find the full version here. We also published a launch op-ed...
London Borough of Hounslow: Accelerating a New Preventative Model in Local Government – A Leapwise Case study
Introduction Within the public sector, adopting a preventative approach is generally recognised as a sensible course of action – for both financial and non-financial reasons. Financially, prevention offers the opportunity to reduce costs at a time when budgets...
Public Sector Productivity: 4 Tips for Effective Process Redesign
Ongoing pressure for public sector efficiency Between the challenging fiscal context and the significant demands across the state (see prison spaces, NHS waiting lists or court backlogs), public services are under exceptional strain. And we saw this challenge...
Police Scotland: Developing Vision 2030 – A Leapwise Case Study
Introduction Police Scotland (1) is a large and ambitious service, with outstanding detection rates for high harm crimes and a proven track record of providing good service to victims and witnesses. The Challenge The service has made a number of changes and...
Autumn Budget: Six Ways Leaders can Thrive in the New Fiscal Environment
Next week will see the new Government’s first major political set piece (if you leave aside the PM’s recent International Investment Summit.) (1) When Chancellor Rachel Reeves announces the full details of the Budget, we’ll get a much clearer sense of Labour’s plan...
A New Era of Police Efficiency: Savings Beyond the Salami Slicer
The national savings challenge In a recent Leapwise blog, we talked about the local pathways to delivering sustainable savings within policing. We called on forces to avoid the tempting simplicity of ‘salami slicing’ or simply applying across-the-board budget cuts...