'Over the years I have worked with scores of local authorities, government offices of the regions and government departments. I am a member of the Evaluation team, which is studying the introduction of Local Area Agreements, Local Public Service Agreements and Local Strategic Partnerships.
Recently I have worked on developing new thinking on leadership and the governance arrangements needed in complex partnerships. I also teach on the Leadership Academy for executive councillors and have worked in several authorities on top team development and on leadership skills for councillors.'