by Amy | Jun 26, 2026 | Culture by Design, Power of 8
There’s a phrase doing the rounds in the FE sector right now that I can’t shake: “a very low pay award, possibly zero, may be the limit of affordability.”Those words came from the Association of Colleges’ employment policy committee...
by Amy | Jun 16, 2026 | CULTIV8, Culture by Design, EVALU8, Leadership Behaviours, Power of 8
The question the Skills White Paper should have asked and what Gallup’s latest data tells us about why it matters. The government’s post-16 Skills White Paper, published last October, included a proposal that turned more than a few heads. Ministers want to...
by Amy | Jun 12, 2026 | Leadership Behaviours
Leadership behaviours are the most powerful — and most overlooked — lever for culture change. Leaders in FE and skills providers spend a lot of time talking about culture. They write vision statements, run away days, commission surveys. But when I sit with teams and...
by Amy | Jun 9, 2026 | CULTIV8, Leadership Behaviours, Power of 8
The last piece I wrote was about what gets ignored — and how the things leaders walk past quietly become the culture. A few of you got in touch after reading it. The question that kept coming back, in slightly different words each time, was this: Right. So what does...
by Amy | Jun 9, 2026 | COMMUNIC8
There are eight conversations that decide whether your culture is healthy. Most leaders are avoiding at least three of them right now. I don’t mean that as a criticism. I mean it as a reality. I’ve sat in the chair. I’ve been the one with the open...
