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From employee to boss: quitting the public sector for a staff-led company

Oliver Cappleman

Sep 22, 20154 min read

From employee to boss: quitting the public sector for a staff-led company

Writing for Community Care, MV’s Oliver Cappleman looks at how staff from two care services fared when they left the public sector to set...

Giving local leaders the ‘trust to try things out’ – why the government is right to back

Andrew Laird

Sep 10, 20152 min read

Giving local leaders the ‘trust to try things out’ – why the government is right to back

The General Election already feels like a distant memory. In the end the debate around the economy dominated the campaign but, whatever...

Five steps to unleashing the public sector’s greatest asset

Emmet Regan

Aug 22, 20153 min read

Five steps to unleashing the public sector’s greatest asset

Make sure your staff are engaged and the whole machine will work better. Writing in Pioneer’s Post, MV’s Emmet Regan sets out five key...

What is your data treasure chest telling you?

John Copps

Jul 20, 20153 min read

What is your data treasure chest telling you?

In our third Pioneers Post article on public service entrepreneurship, John Copps presents his top five tips on getting the most out of...

Public service entrepreneurship: get prototyping

Andrew Laird

Jun 29, 20153 min read

Public service entrepreneurship: get prototyping

Fail early and cheaply – in the second article in our public service entrepreneurship series, Andrew Laird says it’s time for public...

Staff engagement is the NHS’s greatest asset but it’s yet to reach full potential

John Copps

Jun 25, 20154 min read

Staff engagement is the NHS’s greatest asset but it’s yet to reach full potential

Writing for HSJ, MV’s John Copps argues that staff engagement is no longer just a ‘nice to have’ but a pre-condition for a high...

Public service entrepreneurship: a quiet revolution

Andrew Laird

May 19, 20153 min read

Public service entrepreneurship: a quiet revolution

MV Director Andrew Laird urges those delivering public services to push back against the layers of red tape associated with top down...

In defence of a balanced NHS market, with social enterprise increasingly at its core

Andrew Laird

Jan 23, 20153 min read

In defence of a balanced NHS market, with social enterprise increasingly at its core

Andrew Laird from Mutual Ventures gives his views on recent events… A couple of weeks ago Circle, a private company with a substantial...

Employee empowerment: the right sort of change in the NHS

Andrew Laird

Jan 12, 20153 min read

Employee empowerment: the right sort of change in the NHS

Following more news reports that the NHS is in “crisis” and unable to deal with “renewed pressure” on its Accident and Emergency...

Why ‘Big Society’ is a dismantled concept in need of repair

Andrew Laird

Nov 11, 20143 min read

Why ‘Big Society’ is a dismantled concept in need of repair

The Big Society theme of David Cameron’s campaign at the 2010 election was the target of mass media and political lampooning. It...

Healthwatch Business Development Masterclass – Oct 16th and 17th

admin

Oct 16, 20141 min read

Healthwatch Business Development Masterclass – Oct 16th and 17th

In partnership with Patient Public Involvement (PPI) Solutions, Mutual Ventures are running a two day Healthwatch Business Development...

Six lessons on leadership from the Ryder Cup

Andrew Laird

Oct 7, 20143 min read

Six lessons on leadership from the Ryder Cup

Writing for Pioneers Post, Mutual Ventures Director Andrew Laird comments on the lessons we can all draw from the Ryder Cup. If you...

The next phase of NHS mutualisation is about to begin!

Andrew Laird

Aug 11, 20143 min read

The next phase of NHS mutualisation is about to begin!

On Monday 11th August, a range of NHS leaders gathered for an event hosted by Mutual Ventures, the Cabinet Office and the Department of...

Innovation in public services – radical or incremental?

Andrew Laird

Jul 30, 20143 min read

Innovation in public services – radical or incremental?

In his latest Pioneers Post article, Mutual Ventures Director Andrew Laird argues that in the world of public services where people...

Going for Growth: MV's Quick Guide to growing public service mutuals

admin

Jul 3, 20141 min read

Going for Growth: MV's Quick Guide to growing public service mutuals

Our Quick Guide to growing public service mutuals is part of a series published by Pioneers Post to provide an introduction to key topics...

Andrew Laird

Jun 26, 20143 min read

Escaping the ‘iron cage’ of bureaucracy

One of the major motivators for public service staff who are exploring new ways of delivering their services is the dream of escaping the...

admin

Apr 17, 20141 min read

100% ICRF success for Mutual Ventures

Mutual Ventures are delighted to have achieved a 100% success rate on our ICRF applications. See full provider performance list here....

Time to get happy: Why culture can trump money in public services

Andrew Laird

Apr 17, 20144 min read

Time to get happy: Why culture can trump money in public services

Can former M&S boss Sir Stuart Rose help create a new management culture in hospitals? Will this help the almighty squeeze on budgets...

MV's Quick Guide to setting up a public service mutual

admin

Mar 3, 20141 min read

MV's Quick Guide to setting up a public service mutual

Our Quick Guide to public service mutuals is part of a series published by Pioneers Post to provide an introduction to key topics in...

In the year of “hard truths” – local service innovation will be critical

Andrew Laird

Jan 30, 20143 min read

In the year of “hard truths” – local service innovation will be critical

‘Hard truths’ worth £63 billion in cuts to the public sector mean local service innovation in the next few years will be critical to...

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