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In our latest episode of Radical Reformers, Andrew is joined by Kim Wright, Chief Executive of Brent Council.
In London, 1 in 23 children are homeless… think about that for a moment…that’s one in every classroom.
Tackling an issue like this requires a new, more radical way of getting public services to work together. The New Public Management approach of constantly assessing and passing vulnerable people and families from one siloed service to another will not cut it.
Kim and Andrew discuss the “Radical Place Leadership” work Mutual Ventures have been doing with Brent, which emphasises the importance of putting the person and family first and creating the permission and space for public servants to really understand the core challenges people are facing. This is riskier that sticking to traditional service silos. It requires public servants to have the ability to “fall forward”, which means accepting that not everything will work but also embracing the importance of properly learning the lessons.
To enable this new way of working, Kim is driving a major culture shift in her own organisation, across partner organisations and in communities. Kim discusses how she is approaching this.
Kim is an inspiring leader who knows what needs to happen and has the drive to do it… oh and she loves Abba!
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