Suzanne Steel
@suzsteel7.bsky.social
Believer in communities + collaboration. . Excited by all things careers, skills, data and cake. Team Leader with Skills Development Scotland. All views my own.
I love what Kate says about optimism in leadership and being optimistic about our places. It's not blind naivety, there's real power in positivity and ensuring communities KNOW we believe in them.
🎧 @katejosephs.bsky.social was a recent guest on the Radical Reformers podcast. Kate is Chief Executive of Sheffield City Council & former Senior Civil Servant in Whitehall who transitioned to #LocalGov
Listen to the full episode: www.mutualventures.co.uk/post/kate-jo... #Leadership
Listen to the full episode: www.mutualventures.co.uk/post/kate-jo... #Leadership
March 27, 2025 at 1:05 PM
I love what Kate says about optimism in leadership and being optimistic about our places. It's not blind naivety, there's real power in positivity and ensuring communities KNOW we believe in them.
Visiting one of my fab team in school this morning. As her door sign says, careers advisers wear many hats and there’s no doubt in my mind that widening access to these skilled professionals is *essential* in improving economic inactivity UK -wide #SoMuchMoreThanTalkingAboutJobs
March 24, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Visiting one of my fab team in school this morning. As her door sign says, careers advisers wear many hats and there’s no doubt in my mind that widening access to these skilled professionals is *essential* in improving economic inactivity UK -wide #SoMuchMoreThanTalkingAboutJobs
I adore our Social Flock windows - local art showcasing our work supporting families and clothing circularity in Perth and Kinross. A little charity making a big impact 👊
March 23, 2025 at 2:51 PM
I adore our Social Flock windows - local art showcasing our work supporting families and clothing circularity in Perth and Kinross. A little charity making a big impact 👊
It’s just such a privilege to be part of Social Flock, a Perthshire charity supporting a circular economy and mitigating the impact of poverty by providing preloved clothes to families across the LA. Demand for our services continues to increase, as does our determination to make a difference 👊👚🧣🧢
February 16, 2025 at 6:22 PM
It’s just such a privilege to be part of Social Flock, a Perthshire charity supporting a circular economy and mitigating the impact of poverty by providing preloved clothes to families across the LA. Demand for our services continues to increase, as does our determination to make a difference 👊👚🧣🧢
Last day in Austria where the fabulous ‘Citizens’ has been my book of choice for the week. A hopeful, energising, human read.
January 10, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Last day in Austria where the fabulous ‘Citizens’ has been my book of choice for the week. A hopeful, energising, human read.
A favourite from 2024 - a report with important implications for career education and guidance. The need for high quality, consistent and accessible local support has never been higher.
By 2022, people in their early 20s were more likely to be economically inactive due to ill health than those in their early 40s.
Read our report 'We've only just begun', to learn how to improve young people’s mental health, education and employment ⤵️ https://buff.ly/3UU9hgb
Read our report 'We've only just begun', to learn how to improve young people’s mental health, education and employment ⤵️ https://buff.ly/3UU9hgb
December 28, 2024 at 4:44 PM
A favourite from 2024 - a report with important implications for career education and guidance. The need for high quality, consistent and accessible local support has never been higher.
The perfect gift doesn’t exis…
December 28, 2024 at 9:21 AM
The perfect gift doesn’t exis…
Here ends another year of changing lives through careers advice, education + guidance, believing in relationships and people always. From Skills Development Scotland Fife - Merry Christmas! 🎄 #SoMuchMoreThanTalkingAboutJobs
December 24, 2024 at 2:42 PM
Here ends another year of changing lives through careers advice, education + guidance, believing in relationships and people always. From Skills Development Scotland Fife - Merry Christmas! 🎄 #SoMuchMoreThanTalkingAboutJobs
Catch up with the recent Career Collaborative Symposium - fantastic event hosted by Skills Development Scotland exploring cross sectoral partnership working to enhance our careers ecosystem. Much to celebrate, but also much to 👉https://youtu.be/PHX5bj1PryU?si=nUKLtTbWsh1ha_8t
December 21, 2024 at 7:51 AM
Catch up with the recent Career Collaborative Symposium - fantastic event hosted by Skills Development Scotland exploring cross sectoral partnership working to enhance our careers ecosystem. Much to celebrate, but also much to 👉https://youtu.be/PHX5bj1PryU?si=nUKLtTbWsh1ha_8t
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New Demos report on public sector productivity says leaders over-focus on “what works” for efficiency, rather than “what matters” to people: alexfoxblog.wordpress.com/2024/11/13/t... Via alexfoxshared.bsky.social
Blog (with links to resources): linkedin.com/pulse/moving.... By noelito7.bsky.social
Blog (with links to resources): linkedin.com/pulse/moving.... By noelito7.bsky.social
December 20, 2024 at 12:09 PM
New Demos report on public sector productivity says leaders over-focus on “what works” for efficiency, rather than “what matters” to people: alexfoxblog.wordpress.com/2024/11/13/t... Via alexfoxshared.bsky.social
Blog (with links to resources): linkedin.com/pulse/moving.... By noelito7.bsky.social
Blog (with links to resources): linkedin.com/pulse/moving.... By noelito7.bsky.social
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An important shift: from having the right answers, to having the right questions. Thanks Edoardo Pallaro!
December 19, 2024 at 7:44 AM
An important shift: from having the right answers, to having the right questions. Thanks Edoardo Pallaro!
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Big day for devo & localism: the English Devo White Paper starts important discussion about practical routes to meaningfully redistribute power & rewire public services & ££ across places.
We need to focus on scale for impact regions-local-community. Full @wearenewlocal.bsky.social response here:
We need to focus on scale for impact regions-local-community. Full @wearenewlocal.bsky.social response here:
While the English Devolution White Paper makes important headway in decentralising power, reform needs to be purpose-driven, rather than simply structures-driven.
Read our response: www.newlocal.org.uk/articles/new...
Read our response: www.newlocal.org.uk/articles/new...
New Local response: English Devolution White Paper - New Local
New Local response to the English Devolution White Paper
www.newlocal.org.uk
December 16, 2024 at 8:59 PM
Big day for devo & localism: the English Devo White Paper starts important discussion about practical routes to meaningfully redistribute power & rewire public services & ££ across places.
We need to focus on scale for impact regions-local-community. Full @wearenewlocal.bsky.social response here:
We need to focus on scale for impact regions-local-community. Full @wearenewlocal.bsky.social response here:
Reposted by Suzanne Steel
Low-income workers are less satisfied with their jobs than high-income workers.
We asked some of them why that might be.
Catch up on our recent research here ⤵️
We asked some of them why that might be.
Catch up on our recent research here ⤵️
A hard day’s night • Resolution Foundation
This report describes the labour market experiences of low-to-middle income families and how these have changed over the past quarter century. It explores those families’ employment, pay, experiences…
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December 16, 2024 at 9:15 AM
Low-income workers are less satisfied with their jobs than high-income workers.
We asked some of them why that might be.
Catch up on our recent research here ⤵️
We asked some of them why that might be.
Catch up on our recent research here ⤵️
One of my wonderful team made me (made me!) a hedgehog chocolate orange cover for Christmas. There’s a chocolate orange in there and I don’t think I’ve ever received a more perfect gift 🦔 🍊
December 16, 2024 at 12:04 PM
One of my wonderful team made me (made me!) a hedgehog chocolate orange cover for Christmas. There’s a chocolate orange in there and I don’t think I’ve ever received a more perfect gift 🦔 🍊
A much appreciated morning of cake and leadership discussion. Talk turned to Nolan principles and how often (or not) they are discussed with new and existing leaders and their confidence around them…revisited Theresa Leavy’s thoughts below 👇
December 2, 2024 at 2:23 PM
A much appreciated morning of cake and leadership discussion. Talk turned to Nolan principles and how often (or not) they are discussed with new and existing leaders and their confidence around them…revisited Theresa Leavy’s thoughts below 👇