Career and Professional Development Insights
Confidence in Social Care Reform Is Rising. But Confidence in the Leadership Pipeline Isn’t.
12 Dec 2025
The NCASC Conference this year was a reminder of two truths about social care. First, the scale of reform ahead (across both children’s and adults’ services) is ambitious, urgent and system-shaping. And second, none of i ...
How AI Can Help (and Harm) Your Supporting Statement
27 Nov 2025
The Rise of AI in Job Applications
Over the past 3 years, the phrase ‘AI’ has been virtually unavoidable. As I type this on my keyboard, desperately trying to avoid accidentally hitting the physical ‘CoPilot’ button t ...
Growing our Housing Practice: Meet Holly and Jeanette
25 Nov 2025
Over the past few years, the housing sector has faced more change, pressure and expectation than ever before. Regulation, mergers, stock investment, and rising demand, to name but a few, have all added a layer of complex ...
Beyond the Rankings: What the IoD 2025 Means for People, Place and Leadership
20 Nov 2025
The English Indices of Deprivation 2025 land at a moment when the pressures facing local government, housing, health and public services are sharper than ever and the picture they paint is both urgent and unsettling. In ...
Supporting the Next Generation of Place Directors
14 Nov 2025
One of the biggest shifts many professionals face in local government is moving from being a subject matter expert to stepping into a senior leadership role with responsibility for a whole portfolio of services. It’s a s ...
The Evolving Role of HR Leaders in Local Government
03 Nov 2025
HR leaders are operating in one of the most complex and demanding environments we have seen in decades. With ever tightening budgets, increasing workforce pressures, and rapidly evolving resident expectations, they are b ...
What the new Development Corporation powers could mean for board-level talent demand
31 Oct 2025
Development Corporations (DCs) have long been used to deliver complex regeneration and growth projects, but new government proposals could hand them wider powers over planning, infrastructure, and environmental deliv ...
What Hiring Managers Really Look for in an Application Process
29 Oct 2025
When supporting candidates through an application process, I’m often asked the same question: “What are hiring managers really looking for?” On the surface, it might seem like a simple answer, experience, skills, and a s ...
Leading Digital Change: Key Takeaways from Tile Hill’s Roundtable
20 Oct 2025
Digital change isn’t just about technology; it’s about people and the leaders who make it happen. That was the central message of Tile Hill’s recent webinar, Beyond the Tech: The Leadership Approach Behind True Digi ...
Great Questions to Ask When Networking
14 Oct 2025
At Tile Hill, we talk a lot about conversation, connection, and storytelling - and it’s no surprise, given they’re at the heart of what we do. Whether it’s between a candidate and a client, a consultant and a leader, or ...
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