Dr Ian C Elliott

Why become a Fellow of the HEA?

Don’t ask students to engage in theory and reflection if you’re not prepared to do it yourself.

June 27, 2016
Do league tables matter?

League tables are most commonly associated with football. Everyone knows that the team who wins the most games goes up the league table. The team who finishes top at the end of the season our the league champions. Having won the league the champions may secure promotion to a higher league or entry to other competitions…

June 13, 2016
Leading Change in Public Services – Abstracts

Abstracts for papers presented at ‘Leading Change in Public Services’, 13 May 2016.

May 10, 2016
Leading Change is Full of Nonsense

Change management literature is full of nonsense. It’s time for some critical debate.

May 4, 2016
Coffee, lunch, education, networking, experience, trip to Brussels!

We are bringing together academic researchers for a colloquium on leading change in public services. Attendance for delegates is FREE. Book now to reserve your place.

May 2, 2016
ACOSVO Leadership Exchange

Reflections on my participation in the ACOSVO Leadership Exchange programme.

April 18, 2016
Fat Cat Salaries and Gold-Plated Pensions

What are the benefits of working in the public sector? This is an extended post based on a shorter piece for Prospects magazine.

March 28, 2016
National Maternity Review and Public Service Vouchers

The National Maternity Review has recommended the trial of personal budgets for maternity services including child birth. This blog explores some of the potential pitfalls of this proposal.

March 7, 2016
Academics in the Real World

I’m often asked if I have any real world experience. Sometimes I’m even told ‘what would you know about the real world’. There are so many flaws in both those standpoints (and much has been written about this previously) but I think there is another important point to consider. What is happening here, is that there…

February 21, 2016
Call for Abstracts – Leading Change in Public Services

As reported last week someone has finally claimed the second outstanding Lotto prize of £33m. That’s a lot of money! Certainly more than I can imagine. But what about £107m, £100m or £46m? These are the amounts of money that Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Highland Councils respectively have to save over the next five years, two years and three years. That’s like…

February 1, 2016