by Glenn | May 6, 2026 | Best practice, Book, Competency, CPD, General
Not because they weren’t smart. Not because they didn’t work hard. But because nobody had ever explained to them what economic development actually is. What is the mission? What is the function? What are the dilemmas you’ll face when public purpose...
by Glenn | May 6, 2026 | Best practice, Book, Competency, CPD, General
I sat in meetings early in my career where decisions were being made and I didn’t know the local backstory. Who had tried what before? Why certain approaches had been abandoned? What are the political sensitivities? What the community actually needed versus what...
by Glenn | May 6, 2026 | Best practice, Book, Competency, CPD, General
๐๐บ ๐ง๐ช๐ณ๐ด๐ต ๐ซ๐ฐ๐ฃ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ช๐ค ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐ข๐ด ๐ข ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด๐ถ๐ญ๐ต๐ข๐ฏ๐ต ๐ช๐ฏ ๐๐ค๐ฐ๐ต๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐ด I thought I was reasonably well prepared. I had read the research, understood the theories, sat in plenty of meetings with practitioners. What I wasn’t prepared for was the reality...
by Glenn | Apr 27, 2026 | Best practice, Book, Competency, CPD
Today’s the day. The Local and Regional Economic Development Handbook is now available in hardback via amazon. After two years of writing โ and thirty-two years of practice behind it โ the book is out! I’ve also recorded a ten-minute video walkthrough that...
by Glenn | Mar 24, 2026 | Best practice, CPD
After 32 years working in economic development, I’ve noticed something. There’s no real home for people doing this work in the UK. No professional community where practitioners can share what’s actually working, get honest answers to difficult...
