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Show filtersCentral England Co-op looks back on £15m investments over 12 months
The society says it opened eight new food stores and five new funeral homes, as well…
Plunkett Foundation welcomes another community pub to the co-op fold
The Auctioneers Arms in Staffordshire has been saved after locals raised more than £200,000 in community…
Co-operative leadership: How should it work in practice?
Bob Cannell of Co-operative Business Consultants looks at the hazards facing collective leadership - and how…
Leadership Q&A: Ben Reid of the Midcounties Co-operative
The group chief executive of the independent society says openness lies at the core of leadership
Who’s afraid of leadership? Key lessons for co-op leaders
Training expert and business consultant Kate Whittle stresses the need for clarity, collaboration and communication
Co-op leadership Q&A: Simon Parkinson, the Co-operative College
The chief executive and principal of the College discusses a 'values-based, adaptive' approach
How to change the world: Expert advice for co-op leaders
Craig Dearden-Phillips looks at social leadership models and suggests ways to make them more effective
Meet.. Jane Avery vice president of the Central England Co-op
Jane Avery talks about her experience in the co-operative sector and her role in a local…
Looking ahead to 2018: Questions for the movement’s leaders
We ask some leading co-operators about their achievements in the year gone by – and what…
Looking ahead to 2018: A growing appetite for employee ownership
Sarah Deas, chief executive of Co-operative Development Scotland, says the sector is set for a period…
Looking ahead to 2018: It’s time for co-ops to do it ourselves
Ed Mayo, secretary general at Co-operatives UK, reflects on the last 12 months and looks ahead…