Keynotes and Presentations (in PDF format)
- Local Leadership and Risk, CIPFA annual conference, July 2014
- Doing things Differently, Cardiff Public Services Summit, June 2014
- The dynamics of London & people based approaches to organisational change, a talk to London chief executives at IfG, March 2014
- Managing the Gap, keynote presentation to SOLGM conference, Wellington, New Zealand, November 2013
- Skills for the future, a presentation in Wellington, New Zealand for SOLGM, November 2013
- Sources and sites of economic growth, a presentation on local economic approaches to growth, October 2013
- Peer based learning & improvement, a presentation for local government peer review teams, October 2013
- Using design to remain relevant, a talk on service design and local government at the LGA, September 2013
- A stance for leading others, a talk on the essence of public sector managerial leadership, Solace at Sunningdale, July 2013
- Be good to do good, a talk on performance improvement at the LGA, June 2013
- Solace Master Class: Public Sector Leadership, February 2013
- Using the Public Triangle to Build Trust: Barry Quirk & John Nalbandian, at ICMA October 2012
- Leading and Managing in the "New Normal", March 2012, Cornwall Council, Truro Cornwall
- The Geography of Governing, February 2012, LGA Leadership of Place conference, Birmingham
- Public Leadership in Challenging Times, October 2011, LGA Leeds Castle leadership programme, Birmingham
- Design and service supply in local government, June 2011, Design for Growth Summit, Design Council, London
- Risky Business, June 2011, LGA Annual Conference, Birmingham
- Progress carefully, but always progress, June 2011, Chief Finance Officer Summit, CIPFA, London
- The Character of Change, April 2011, Further Education Leaders' Conference, London
- The defining characteristics of high performing public service organisations, March 2011, Holyrood conference, Edinburgh