Public-sector leadership often means:
Influence without control: You’re leading people or systems you don’t directly manage.
Conflicting accountabilities: Political, community, and policy expectations rarely align.
Chronic resource constraints: You’re solving 21st-century problems with 20th-century tools.
Change fatigue: Teams are tired, trust is low, and transformation can feel like a constant buzzword.
So how do you lead with purpose, clarity, and impact - especially when the system itself feels like the biggest challenge?
We believe that women leading in these spaces bring a unique kind of strength - one grounded in clarity, collaboration, and community.
Here are three mindset shifts that we think can help:
Zoom out before you zoom in. Understand the forces, loops, and incentives shaping your organisation. It’s not always about making change, sometimes it’s about revealing the patterns holding change back.
Complex problems require collective intelligence. Build relationships across teams, sectors, and silos - even informal ones. Relationship capital is often your most powerful currency.
Navigating ambiguity takes more than strategy. It takes stillness, stamina, and self-trust. Invest in spaces that fuel your clarity — from coaching to community to restorative pause.
This November, we're bringing together bold women navigating these exact complexities - in policy, procurement, education, health and beyond.
We’ll unpack:
Systemic blockers and how to work through them
Leadership in uncertain and politically sensitive environments
Cross-sector collaboration that actually delivers
What it means to lead with care, courage and clarity
This isn’t a conference. It’s a space to think differently, connect deeply, and lead with more power and less burnout.
CivicaNet | London | 20 November 2025
Registrations open now
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Let’s lead the future of public service together.