leadership | The Planner

12.01.2021

Laura Edgar

What is a leader and how can you be one? Three young planners considered this in a session at the RTPI’s Young Planners’ Virtual Conference 2020.

Planners are pivotal to sustainable Covid-19 recovery

29.06.2020

Laura Edgar

RTPI president Sue Manns has launched an institute campaign that aims to raise the ‘vital’ awareness of the role planners have in every respect of the recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.

Let’s listen to the experts to regenerate our cities more effectively

04.12.2019

Waheed Nazir

Climate Change | leadership | Regeneration | Sustainability | UK

A new book explores regeneration from theperspective of practitioners. The books's compiler Waheed Nazir explians why it's important to learn from the people at the heart of major schemes

Leadership skills for planners: the gap to fill in the Raynsford Review 

18.06.2018

Robin Hambleton

The recent Raynsford Review of planning missed the chance to talk about the critical role that planners can play in city leadership, argues Robin Hambleton

Planning leadership the key in uncertain times: The Planning Convention 2017 in review

02.08.2017

Simon Wicks

The RTPI Planning Convention in late June brought together experts from the worlds of planning and beyond to explore the theme of delivering a strong, inclusive future. The Planner caught it all...

Career development: How to be a leader

23.02.2017

Martha Harris

governance | International | leadership | Professional Development | UK

What does it take to be a leader in planning? Martha Harris talks to some prominent planning professionals about the qualities of good leaders and why planning needs good leadership more than ever...

Civic leadership – new opportunities for planners

19.08.2016

Robin Hambleton

The age of the charismatic leader is long gone, argues Robin Hambleton. In the modern world, planners have a key role to play in civic leadership and creating inspiring visions for 21st century cities...

Spirit of place

23.01.2015

Robin Hambleton

Place-based leadership allows strong and decisive planners to prove their value, with Melbourne a perfect example of what can be achieved. Here, Robin Hambleton looks at the Melbourne story – and explains...