With the Beacon Awards ceremony due to take place today, Government ministers have welcomed research from Warwick Business School showing how local authorities can innovate and improve by sharing ideas. The study, carried out over three years, evaluated the impact and effectiveness of the Beacons Scheme. 

Birmingham City Council has announced its support for the Mapping Services Agreement, a centrally-agreed deal which is expected to save local government hundreds of millions of pounds. It is the first arrangement of its kind under which local government has procured as a whole and used that bulk power to make savings. 

By Glenn M. Parker
This new edition of Team Players and Teamwork incorporates 16 more years of research and major changes in technology and team styles since the first edition was published. Glenn Parker has included a new introduction on the “state of teams” today, a multitude of current-day examples, and new exercises and information on validation. The book contains team-player surveys and assessments that have become the dominant tools for team building.
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