Comments on: Podcast: The Saint of Street Racing? https://podnosh.com/blog/2008/01/30/landorstreetracing/ Social media for social good since 2005 Tue, 03 Nov 2015 11:50:18 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.5 By: Podnosh Blog » Archive » Routes and barriers to citizen governance - a Joseph Rowntree Report from Birmingham and Wolverhampton https://podnosh.com/blog/2008/01/30/landorstreetracing/#comment-2057 Sun, 30 Mar 2008 13:23:05 +0000 https://podnosh.com/blog/2008/01/30/landorstreetracing/#comment-2057 […]  In addition to technical competences, softer ‘people and communication skills’, particularly the art of listening, were considered most important. These skills were needed to motivate others, resolve conflict and bring together disparate groups. Recently I’ve been reporting for the Grassroots Channel on the Neighbourhood Performance Reward Grant (the following links are to related video and podcast audio from Sparkbrook, Kingstanding, Washwood Heath and Bordesley Green). The NPRG is an experiment which provides resident groups with £10,000 to solve (or make reasonable agreed progress on) a local problem which has not responded consistently or well to government (local,national etc) efforts. Meet agreed targets and a further £15,000 is available to achieve more. Now clearly I’d love to hear your thoughts on this in principal, but what interests me is what effect it might have on leadership and residnets getting involved in local governance. […]

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