Analytical leadership resources

Effective analytical leadership ensures that the right data and analyses are available, and that analysts are skilled and resourced to answer society’s most important questions. We would like to see the value of government analysis to improve the lives of citizens more fully recognised, and its future production and use, better supported.

Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR)

Analytical leadership: resources

Blogs

• How to drive innovation – Government Analysis Function: Matt Gurden, Deputy Government Actuary, Government Actuary’s Department (GAD) & Adrian Richards, former co-director of Knowledge, Analysis and Intelligence (KAI) at HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)
• Demonstrating analytical leadership – ADR UK: Dr Emma Gordon, Director of Administrative Data Research UK (ADR) UK
• Why does analytical leadership matter? What we’ve found so far: Nicky Pearce, Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR)
• Analytical leadership: How do we make sure the gains we’ve made stay for (the public) good?: Oliver Fox-Tatum, OSR
• Insights from shadowing the National Statistician: Emily Holford, Department for Education (DfE)
• My career in analysis: Jane Naylor, Chief Statistician at the Department for International Trade (DIT)
• My leadership and learning journey: Lisa Eyers, Ministry of Defence (MOD)
• Statistical leadership: make your analytical insights count: Oliver Fox-Tatum, OSR
• My leadership journey as a statistician: Beck Keane, Office for National Statistics (ONS)
• Why I stayed with the Civil Service as a statistical leader: Ian Knowles, Head of Profession for Statistics in the Department for Transport (DfT)

Byte size learning

• ‘We are all digital leaders in government’: Cat Little on productivity, AI and the next spending review – This article by Megan Lee Devlin from Civil Service World talks to Cat Little, Civil Service Chief Operating Officer, about leadership, AI and how to provide better services.
• Analytical leadership: Achieving better outcomes for citizens – This report sets out the findings from the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) review of analytical leadership. Drawing on case studies, it looks at how analytical leadership can be demonstrated and enabled across government.
• 7 lessons in mobilising the digital community – building a single definition of roles and skills – The Central Digital and Data Office (CDDO) talk about their work with the Capability Framework Design Council (CFDC). They share seven lessons they learned along the way and how they had a positive impact on transparency, accountability and participation.
• Administrative Data Research UK. Data-driven change – ADR UK – In a new blog for the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR), Dr Emma Gordon, Director of ADR UK, explores the vital role of analytical leadership and cooperation in enhancing public policy and decision making.
• How great leaders innovate responsibly (Video, 12 minutes)
  In times of uncertainty, leaders have a responsibility to inspire hope. Sharing hard-won wisdom, business leader Ken Chenault talks about what it takes to enact positive, enduring change — and why it’s more important than ever to invest in responsible innovation that uplifts people and centres equality and fairness.

Taking it further

• Analysis Function Strategy for 2022 to 2025 – Government Analysis Function – Our current strategy for the Analysis Function and our analytical leaders
• RSS – Effective Leadership for Analysts (Event, 11-12 November 2025, London) – This two day course explores the required range of knowledge, skills and behaviours to meet the changing global business agenda.