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The Ashridge Public Leadership Centre and the Guardian newspaper in the UK are holding a prize essay competition. The essay topic is "What do I know now that I wish I'd known then...? Learning that has helped me to become a better leader." The winning essay will be printed in the Guardian. Length: 3000 words; deadline: 30 October; and prize: £3,000.

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The essay title
What do I know now that I wish I'd known then...? Learning that has helped me to become a better leader services.
Essays can be any length up to a maximum of 3,000 words and should aim to bring fresh insight and understanding to the subject in a public sector context, with clear recommendations on the way forward.
Content and style
Ashridge's style is strongly practical and we value ideas that can be readily applied. Essays should relate to current best practice as well as new ways of working. They should be jargon free, making points as concretely and clearly as possible. The judges are looking for contributions that challenge, but also make strong, well argued cases with positive ideas for the future of leadership in public services rather than purely academic, polemical or diagnostic pieces. The winning essay should be readily publishable, edited or in full, in Guardian Public and by Ashridge.
Timetable
The closing date for entries is Friday 30 October 2009. Prize winners and merit awards will be announced during December with a lunchtime reception for prize winners in London in January 2010.
The judges
Lord Chris Smith of Finsbury; David Gauke, MP for SW Hertfordshire; Sir Richard Mottram; Professor Sally Davies; Jane Dudman, Editor of Guardian Public; and Eve Poole, Deputy Director of the Ashridge Public Leadership Centre. The judges' decision will be final.
Prizes
The winner will receive a choice of a cash prize of £3,000 or a place on an Ashridge Open programme of their choice worth up to £13,000. The essay will be published in full or in edited form in
Guardian Public and the short-listed entrants will be invited to the prize giving ceremony. Up to two further prizes will be awarded if the judges consider the quality of the essays merits recognition. Public servants can accept the prize provided they declare it.
Submission
Essays should be submitted to essay-competition@ashridge.org.uk by midnight 30 October 2009. Enquiries about the essay, its format and content should be sent to carina.schofield@ashridge.org.uk.
Weblink: www.ashridge.org.uk/aplc

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