Thought Leadership

‘Successful organisations need leaders who to have the ability to ‘listen with a quiet mind’, learn fast and turn what they hear and what they learn into actions that their people understand and believe in’.

BBC 3 Counties Radio Interview

On the 22nd January 2017, Cedi took part in a BBC 3 Counties radio debate on the subject of whether we should be prepared to pay more tax to fund the £2.6bn social care funding gap by 2020. You can hear Cedi’s thoughts here! We think you’ll find them interesting…and thought provoking!

Are you an ambitious BAME middle manager? Looking to prepare for your next promotion? Join a Board!

I recently had a telephone call from a friend who’s the Chief Executive of a small but national charity. She was desperately looking to...

Time to Join the Dots. Then we’ll see the Whole Picture!

The heinous murders of George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery and the disturbingly sinister Amy Cooper video hit our screens during the Covid-19...

Portfolio People Blog

Cedi was recently asked to contribute a guest blog to the Portfolio People website. It’s been shared across all social media platforms...

Let’s Talk EI

On the 20th May 2019, Cedi was interviewed by Jacqueline Hinds as part of her ‘Let’s Talk EI’ series. Cedi talked about his personal...

GlobalNet 21 webinar

On 1st March 2019, Cedi was invited by ‘GlobalNet 21’; the leading platform in the UK for discussing the major issues of the 21st Century...

My Next Career Interview

On the 31st January 2019, Cedi was interviewed by Phuong Skovgaard of ‘My Next Career’. Following the interview, Phuong published the...

What Do You Have to Lose?

I was very interested in a recent blog written by the National Care Forum’s Executive Director, Vic Rayner, titled ‘Politics of...

What does it take to be an Outstanding Manager in social care?

Article Consulting recently surveyed the managers of care homes that had been rated Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), to...

Why? You tell me!

A while ago had an interesting conversation and an exchange of emails with Vic Citarella, one of the social care sector’s leading lights...

The Road to Outstanding

In this interview, Cedi discusses the key takeaways from the research and also draws on his own previous experience as a Chief Executive...

Managers of Outstanding Care Homes

With the Care Quality Commission (CQC) highlighting the importance of strong leaders in high-performing services, a new report has been...

Age Speaks meets Cedi Frederick

I was really pleased to be asked to share my story and my thoughts as well as pick a few of my favourite songs! Not quite 'Desert Island...

900 a day...and Counting!

The BBC recently reported that 900 social care workers (actually, the figure is 928) left their jobs each and every day during 2015/16...

SORRY! IT’S ONLY ANOTHER £3.49 A MONTH!

A few days ago I received a beautifully worded letter from my Internet Service Provider, written I’m sure by the PR department,...

THE CLOCK IS TICKING…BUT IS IT LOUD ENOUGH TO ATTRACT ATTENTION??

Everyone who works in social care, from Boards and Executive Teams to frontline care and support staff knows how tough life is right now!...

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