Leadership and Management Programmes

Click on the link in bold here for key information about Leading for the Future and then read the rest of the information below. 

The content in the circular graphic below, with the three core elements shown in blue and with the Adaptive Learning Set at the centre of the programme are complemented and supported by an induction, skills workshop, masterclasses and consolidation event, as can be seen in the timeline graphic, underneath the circular graphic.

Note 1: The theoretical content of the programme is based on the work of: Ronald Heifetz, Keith Grint, Mark Moore, John Benington, Irwin Turbitt, Chris Argyris, and Peter Senge, amongst others.  We would like to acknowledge the contribution of Malcolm Young in developing this programme and in shaping the theoretical foundation.

The online resources are used to support personal development and develop management/leadership skills.  You will be able to identify your own areas of development and to work through these at your own pace.

During registration, you completed a baseline assessment of how consistently you demonstrate 6 Health and Social Care Leadership Capabilities, which underpin integrated delivery for best public value across our system of social work, social care, health, third sector and partner organisations. There are 6 e-modules on these Capabilities, which are recommended pre-work for the programme, to deepen your self-reflection.  The e-modules will not be referred to in the induction or the programme.

In addition, there are core online resources which have been designed specifically for participants of Leading for the Future to complete in preparation for each of the 5 modules, the induction, the skills development workshop and one of the masterclass.  A copy of the slides from each of these (excluding the masterclasses) and optional supplementary materials for afterwards are provided also.

Throughout the programme, it is expected that you will access these resources and keep a record of your learning and reflections in the learning log, to help you sustain your learning in practice. To do that, download and save the  in readiness for the learning log induction, you will not complete this in advance.  You will be asked to update this on every session and at the end of the programme, recording how you will/are 'measuring' your own achievement against your development goals, i.e.,

a)      What difference will participation in Leading for the Future make to your own effectiveness in your leadership role?

b)     What impact will this have on your team and on your organisation (or your part of the organisation)?

c)      How are you going to support yourself to make the most of this learning experience?

You will also find a range of other resources available to you via the Leadership and Management Zone and Leading to Change which may be useful in developing your leadership and management practice.

The learning commitment is around 1.5 days per month over the ten months of the programme, which is a mix of pre-work for each event, engagement in the ten full day facilitated sessions and reflective practice afterwards.   The events include:

• Induction (September) – to meet your group and adaptive learning set members and be introduced to the programme.
• Modules 1 to 5 (October, November/December, February, March, May) – The modules depicted in green in the Timeline graphic above, will enable participants to learn in their groups, to share work experiences, and to network with people from other professions and geographic areas. The modules provide a blend of theory input, group dialogue, skills practice, and adaptive learning.  The learning format is highly experiential.  In each module, participants are introduced to concepts, such as “adaptive leadership” (see note 1 above), and then encouraged and supported, through their adaptive learning sets, to take turns at working through their live work-based “adaptive” or “wicked” issues, to put their learning of the theory into practice back in the workplace.
• Skills development workshop (November) – practising the skills needed for adaptive leadership and enhancing current leadership capabilities.
• Masterclasses (January and April).
• Consolidation (June) – to hear about the leadership journey of others and finalise the transition of learning into practice.

There will also be access to other national events and participants are recommended to check out Leadership Links for details of further national development activities and events which might be of interest.

Participants are encouraged to complete a 360 feedback tool based on the leadership capabilities.  This will offer a useful benchmark for participants to consider how their colleagues experience them and think about what a development plan might look like for them in the context of participating in this programme.  For more details on completing this tool, participants should speak to their local organisational contact or leadership@nes.scot.nhs.uk.

Access to 1:1 coaching may be available through your local organisation.  Many organisations have developed their own internal register of trained coaches, accessed through your Organisational Development or Learning and Development departments.  This is an optional element of the programme which may serve to complement participants’ learning and development on and beyond the programme.  

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