Public Sector Leadership 2006
Conference / Exhibition February 15th QEII Conference Centre
Agenda
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Plenary: Plenary Session
Running time: 09:30 - 10:55
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09:30 - Chair's Opening Address
Ewart Wooldridge CBE - Chief Executive: The Leadership Foundation for Higher Education -
09:40 - Professor Sue Richards - Director of Strategic Leadership: National School of Government
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10:00 - Jonathan Baume - General Secretary: FDA (First Division Association)
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10:20 - Collaborative Leadership: Inside Out
Anne Cuthbertson - Director: CPCR Ltd - Public sector leaders are under increasing pressure to work collaboratively. Public/private initiatives, legislation & decreasing budgets are forcing new partnerships where the culture or systems don't yet exist to enable them to succeed. What does real collaborativeleadership look like? How do we build the leadership capability,culture & systems needed for working across boundaries? What results are collaborative leadership delivering? And how can your organisation raise its game in this interdependent scene? http://www.cpcr.co.uk -
10:40 - Q & A
- 11:15 - Work Sessions A
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A1: Leading In A Start-Up Organisation
Running time: 11:15 - 12:30
Leading a start-up (whether an entirely new body, a new team or function), means having to achieve a huge amount, very quickly: from developing the vision and strategy through to building a high performing leadership team, engaging staff and establishing new systems and processes. This session will cover strategies and practical tools for leading a successful start up.
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A2: Developing Leadership Capacity & Capability
Running time: 11:15 - 12:30
Public sector case studies from the last decade will be used to illustrate how development interventions can successfully leverage internal capacity from front line staff to board level executives. Implications for these case-studies for the future will be outlined.
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A3: Technology & Leadership
Running time: 11:15 - 12:30
An essential part of achieving improvement in leadership standards is to understand your starting point and rigourously assess:
Where are you now?
In which areas do you need to focus your efforts and resources?
LQ Metrics exploits the efficiencies, effectiveness and economies of technology and is capable of assessing and reporting on those characteristics and qualities universally accepted as being those of successful leaders at various levels.
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A4: Recruiting Top Level Leaders - What Value Headhunters?
Running time: 11:15 - 12:30
Is it who you know, not what you know that counts? Is headhunting all about little black books and secret meetings or is it a valuable profession gaining respect for its effectiveness in the public sector. The session will share insights & experiences from the public sector.
- 13:30 - Work Sessions B
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Running time: 13:30 - 14:45
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B1: Client Centered Leadership
Running time: 13:30 - 14:45
This session will explore leadership in the context of client centred services. Client entered services can be achieved through the use of 'patient stories'. The session will draw on a combination of evidence based knowledge and practical application to demonstrate how 'patient stories' have informed and enhanced both care and services in the public sector.
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B2: Leadership & Executive Coaching
Running time: 13:30 - 14:45
Coaching is a powerful tool for developing your own personal impact & that of your team. How do you ensure coaching provides maximum benefit on clarifying your vision, building on your values, focusing on your value-added & enhancing your vitality? This session will draw on wide experience within the public sector & stretch your perspective on coaching.
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B3: Leadership Blind Spots and Public Sector Culture Change
Running time: 13:30 - 14:45
This session draws on a combination of academic research and practical application to show how the blind spots of leaders affect the outcomes of public sector culture change. We draw on a new model of learning to examine the effects of blind spots at two levels – senior management and middle management. We then look at how the Home Office is working to overcome these blind spots in order to encourage leadership at all levels in the organisation.
- 15:15 - Work Sessions C
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C1: Leading Towards Efficiency
Running time: 15:15 - 16:30
Gershon keeping you awake at night? Efficiency not a choice? Want to leave a legacy for years after you move on? Join this session to gain valuable insights into how YOU can inject spontaneous efficiency into your organisation.
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C2: Diversity & Leadership
Running time: 15:15 - 16:30
This session will explore the concepts of leadership & power & look at examples of how Centrex is working with police officers & staff from under represented groups to shape and positively influence their working environment. Unlocking the potential of under represented groups can develop personal confidence, leadership skill & support their career aspirations.
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C3: Creating A High Performance Team
Running time: 15:15 - 16:30
Critical Steps to making a Real Difference - Best Practice in Top Talent Management: This session will present the latest research on how organisations have created real value by adopting best practice in managing their leadership talent pool. Critical issues in differentiating between High Potentials & High Performers will be explained & fresh insights on how leadership competencies evolve with seniority will be shared.
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C4: Collaborative Leadership In A Changing Landscape
Running time: 15:15 - 16:30
Delivery of public services is changing with delivery from a variety of sources; public, voluntary, private sectors and social enterprise. Against this backcloth, what skills are required from the future leaders of public services and how do we help each other ?
- 16:00 - 17:30: Drinks reception Living Leadership. Venue: Benjamin Britten Lounge. Join the Leadership Centre for Local Government for a drinks reception to launch our eight-point manifesto on leadership. Find out about our thinking and approach to the leadership challenges facing authorities today.
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