Systems Leadership Program

Overview

The Systems Leadership Program invests in the next generation of senior leaders either in commercial or public sectors. It brings together talented professionals from across organisational boundaries and is designed for aspiring leaders who share a passion for leadership and the application of communal systems in the workplace. Systems leadership enables organisations leadership & management teams the ability to communication and collaborate across a range of capabilities and levels of work. The aim is to assess and manage the impact of people and systems on an organisation’s agility and resilience.

The Systems Leadership Program will support your development in the following areas:

• Understanding the complexity of business and its uniqueness
• Supporting effective systems leadership throughout the business
• Developing the perspectives and mindsets essential for collaborative working
• Nurturing and developing the talents of the people
• Supporting collaborative, sustainable networks in your place

Program Outline

Session one - Setting the Direction and Leading the System

The roles and responsibilities of leaders

A quick refresh on the Equality Act (2010) with a focus on EDI.

Working with Complexity – understanding the implications of business:

• System dynamics enablers and barriers
• System Mapping
• The role of the Leader in managing complexity

Session two - Leading Transformational Change: Working in Practice

Systems Leadership and Transformational Change – reviewing change models and theory and applying these to real-life scenarios

Building the vision and making it real

Compassionate Leadership: leading change through people

Setting the direction and selling the story: Effective and compelling communication

Session three - Addressing Inequality: Building the System 

Working with competing priorities - building a win- win situation

Breaking down the barriers – organisational, professional, personal

Defining accountability in the system

Understanding the financial impact of service remodelling and delivery

Managing risks and taking risks

Session Four - Future of your place: Delivering the Service  

Understanding the customer experience – exploring methods of evaluation to inform improvements

Improving services – system working to improve the customer experience

Developing quality assurance processes

Session Five - Leading in Communities

Emerging Leadership – what kind of leader do you want to be

Building personal resilience – And managing personal health and well being

Self-reflection, feedback and implementation