Organisational Development

What We Do - Leadership and Top Team Development

There are common themes across the public sector as to what it finds difficult and the issues around strategic leadership consistently top of the list.

Where We Can Help You

Our consultancy work in leadership spans several different levels: leading the self, team, organisation and system. We can help leaders act and behave differently so that they make better decisions. We help them raise their game and set clear strategic direction, inspire staff, step up the pace and lead delivery. We can help them improve not only their own organisation but show ways to spread the benefits across the public sector.

What do you find difficult?

There are common themes across the public sector as to what its corporate leaders find difficult and you might recognise some of the following in your own organisation. We can help with all of these and more:

Lack of organisational vision and purpose.
A focus on processes and transactions rather than key outcomes
The organisation has a risk-averse, permission led culture.
Leaders are perceived by staff (and sometimes by customers and other stakeholders) as being out of touch and lacking open, honest communication.
Good ideas are generated but not followed-through or put together to form a bigger, compelling picture.
Leaders have difficulties working as one team - with individuals pulling in different directions.
A collection of leaders responsible for their functional areas rather than leaders operating collectively and strategically.

Our approach

We work closely and confidentially with you on the diagnostics and to establish how the effectiveness and impact of either individual leaders or your corporate leadership team can be assessed, measured and developed. Each approach is unique, reflecting the fact that every organisation is facing different challenges and situations and is at a different stage of maturity. Our philosophy is to provide a different stretch for each person while maintaining a focus on desired results and outcomes.

The benefits to your organisation

Improved strategic direction
Focus on what's important and on top priorities
Service delivery transformation
Greater innovation - from sparks to fireworks
Identification of barriers to success and their solutions
Alignment of your whole team, which will take your organisation where it needs to go
Ongoing personal development to break through barriers and limitations
New ways of working together as a team and in an integrated way with stakeholders
Improved staff relationships
Increased knowledge of building sustainability into corporate strategies

For further information

We would very much welcome the opportunity to work with you. For a no-cost, no-obligation initial conversation we would be delighted to hear from you.

For further information, please contact: Kay Evans 01344 634 331, gtn 3803 4331
kay.evans@nationalschool.gsi.gov.uk
Winston Sutherland 01344 634 128, gtn 3803 4128
winston.sutherland@nationalschool.gsi.gov.uk
Parmjit Horwood 01344 634 141, gtn 3803 4141
parmjit.horwood@nationalschool.gsi.gov.uk