Programme Overview:
What is the Aim of the Programme?
This is a practical
course:
We want to introduce
participants to key Management and Leadership theory. Our
emphasis however is on exploring the real-life relevance of these
to improving service quality.
At each coaching session,
participants are tasked with trying out various new ideas or
behaviours. They are asked to feed back their experiences at
subsequent sessions.
The culture of our
Programme is designed to be highly challenging yet supportive.
Thought provoking yet good fun!
On this Programme, you
will be an active participant – not a passive recipient of
knowledge!
Think of it as ‘climbing
a flight of stairs’ … we’ll provide the steps… you need to do the
climbing!
For those expecting a
smooth passive ‘escalator ride’ .. this is not the programme for
you!
Our key guiding
philosophy is built around the themes of Openness and
Effectiveness.
Openness
To new
ideas
To ‘having a
go’ at trying out new skills
Through
giving totally honest feedback to one another via ‘courageous
conversations’
Effectiveness:
Learning how
to develop a repertoire of different leadership styles
By increasing
your emotional intelligence
By learning
how to analyse the socio-political context of a situation and
generating best-fit action plans.
By encountering some fundamental
ideas around Service Improvement and Lean
Who is the Programme For?
We are delighted to have
recruited a truly multidisciplinary group of 60 primary health care
and social work professionals in 2008. The
following link provides a breakdown by professional group. (Excel
document)
The Programme encompasses
two different stages of Leadership experience:
-
Leadership Champions (10
places – appointment by interview)
You will already have extensive
leadership experience.
You will be looking to further
consolidate your experience with practical theories and skills.
The Leadership Programme will be
tailored to your specific needs.
Your Leadership Champion role will
include acting as a mentor for Leadership Associates.
Each Leadership Champion will
mentor 5 Leadership Associates.
-
Leadership Associates (50 places – appointment by
interview)
You are an
experienced primary health care professional who is towards the
beginning of developing your leadership expertise.
You will be
seeking to apply the theory and skills acquired during the
Leadership Programme to resolving practical organisational issues
and enhancing patient care.
Examples of project areas might include
enhancing Practice Based Commissioning, Practice or PCT
improvement, Professional Executive Committee functioning
Programme Structure
Participants are grouped into coaching groups,
consisting of one Champion and five Associates.
These coaching groups discuss individual
projects and the leadership knowledge and skills required to
achieve the project goals.
Additionally, a series of Master Classes is
being held centrally in the West Midlands region.
Topics for these master classes are drawn from
the learning needs of individual participants.
Programme Outcomes:
The goal of the Programme is enhanced patient
care through service improvement.
All Associates are working on specific
projects. We are actively facilitating whole-group
networking, with the goal of stimulating the design of larger,
pan-regional projects.
Our 2008 participants report a boost to their
self confidence and comments from their work colleagues that
demonstrate enhanced personal effectiveness and
resilience.