SLF - Collaborative Leadership across systems - 'Reform Clusters' Event

When we asked SLF members at our annual conference what we need to do differently, feedback included creating spaces and opportunities for leaders to come together, to learn, connect and collaborate with shared purpose.

We also heard you reflect on how sectoral and organisational silos remain an issue. You told us that it would be helpful to get to a point where we could add value through a more imaginative use of our collective resources.

Reflecting on what Scotland’s Public Service Leaders need and are asking for in the context of Public Service Reform, the SLF Co-Chairs with support from the Strategic Steering Group, agreed to develop a programme of more regular, half-day, in-person events and engagement opportunities, supplemented by a suite of affiliate SLFx on-line sessions. This ‘drumbeat of SLF events’ is offered instead of the annual SLF Conference.

With this in mind, we warmly invite you to take part in our inaugural in-person session to learn more about work of ‘reform clusters’ that a range of Scotland’s Public Bodies and Local Government leaders from culture/historic environment, net zero/environment, and digital, have been driving as part of the programme of public service reform.

Collaborative Leadership Across Systems

Monday 24th June 2024, 1:00 – 4:00 pm

Grassmarket Community Project

86 Candlemaker Row, Edinburgh EH1 2QA

Speakers and panellists include:

Permanent Secretary, Scottish Government – John-Paul Marks

SLF Co-Chair – Louise Macdonald

Culture Cluster Representative – Amina Shah, National Library of Scotland

Environment Cluster Representative – Nicole Paterson, SEPA

NatureScot - Marie Hernandez

In this session you will:

• Hear more about critical role collaborative behaviours play in reform and the importance of building strong and purposeful collaborative practice.

• Hear from public bodies leaders about how this approach has created space and opportunity for organisations to identify areas for collaboration and start to action change and transformation.

• Learn more about how to access potential facilitation and support around setting up a new cross-sectoral cluster.

• Have an opportunity to explore and shape future themes for collaboration with peers and reform colleagues.

Light networking refreshments will be available to enable SLF members to continue discussions and connect.