Working with people: Leading Change with Vision and Innovation

Background/ Context

There are so many changes happening in the public sector and at such a pace how do you keep up with all? Do you feel like you are running in the mud and being left behind? then this event will be of interest to you do you want to lead your change with vision, enthusiasm and influence the direction.

Changing an organisation’s culture is one of the most difficult leadership challenges we may ever face.That’s because an organisation’s culture contains a complex map of intertwining sets of aims, roles, processes, values, communications, practices, attitudes and assumptions but to meet our ever-increasing budget pressures and changing landscapes we need to as leaders embrace new ways of working and unlock the potential of not only our own but our partner organisations people

We often find certain procedures or approaches happen, because “that’s just how we’ve always done it.” It gives comfort and it’s easy. Simply having great talent on your team is not going to get them to produce great results unless they have effective leadership.

What's on the Agenda?

Sarah Bullock, Assistant Director of Vision and Change, St Helens Council: Sarah and her colleagues will share how they have merged the health and wellbeing board and community safety partnership into one place- based strategic board,

Suzanne Shaw, Senior Facilitator, The Colourworks, Suzanne will share with you how to Inspire People, To Deliver Better Results. Ensure your leaders’ values are aligned to those of the organisation and empower them to step up, let go and allow others to grow.

Julia Wolfendale, Founder & Director, On the Up Consulting: On The Up Limited is a ‘purposefully positive’ organisation and is focused on providing support to organisations and individuals, through coaching, change and grow workshops and workforce development. Julia is committed to supporting organisations to take a more strength-based approach to working with customers, patients and their workforce in order to unlock potential. This session will provide an insight into how leaders can learn to thrive in these challenging times.

Gareth Hughes, Chief Inspector, Behaviour Change Team, GMP: “GMP’s Behaviour Change Team is beginning to put UCL’s Behaviour Change Wheel into the workplace, designing a methodology to address how police officers and staff work within national crime data guidance. The presentation will describe the journey so far and show how COM-B will enable behavioural diagnosis and potential intervention design.”

Paul Chadwick, Consultant Clinical and Health Psychologist, Senior Teaching Fellow, Co-Director of the MSc in Behaviour Change. Paul will share using the COM-B Model and Behaviour Change Wheel to understand behaviours related to physical activity and design interventions

Sarah Maynard, Transformation Programme Manager - Trafford Council - Trafford Council with partners have been on a significant journey of change for a number of years now – like many others in the public sector. Sarah will share this journey, lessons learned along the way and some personal reflections.

Ashley McCormick, Meg Eardly and Gareth Williams - Public Bubble North West, Public Bubble North West has been set up by a group of graduates, working across the public sector, who identified the potential to develop a strong network of young people and future leaders who currently work in public services. The group intends to host a variety of events in the region, bringing young professionals and senior leaders together to discuss key issues, including devolution in the wake of Brexit, child sex exploitation and how local and central government can work more effectively together. The group has already gained huge support from graduates, young professionals and senior figures to host such events and an initial timetable has been set out for the coming year.

All delegates will be given the opportunity to ask questions and share their own views and experiences as part of the discussions on the day.

Who should attend?

Do you fully understand the Culture you have already can you clearly articulate the culture you are trying to build? Change requires an understanding and a whole lot of commitment.

This event will be of interest to colleagues that are involved with projects that require Change, Redesign, Culture, Leadership.

Our events provide a forum for colleagues from local authorities, health organisations and other public sector organisations to come together to discuss service redesign, culture change, communities, place-based issues that impact on the public sector and to provide learning opportunities, encourage innovation and efficiency savings whilst delivering improved outcomes for people

What else do I need to know?

Arrivals from 09:30hrs for 10:00hrs prompt start. The workshop ends at 15:30hrs. Interested delegates are advised to register quickly to avoid disappointment.

We may take photographs during the event which we may use for promotion and social media. If you do not wish for your photograph to be taken. Please bring this to the attention to the event organiser on the day.

Cancellation Policy

In the drive towards efficiency and the effective management of resources, catering arrangements will only be made for registered delegates.

No cancellation charges apply, however, each no-show or last minute cancellations is costly, using funds that cannot be recouped. Please let us know if you are no longer able to attend at least 7 days before this event so that we can make adjustments to catering requirements with the venue or wherever possible delegate substitution with a colleague is much appreciated.

The Fine Print

Event registration: Attendance is FREE for individuals from organisations that hold a current subscription with iNetwork or Advancing Quality Alliance (AQuA). This includes the majority of NW local authorities and NHS Trusts in the North West region. Not sure whether your organisation is subscribed with iNetwork? Click here to see the current membership list.

Please register for this event if you plan to attend, as unregistered attendees risk being turned away on the day.

Name badges will be printed according to the information that is entered on the registration screen. Please ensure you use proper case. If you are registering for other people please enter their full details otherwise they will not have name badges or be on the entry list and therefore may also not be able to enter.

Special or Dietary Requirements: You will be asked to specify if you have any special or MEDICALLY RELATED dietary requirements when completing the registration form. Please note, vegetarian options are provided as standard.