Post on 14-Dec-2015
Leadership Skills of Local Authority Chief
Executives
Today and Tomorrow
Terry McDougallGroup Director Solace in Business
A Report is Commissioned
Joint report …. LGASolaceSkills for Local GovernmentCommissioned to gain views on new skill set
and how to support and develop new skill
Main Findings
Chief Executives have to operate at both transactional skills transformational skills
And also found ‘contextual’ skills
Transactional skills
Financial strategyPerformance managementHuman resource managementProcurement and commercial skills
Transformation Skills
Political understandingVision setting and strategic managementManagement of changeWorking with partners, partnerships and other
stakeholdersCommunication and cultural managementDemocratic accountability and challenge
Contextual skills
Leading place and spaceLeading during complexity and ambiguityLeading entrepreneurial organisationsLeading through trust
What Chief Ex’s say
Its about outcomes; Charlie Adan says Collaborative public services The linear option is dead! Breaking down barriers Open Trust Transparency Connections Joining the dots
What Chief Ex’s say
Lesley Seary says Treat the future as a maze and find your way through it
with your people If you try to move a mountain you will fail
Martin Reeves says Leading through ambiguity Lead without a blueprint Thinking on ones feet
So what’s next?
We need to recognise the future will be different TransactionalTransactionalContextual
Developing the skills
Buddy systems – unstructured support – pairing up
Mentor/CoachAction Learning SetSharing events
Some thoughts going forward
Support and nurture talentPlan now for tomorrowGrow collaborative leadersCreate new opportunities and environmentsShare best practice