MY LEADERSHIP JOURNEY 27 TH FEBRUARY 2013 Christine Fisher Chief Executive North West Leicestershire District Council

“A process of social influence in which one person can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common task” Wikipedia

“Organising a group of people to achieve a common goal” Wikipedia

My Leadership Approach Leadership Leadership with management Coaching leadership

Journey Management – 1981 – 1990 Management – Leadership Leadership 1999 – date - With Management - Leadership - Coaching / Leadership

Case Study 2012 Strategic Partnership Board Performance Sub Group Highly skilled & intense Police, County, City, Probation, CPS How to tackle that? -

Case Study 2012 PARO January 2012 Police Force Area November Event -

What did the election feel like? A bit of a musical performance Composers – Home Office and Electoral Commission Performing singers and promoters – PAROS as the only act on the bill Support bands/orchestras - LROs

Composers Composing something quite different to before Have changed the date of the event Given some outline of the “musical score” without the full detail Expect the final performance to be perfect Will take legal action if it is not

PARO role To understand and “guess” what the musical score is rather than wait. To treat all LROs and election staff as equals First meeting 14 th February 2012

“One Team” Meet regularly Joint decisions – one team Signed undertaking to mitigate risks Bespoke joint training sessions Regular dialogue and discussion Joint protocols Shared time to think and prepare

Local Planning and Preparation Project plans and risk assessments – drawn up early and revisited regularly Weekly Project Team meetings Monthly attendance at Election Officer meetings Monthly updates to District Chief Executive meetings Updates to other LROs as required Monthly updates to Police Strategic Transition Board meetings Home Office seminars

Lessons learned from the performance: Directions – less is more Be flexible –what works for one, may not work for another Acknowledge local issues Experience – there is a lot of it out there. Don’t be afraid to ask Enjoy, celebrate successes Focus on what you know

PAROs “faced the music” in November Final election announcement on 16 th November Performance will end “when the fat lady sings”

WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS? WHAT QUESTIONS WOULD YOU WISH TO ASK ME?

“NOT WHAT THEY DO, IT’S ABOUT WHY THEY DO IT” Understanding drivers Behaviour Values Patterns of behaviour Profile – not a competition

MANAGING “SELF” Impact on “logical levels” Its rarely personal E + R = O “All done with positive intent” Match, Pace, Lead

SURVIVAL Judgement – own plus others Awareness of self Information/knowledge be interested Political antennae Know when to leave alone, know when to stand your ground Coaching brings success