Leading Learning Programme Ian Fytche February 2013

100 Flourishing Communities Some Numbers 356 sq miles 91% agriculture and green space 106,000 people 100 communities 70million 350people 100 Flourishing Communities

General Leadership Challenges

Economy “the economy will be permanently smaller” Public Finances “the deficit will take longer to deal with” Demographics “the population continues to grow and we are living longer” Climate Change “the climate is changing…we need to take action now” Policy Change “everything is changing – welfare, education, health, planning, housing…” Leadership Challenges

Improvement…Transformation “profound & radical change”

Leisure Service Leadership Challenges

Participation Profile

A Broad Based Approach

Local Authority Role Asset Management Strategy – what is it for? Commis- sioning Budget Pressures

Some Thoughts on Leadership

Leadership – Starting Points? Leading by numbers? 459,000,000 2,000+ …a lot of reading… The Local Govt Chief Executive… A role that defies definition…? The most complex job…? …a need for clarity…

Chief Exec in Local Government? …the clerk…? …the complaints officer…? …the civic officer…? …the country’s most widely read individual…? …not THE ‘Leader’…!

“Make a list of the ten most important things you can do, and start doing number one” “If you can tell me something about management that is worth hearing, I will send you a check for $10,000”

Not Enough Hours? Your Responsibility Your Capacity

Leadership Management Administration Short-term Long-term Fine detail Broad overview Vision, Transformation + Partnership Development Planning Implementation Leader…Manager… Administrator? A B

Manager to Leader Management…Leadership Stability…Change Means…Ends Does things right…Does the Right Things A map…A Compass How…Why Responds…Pre-Empts Meets objectives…Clarifies Values

Focus – Rule of Thumb Vision 25% Managing the organisation 50 % Partnership Building 25 % A B

5 Tips for Failure Love your Bureaucracy Say nothing to anyone My team right of wrong Be a control freak Focus on the detail

5 Factors for Success Engage, Commun -icate, and do it again! Focus on Improvement + Trans- formation Focus on vision Balance ‘People’ and ‘Strategy’ Innovate and be prepared to take risks