1. Vaga Associates Partnership Team Workshop Nikki Enoch John Smith 11 February 2005

2. Vaga Associates Programme 10.00am – 3.00pm Our approach Getting to know you Getting started Agenda

3. Vaga Associates Our Ambitions Best in Business Best in Sport To help you realise yours Specialise in County Sports Partnership Vaga Associates

4. County Sports Partnerships Infrastructure CommunitiesSports School/Education Added Value

5. Vaga Associates Positioning County Sports Partnership Sporting infrastructure Regional Sport Local Sport Health Education Employment Safety

6. Vaga Associates Context StrategyGearing upOperational Feb - SeptAutumn - Winter 2006 onwards

7. Vaga Associates Our Approach Identifying critical players and engaging stakeholders Agreeing Purpose, Strategy & structures Facilitating change Leadership Team

8. Vaga Associates Route Map 11 th Feb Getting started 7 th MarchBoard meeting 7 th AprilSports Development Officers Forum 13 th /14 th AprilFirst Leadership event 24 th MaySecond Leadership event 27 th June Third Leadership event 2 nd JulyVIP reception – Youth Games W/c 11 th JulyStakeholder event

9. Vaga Associates Communication Communication! Communication! Communication! Key messages Champions Best methods

10. Vaga Associates Strategy Strategy has many definitions. Mintzberg’s ideas are wider than most: a plan, some consistently intended course of action  a pattern which emerges over time  a position which provides for competitive advantage  a perspective or abstraction which exists in the minds of people

11. Vaga Associates InsightForesight Purpose/Values/ Vision Evaluation Operating ModelCore processes Business Environment Climate - culture Stakeholders Employee Capability Environment Resources Why are we here? What underpins our approach? What will good look like? Success Model (big ticket items and measures) Stakeholder mapping Breakthroughs Strategic initiatives Milestone identification Principles and Policies Behavioural Standards Core and critical competencies Finance, Marketing, Admin, Operations, Communications etc. Balanced Scorecard People dimensions Customers Leadership Innovation Strategy Model

12. Vaga Associates TASK INDIVIDUAL TEAM Action Centred Performance KALEIDOSCOPE Management Development & Training Ltd KALEIDOSCOPE Management Development & Training Ltd

13. Vaga Associates Workshop Tasks Common sense quiz – testing assumptions Introducing you –Work –Life –Strengths –Ambitions Learning styles – Beblin Organising teams and team challenge

14. Vaga Associates Key Questions Who should be in the Leadership Team? What role for the Board? What role for SDOs/SDO Forum? What role for the Partnership Core Team? How best to communicate? Any tips for Eddie? Any other key questions?