1. Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Workforce Partnership Accelerated Director Development Scheme
Learning Exchange Event
July 2016
Thomas Simons, Director of Workforce and OD, & ADDS Lead Director
East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
Sharon Rouse, ADDS Project Lead

2. ADDS - A Unique Approach to Talent Management
What makes ADDS unique?
CEO led approach to identifying and developing NHS leaders.
High potential talent development is a key CEO responsibility.
Workforce partnership approach to system wide talent management.
It links development to job opportunity-secondments, acting up, automatic shortlisting.
Provides an individualised approach to leadership development.
Co-created by CEO, HRDs, TPC and participants.
Participant continuous review and support via the Talent Forum.
ADDS Alumni.
ADDS is a CEO led talent management scheme
Why because Beds and Herts CEOs believe that a key function of any CEO is to identify and develop their high potential leaders
As Beds and Herts the CEOs have acted on this belief by directly taking on the responsibility for doing so
CEOs are involved in every aspects of the scheme from:
identifying local high potential leaders,
collectively assessing and selecting those leaders identified by them as ready r,
directing the design of the scheme
actively participant in the on going development of the participants- through to linking development to job opportunity
Support and development coninus after the formal 12 months development aspects of the scheme

3. ADDS-Talent Identification
Who is it for? Aspiring Executive Directors at Band 8C and above from clinical, operational and corporate backgrounds with the potential to become Executive Directors within 24 months.
Talent Identification Process
Local nomination by CEO
ADDS assessment and selection process
Talent Q
HLM 360 Feedback
Assessment and development centre
1:1 assessor feedback

4. ADDS- Development Aspects of the Scheme
Components of the scheme:
A launch event
A 2 day leadership residential
A two day system leadership masterclass
Two needs based masterclasses
Impact groups
Executive coaching and CEO mentoring
Secondments and acting up opportunities
An opportunity to work with fellow leaders on a system wide project
Continuous CEO review and support
Networking across the system
Continuous review and evaluation, celebration event

5. ADDS - Key achievements
50% of participants have undertaken Executive Directors roles in substantive, seconded or acting up roles.
100% participant retention.
A CEO Talent Forum responsible for system wide talent and leadership development.
A highly rated, tried and tested approach to talent assessment and selection by CEOs and executive directors- ADDS Tooklit
A strengths based individualised approach to system leadership development.
Networking and relationship building across the system.
Value for money approach
Half way through the scheme – first cohort 50% -
100% of participants remain on the scheme even if appointed to a substantive post- Alumni.
Talent forum responsible for setting the strategic direction for talent management at all levels across Beds and Herts
Highly rated- TQ assessment and development centre – valued and appreciated having 121 time with an experienced CEO exec director - this has held true even those nominated haven’t been identified as ready robust feedback and support by assessor now
Tooklit developed

6. ADDS- Key learning
CEOs working collectively to identify, select, develop and share their talented people via a Talent Forum.
Be clear on stakeholder commitments and expectations from the outset. ADDS Learning Contract.
Ensure HRD continuous engagement and involvement.
Commence executive coaching and CEO mentoring early in the scheme.
Be clear on system projects from the outset and, commence projects early in the scheme
Participants - make the most of every opportunity available from the outset
Big ask of a CEO to share their talent
Cant emphasis understanding the commitment involved enough

7. ADDS Resources
50k HEE contribution plus 13k contribution from each partner organisation.
CEO lead, Nick Carver and ADDS Project Board led by Thomas Simmons
HRD input and support
CEO and HRD participation in the Talent Forum, contributions to masterclasses, participant CEO mentoring, system project sponsorship and support.
What saving was made by organisation who seconded an ADDS participant into and Exec Director role

8. ADDS Evaluation
A* rating from Cohort 1 participants Based on the pilot scheme review, a second ADDS cohort has been commissioned by the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Workforce Partnership
Only picked 2