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OBSERVED CASE STUDY: Identifying a way forward both locally and nationally for a key strategic leadership priority
An overview
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WHY DO THIS?
Another source of information for you
(developmental)
Used as part of 1:1 feedback
Used in coaching
Relevant
Collaborative
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TIMINGS
09.10 – Introduction and overview (MA)
09.30 – choosing colleagues and topics
(not observed)
by self-chosen groups of 6
(follow observer)
10.00 – In groups: Agreeing how you want to work together
(observed: 5 minute alert at 10.20)
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TIMINGS cont..
10.25 – Developing and documenting your group’s suggested ways forward
(observed: with 5 min. alert at 11.20)
– Personal reflection time/prep for debrief
(not observed)
11.40 – Group debrief: task and process
(observed: with 5 min. alert at 12.15)
Plenary: main room: each group puts up summary
LUNCH
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HINTS
Please wear your name badge
Ignore observers as best you can
If you are not in a group by 10am, we’ll ask you to join one
Take time to be curious about other themes and people as well as advocating your own 5
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HINTS: ADVOCACY AND FORMING GROUPS – 10.00
Suggest 10 mins to prepare a flip chart ; put this over your shield
What is your theme?
Why should others choose it too?
Links to Integration? Prevention?
To BHBC; to Quality Strategy?
Benefits of choosing your issue?
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Hints: advocacy and forming groups -2
Suggest 20 mins to explore: stay open
Any other themes you are interested in?
Or not?
Who is raising similar themes?
Not the only opportunity to address your theme in the programme
Key choice now: your group
Be active and curious
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WORKING TOGETHER: – 10.25
Some planning time
How do you want to work together?
What sort of group process do you want to create?
Do you share a common understanding of the task? Of the output? Of your theme?
How are you going to use the diversity?
How will you stay strategic?
How will you stay focussed?
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Progressing your theme: – 11.25
What actions could you and others take to progress the theme locally and nationally?
Consider links to Integration? Quality? 20:20?
What outcomes are you looking for? Why?
Factors affecting outcomes-tackling these?
Diversity – within and out-with the group?
Who are the key stakeholder?
What are their perspectives?
How can you influence them?
Key challenges ? How to address?
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Progressing your theme --2
Strengths of group members –how best to use?
What contributions do you want to make?
What would you like from others?
What do you want to feed back to large group in plenary?
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PERSONAL REFLECTION TIME: – (not observed)
Use this time how you like e.g. a walk, personal reflection, discussion, a break
Might want to prepare for the debrief:
How did it go? Are you content? What could have made it better?
What feedback do you want to give others?
What feedback do you want?
Being constructive
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GROUP DEBRIEF – 12.20
What went well?
What do you want to improve?
How did you and others experience the choosing, planning and discussion?
Did your plans for the discussion work out?
Any next steps?
Process issues e.g. contributions, power, skills, decision-making, use of diversity?
Agreeing group feedback for plenary at (you’ll have a 2 min. slot)
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PLENARY
Aim is to enable a bit of sharing
Each group puts up summary: (one page)
What are your key messages about the issue you discussed?
What are your key messages about your process?
Walk round and look
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Finally a couple of comforting thoughts:
‘if you aren’t in over your head, how do you know how tall you are?
(T.S. Eliot)
and
‘as for me, all I know is I know nothing’ (Socrates)
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