1. Herefordshire Leadership Community A local initiative with national & international perspectives

2. HLC is being devised A new development Like mined educational professionals Lead by Head Teachers for the people by the people

3. The aim is to develop an inclusive leadership community across Herefordshire and beyond…….

4. HLC is: A group of people from the community of education Aiming to promote excellence & high quality leaning across our county Aiming to develop current & future leaders Only as good as the commitment from all who are part of it Collective responsibility Organic & growing New but developing on good practice

5. HLC is not: An organisation in competition with other groups An exclusive group A building A directive from the local authority or the government A particular philosophy about leadership A substitute for leadership activities & training already existing

7. If you would like to be part of it, there is room for you.

8. So what do you think?

9. A new Leadership Mindset Change the focus A more expanded view of leadership. Observe it as a dynamic process whereby people who care about an issue connect their efforts to make change.

10. 1. If we are trying to foster leadership as a collaborative process, is it counter-productive to select and focus on building the skills of individuals?

11. 2. If the leadership is enacted by many people who bring different skills to a collective endeavour, why would we try to cultivate all of the leadership skills in one person?

12. 3. Should we be recruiting and supporting people who want to work on a shared purpose or in a common context to support collective leadership and accelerate action learning?

13. 1. If we are trying to foster leadership as a collaborative process, is it counter-productive to select and focus on building the skills of individuals? 2. If the leadership is enacted by many people who bring different skills to a collective endeavour, why would we try to cultivate all of the leadership skills in one person? 3. Should we be recruiting and supporting people who want to work on a shared purpose or in a common context to support collective leadership and accelerate action learning?

14. Building relationships Multiple entry points Convening & process Learning by doing – risk taking Implication for leadership development

15. So what do you think?