1. Leadership Skills of Local Authority Chief Executives Today and Tomorrow Terry McDougall Group Director Solace in Business Leadership Skills of Local Authority Chief Executives Today and Tomorrow Terry McDougall Group Director Solace in Business

2. A Report is Commissioned  Joint report …. LGA  Solace  Skills for Local Government  Commissioned to gain views on new skill set and how to support and develop new skill

3. Main Findings Chief Executives have to operate at both  transactional skills  transformational skills And also found  ‘contextual’ skills

4. Survey findings

5. Transactional skills  Financial strategy  Performance management  Human resource management  Procurement and commercial skills

6. Transformation Skills  Political understanding  Vision setting and strategic management  Management of change  Working with partners, partnerships and other stakeholders  Communication and cultural management  Democratic accountability and challenge

7. Contextual skills  Leading place and space  Leading during complexity and ambiguity  Leading entrepreneurial organisations  Leading through trust

9. What Chief Ex’s say Its about outcomes;Charlie Adan says  Collaborative public services  The linear option is dead!  Breaking down barriers  Open  Trust  Transparency  Connections  Joining the dots

10. What Chief Ex’s say Lesley Seary says  Treat the future as a maze and find your way through it with your people  If you try to move a mountain you will fail Martin Reeves says  Leading through ambiguity  Lead without a blueprint  Thinking on ones feet

11. Human Resources Professionals  Ask yourself  What will your role be?

12. So what’s next?  We need to recognise the future will be different  Transactional  Contextual

13. Developing the skills  Buddy systems – unstructured support – pairing up  Mentor/Coach  Action Learning Set  Sharing events

14. Some thoughts going forward  Support and nurture talent  Plan now for tomorrow  Grow collaborative leaders  Create new opportunities and environments  Share best practice

15. Finally ….. And beyond  Plan for tomorrows leaders today