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The Revolution will be Improvised : part II

by Leadership Centre | 7th December 2015

The past five years have seen seismic changes in the commissioning and delivery of public services. This has meant the NHS, local government, public health, social care, welfare, housing and other sectors coming together to work in new ways. But transforming services is hard. It involves significant changes to organisational and professional cultures and behaviours, which are often the most essential to […]

A collection of systems and leadership resources

by Leadership Centre | 2015

Model Report is a public forum for sharing and discussing interesting news related to modelling, simulation and systems thinking.

Keywords:: Systems theory

Resource type:: General information, Tools and guidance

Formats:: Resource centres

Systems Leadership – Local Vision interim evaluation

by Leadership Centre | 2015

The University of the West of England was commission to independently evaluate the Systems Leadership – Local Vision programme. The evaluation’s primary purpose is to support learning and development of the Local Vision approach, illuminating impact and areas for development/improvement. “Systems Leadership – Local Vision was born out of the collective vision of the Leadership Centre […]

Keywords:: Collective leadership, Systems theory, Values base, Wicked issues

Resource type:: Case studies, Scholarly research

Formats:: Downloadable documents

How does leadership make a difference to organisational culture and effectiveness?

by Leadership Centre | 2015

Paper using a complex systems approach to review the evidence around what impact leadership has on culture and organisational effectiveness, and what constitutes a well-led organisation. Focuses on UK public services

Keywords:: Leadership development, Outcomes focus, Public services, Systems theory

Resource type:: Scholarly research

Formats:: Downloadable documents

The work of leadership

by Leadership Centre | 2015

Commentary on landmark article on leadership by Ronald Heifetz and Donald Laurie, published in January 1997. Introduces the breakthrough concept of adaptive change—the sort of change that occurs when people and organizations are forced to adjust to a radically altered environment— and challenges the traditional understanding of the leader-follower relationship. The HBR article is available […]