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RESOURCE LIBRARY

This resource library contains links to information about the principles and practice of
systems leadership, with focus on its applicability to public services.
The focus is on resources from the UK, with a few international examples.
The listing is alphabetical by title.
Browse by keyword, information type or resource format.
Please contact us with details of any additional resources you think we should include.

Stories from Leadership for Change

by Leadership Centre | 2017

Leadership for Change is a single national programme bringing together leaders from children’s services, adult social care, public health, the NHS and the third sector. The programme is built around the concept of systems leadership. This short report reflects the experiences of those participants, revealing how the programme enabled them to think about themselves and […]

Keywords:
Adaptive leadership, Collective leadership, Systems theory
Resource type:
Case studies, Scholarly research
Formats:
Downloadable documents

Swimming together or sinking alone: Health, care and the art of systems leadership

by Leadership Centre | 2017

Written by journalist and policy expert Richard Vize. STPs are the moment when health and care leaders have begun to think of themselves as working in patient-focussed systems rather than isolated institutions. The demands of patients and the financial requirements of government will keep pushing leaders down this road. This Institute of Healthcare Management report […]

Keywords:
Collective leadership, Health care, Outcomes focus, Public services, Service integration, Systems theory
Resource type:
Case studies, Scholarly research, Tools and guidance
Formats:
Downloadable documents, Organisational websites

Developing People – Improving Care

by Leadership Centre | 2016

In this new National Leadership Development and Improvement framework Systems leadership is identified in the framework as a key capability and skill, and there are a range of actions identified to support the development of systems leadership capability and capacity across the country.  

Keywords:
Health care, Leadership development, Outcomes focus, Social care, Systems theory
Resource type:
Tools and guidance
Formats:
Organisational websites

NHS England and NHS Improvement combined offer of support for Sustainability and Transformation Plans

by Leadership Centre | 2016

This joint offer from Health Education England, the NHS Leadership Academy, NHS Improvement, the Leadership Centre and other organisations is to provide a range of integrated systems leadership support offers for individuals, teams (including Boards) and organisations.   

Keywords:
Cultural change, Health care, Leadership development, Political context, Service integration, whole-system
Resource type:
Tools and guidance
Formats:
Downloadable documents

Transformational Change through Systems Leadership Programme

by Leadership Centre | 2016

The Transformational Change through Systems Leadership Programme from the Advancing Change and Transformation (ACT) Academy, NHS Improvement: . This programme uses systems approaches to enable people to move from the theory of transformational change into practice.  

Keywords:
Systems theory, whole-system
Resource type:
Tools and guidance
Formats:
Organisational websites