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STRATEGY

Making Strategy and Strategic Thinking

Professional Skills for Government (PSG): Strategy

For public servants wanting to understand strategy in government, think more strategically and learn practical techniques that help create strategic direction. This interactive programme covers how to explore potential futures, develop a clear vision of what you are trying to achieve, consider the options for achieving it, and deal with stakeholders and delivery systems.

Programme Director Tracy Roberts

Code Length Price

PDST 3 days £1,590

Venue Dates

Sunningdale 20-22 Oct 10

London 19-21 May 10, 20-22 Sep 10, 31 Jan 2 Feb 11, 30 Mar 1 Apr 11

For further information Ann Maton 01344 634 309, gtn 3803 4309 ann.maton@nationalschool.gsi.gov.uk nationalschool.gov.uk/pdst

Compass: Leading the Strategic Organisation

Strategic thinking and the strategic organisation

For senior public servants, focusing on senior leadership’s role in building strategic capability to achieve public outcomes across government, tackling complex policy issues with shrinking funding. This programme explores anticipating future demands, developing clear and robust goals, aligning policies and structures to achieve outcomes and how to build organisations which work strategically.

Programme Director Tracy Roberts

Code Length Price

PSGS 2 days £950

Venue Dates

Sunningdale 2-3 Dec 10

London 10-11 May 10, 12-13 Jul 10

For further information Ann Maton 01344 634 309, gtn 3803 4309 ann.maton@nationalschool.gsi.gov.uk nationalschool.gov.uk/psgs

Strategy Exchange

The National School’s Strategy Exchange is a web-based resource with news and developments in the strategy field. Access research, case studies, programme information and our alumni network.

For further information Ann Maton 01344 634 309, gtn 3803 4309 ann.maton@nationalschool.gsi.gov.uk nationalschool.gov.uk/strategyexchange


EXECUTIVE COACHING

Executive Coaching

Our coaches come from a variety of public and private sector backgrounds and are both internal and external to the National School. All have an impressive track record in coaching and leadership. Coaching can be used in many situations, for example:

* Performance coaching – appropriate when an individual wants to improve their performance in a specific area(s) such as interpersonal skills, relationship building, communication; it may also be useful for specific situations such as the management of a large-scale change programme
* Coaching for development – this can help a leader develop new tools, skills or abilities quickly, when a training programme would be inappropriate or cannot be delivered in time
* First 100 days coaching – supports a leader who has just been promoted or has been newly recruited into a leadership position.

For further information Louise Shelley 01344 634 143, gtn 3803 4143 louise.shelley@nationalschool.gsi.gov.uk nationalschool.gov.uk/coaching

For further coaching options on life, career and pre-retirement, see page 61

And also...

…we can also offer you thought leadership and advice from leading-edge academics. The Fellows of the National School’s Sunningdale Institute are available to give advice to organisations, lead research projects, produce advisory documents and participate as speakers. See nationalschool.gov.uk/sunningdaleinstitute


LEADERSHIP SKILLS FOR MIDDLE AND SENIOR MANAGERS

Leadership and People (for Fast Streamers)

For managers or future managers on the Fast Stream development programme who need to lead in changing environments, or who lead in non-hierarchical environments. This programme supports the development of transformational leadership competencies. On completion you will be able to differentiate between transactional and transformational leadership; appreciate your own leadership style and its impacts; appreciate people’s reactions to change; identify strategies for dealing with resistance and complexity; and identify your further development needs.

Programme Director Graham Vale

Code Length Price

LPFS 5 days £1,852

Venue Dates

Sunningdale 26-30 Apr 10, 7-11 Jun 10, 11-15 Oct 10, 31 Jan 4 Feb 11, 28 Mar-1 Apr 11

For further information Sarah Roberts 01344 634 029, gtn 3803 4029 sarah.roberts@nationalschool.gsi.gov.uk nationalschool.gov.uk/lpfs

It is preferable that you attend Managing People (for Fast Streamers) before attending this programme, see page 34.

Become the Leader You Want to Be

For experienced senior and middle managers. This highly practical programme provides you with an opportunity to learn about leadership effectiveness and to practise some Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) techniques which can enhance the performance of leaders. This is a popular programme and we recommend early booking.

Programme Director Samantha Manning

Code Length Price

BLT 4 days £1,500

Venue Dates

Sunningdale 8-11 Jun 10, 7-10 Sep 10, 23-26 Nov 10, 22-25 Mar 11

For further information Jenny Baxter 01344 634 609, gtn 3803 4609 jenny.baxter@nationalschool.gsi.gov.uk nationalschool.gov.uk/blt