Future Leadership programme
The essential programme for leaders and commissioners of local public service provision
The next few years will prove challenging if you are in public services, with budget cuts, reform and increased demands on services. If you are an ambitious manager attending this programme, you will develop practical solutions to the challenges facing your organisation and community and hone your personal and professional skills.
The Future Leadership Programme addresses the role of leadership in changing organisational cultures. The programme aims to ensure that you can lead effectively and become a strategic commissioner of public service provision and work in partnership. These goals are brought to life in a learning community with colleagues in other public and third sector organisations over six months.
Dates, fees and how to apply
Programme fees are £3,900 plus VAT, which includes all accommodation, course materials, meals and refreshments. Travel and other personal expenses are not included.
A number of the regional improvement and efficiency partnerships will accept bids for support. Please contact us for details.
Apply online, using the button, right.
Or, for further information and printed application forms, please call Kimberley on 020 7239 7828.
| Module 1 | Module 2 | Module 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Programme 1 | 23–26 March 2010 | 10–12 May | 8–10 September |
| Programme 2 | 20–23 July 2010 | 20–22 October | 19–21 January 2011 |
| Programme 3 | 22–25 June 2010 | 29 September – 1 October | 15–17 December |
| Programme 4 | 20–23 September 2010 | 22–24 November | 23–25 February 2011 |
| Programme 5 | 30 November – 3 December 2010 | 2–4 February 2011 | 4–6 May |
The programme can also be run off campus for a regional cohort – please contact us to discuss your requirements.
The programme
The programme comprises seven residential days over six months delivered on campus at the Ashridge Business School, with formal and guest speaker input, group and personal project activity, practical and experimental work, coaching and buddy support. All modules are linked to practical projects that are intended to deliver positive change in public services and increase organisational capacity.
‘The course went far beyond my expectations in terms of the calibre of teaching and facilitation staff and the positive group dynamic - a significant turning point in my professional development and career.’ - manager, third sector organisation
Each participant receives individual coaching support from an experienced course tutor during the programme and access to the Ashridge Learning Resource Centre . A key feature of the programme is the bespoke 360-degree OPM-Ashridge public sector leadership assessment tool, which is also linked to personality preferences through the Myers Briggs Type Indicator instrument. This has proved invaluable in sustaining learning in the programme for use in your workplace.
You can find out more about Future Leadership – who it is for, what you will achieve, what the modules cover, what we will expect of you and what follow up options there are – by downloading the Future Leadership brochure.
Find out more
If you would like to talk to someone about the Future Leadership programme, email Kimberley Green.
