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What it was: A talk, self and group exercises on Strengths and Shadows. This was part of the Deputy Director Leadership Programme held in London on 16 and 17 September 2019. What I learned: A ‘strength’ is defined as a pre-existing capacity for a particular way of behaving, thinking or
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What it was: A talk with discussion on the Strategic Framework. This was part of the Deputy Director Leadership Programme held in London on 16 and 17 September 2019. What I learned: The strategic framework is a way of organising thinking and effort across Government and for addressing the big
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What it was: A crisis management case study (based on a real DFID example), talked through in respect of the actions and behaviours required of senior leaders, followed by some reflections on crisis experience from a leader, and a group exercise on our own responses to crises and change. This
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What it was: A talk from a senior leader about setting the global context, followed by group discussion. This was part of the Deputy Director Leadership Programme held in London on 16 and 17 September 2019. What I learned: When people are stressed, as senior leaders we can rise up
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What it was A CIPR Business Ethics Briefing, completed as part of my CIPR continuous professional development. What I learned GDPR can be seen as a gift - an opportunity for fresh thinking and a challenge to make sure we are being fair and open in our dealings with customers.
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What it was: A two-day interactive course on the leadership aspects of agile, run by the Agile Centre in London on 6 and 7 December 2018. This course forms the Scrum alliance certified agile leadership (CAL) credential 1 What I learned: PRE-WORK "Conversational turn-taking" and "Ostentatious listening&
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What it was Half-day session on health and well-being for senior leaders, delivered by Bailey & French at the BEIS conference centre, London on 21 November 2018. What I learned Mental health accounts for 25% of MOD civilian sickness absence Reflecting on three positive things from your work day at
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What it was A half day's training in London on 20 November 2018, attended as part of the Future Leaders Scheme. What I learned * There are broadly three components of inclusive leadership: * Culture * Relationships * Decision making style Inclusive culture * Imagine a time you felt alone in a crowd.
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What it was A day of talks on Data Protection, with speakers from across Government, hosted by my Information Rights Team at the MOD in London on 16 November 2018. What I learned * Enormous amount of work across organisations in past six months to get compliant with the new data
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What it was: A day of talks and discussions followed by a written test, held in London on 30 October 2018. What I learned: H&S leadership: * A leader sets culture, directs activity. Leadership is more people focused than a manager. A leader thinks long term and strategically, is
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What it was Talks and breakout sessions on social collaboration in defence, with various speakers including knowledge management consultant Chris Collison, held at MOD on 24 October 2018. What I learned * Knowledge is key to the defence enterprise * The need for additional logins is a barrier to adoption of social
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What it was: A one-day course on commercial skills as part of the Future Leaders Scheme in Pimlico, London on 17 October 2018. Key outcomes for the course: * Build individual confidence in commercial work and decisions * To ensure that we are applying good commercial judgement (not falling into just commercial