Leadership Skills of Local Authority Chief

Executives

Today and Tomorrow

Terry McDougallGroup Director Solace in Business

A Report is Commissioned

Joint report …. LGASolaceSkills for Local GovernmentCommissioned to gain views on new skill set

and how to support and develop new skill

Main Findings

Chief Executives have to operate at both transactional skills transformational skills

And also found ‘contextual’ skills

Survey findings

Transactional skills

Financial strategyPerformance managementHuman resource managementProcurement and commercial skills

Transformation Skills

Political understandingVision setting and strategic managementManagement of changeWorking with partners, partnerships and other

stakeholdersCommunication and cultural managementDemocratic accountability and challenge

Contextual skills

Leading place and spaceLeading during complexity and ambiguityLeading entrepreneurial organisationsLeading through trust

What Chief Ex’s say

Its about outcomes; Charlie Adan says Collaborative public services The linear option is dead! Breaking down barriers Open Trust Transparency Connections Joining the dots

What Chief Ex’s say

Lesley Seary says Treat the future as a maze and find your way through it

with your people If you try to move a mountain you will fail

Martin Reeves says Leading through ambiguity Lead without a blueprint Thinking on ones feet

Human Resources Professionals

Ask yourself

What will your role be?

So what’s next?

We need to recognise the future will be different TransactionalTransactionalContextual

Developing the skills

Buddy systems – unstructured support – pairing up

Mentor/CoachAction Learning SetSharing events

Some thoughts going forward

Support and nurture talentPlan now for tomorrowGrow collaborative leadersCreate new opportunities and environmentsShare best practice

Finally ….. And beyond

Plan for tomorrows leaders today