Welcome toBlackburne House

We are a social business. We have an awardwinning Cafe Bar, beautiful Conference & Events Centre,

bustling 30 place Nursery, soothing Health Place,exciting Women’s Maintenance Company and a thriving

Urban Honeybee Apiary. The profits from thesebusinesses are reinvested back into Blackburne

House to support its education and trainingprogrammes to help transform peoples lives.

Transforming Women’s lives through the provision of education and training opportunities of every kind

Our aim is to inspire women to transform their lives, gain independence and equality and support them on paths

to lucrative, enjoyable careers and as a result we have changed the lives of

thousands of women across Merseyside.

The magnificent Grade 2 listed building of Blackburne House provides a unique and inspiring venue which has helped transform conferences and events on Merseyside.

WE have suites of rooms to cater for any event and we always encourage prospective clients to visit us and view the rooms for themselves.

We have suites of rooms to cater for any event, from the atmospheric and intimate to the grand and opulent

We support the local voluntary and community sector by offering subsidised rates and event management

support as well as hosting a diverse events programme which now includes our bespoke

Wedding & Civil Partnership service

The award winning Blackburne House Cafe Bar prides itself on serving a creative and inspirational range of international dishes made using the finest locally sourced ingredients.

If you would prefer something other than our conferencing menu then we are more than happy to work with you to devise a style that suits your event and budget. Blackburne House is fully licensed and can offer a range of wines and alcoholic beverages.

All prospective clients are invited to view the rooms and have a cuppa whilst we discuss your event

All food is freshly prepared on a daily basis by our team of chefs and has received accolades for its healthy cooking practices including the Mersey Food Charter Mark.

Rooms available for hire:The Elenor Rathbone HallGillian Reynolds roomDame Lorna Muirhead roomEmma Holt roomJune Henfrey Suite

All rooms come with full I.T support free of charge

The Health Place at Blackburne House is Hope Street's First Spa for Women.

Working to improve the physical, mental, spiritual, social and economic wellbeing

of all women.

The Health Place is unique in both the range of activities available to women and its active promotion of a holistic approach to health in partnership with physical fitness

Now fully open after our recent complete refurbishment we offer a range of fantastic

facilities and services including:

Health & Fitness classes Holistic Therapy Treatments

High quality treatment rooms for hire Specialist Women's health services

Spa and pampering days

Leader or Manager?

Carol McLachlan FCA worksmartplayhard.co.uk

The world is changing…The new:• Terminology, labels• Complexity• Pace of change• Living with ambiguity

And the not so new:• Competition• Balancing multiple,

conflicting roles• Beyond comfort zone

Definitions• Leadership - the creation of a vision about a

desired future state which seeks to enmesh all members of an organisation in its net (Bryman. 1986)

• Management - in contrast tends to involve a preoccupation with the here and now of goal attainment. (Bryman. 1986)

Leader or Manager?People• Vision• Setting direction• Aligning people• Motivating• Inspiring

• Produces change and transformation

Process• Planning• Organising• Staffing• Controlling• Problem solving

• Produces key results

Tech

Success at work is 80% dependent on Emotional Intelligence – only 20% on IQHR Magazine – 1997 (Based on work by Goleman)

fixed→growth mindsetCarol Dweck

Your questions?

Leader or Manager?

Carol McLachlan FCA worksmartplayhard.co.uk