Leadership Programme For Housing
Training programme details
Description
The Chartered Institute of Housing, in association with Warwick Business School, invite you to participate in the Leadership Programme for Housing.
This innovative programme, aimed at Chief Executive Officers, Directors and fast track Senior Managers, will enhance your strategic leadership skills and abilities as well as bringing to the table tools to build the leadership capabilities of your organisation. The programme's aim is to promote the development of leadership practices as it pertains to the social housing sector. However, we will also be looking outside the sector for lessons and illustrations of effective leadership which can be brought to bear on the challenges our sector is facing.
The programme will focus on leadership through times of challenge and change. Effective leadership requires a multi-disciplinary perspective to engage the organisation's stakeholders to recognise challenges and deal with the issues of performance, culture, people, suppliers, and many more which affect organisational success. The programme is intensive and requires a personal commitment to learning and development of the overall leadership capability in the sector.
Emerging models of leadership in social housing
- extract from 'tomorrow's world today: transforming the housing sector'
Learning outcomes/objectives
During the programme you will have the opportunity to:
- Challenge yourself and your sector to redefine leadership capabilities in light of market changes
- Evaluate your organization's strategic potential and to focus on your role in leading it
- Examine the business environment and its impact on culture, leadership, strategy and change
- Develop personal and organizational resilience
- Learn from the experience of others wrestling with "wicked" problems
Benefits of Attending
Personal benefits
- You will work with leading academics and management educators to explore effective leadership concepts and ideas
- You will network with your peers from social housing in a supportive environment
- You will enhance your confidence and understanding of the role of organisational leaders
- You will benefit from a online leadership community forum
Organisational benefits
- You will build a leadership team that looks for solutions from a wider range of alternatives and sectors
- You will be more proactive in dealing with change and making things happen
- You will build a network of peers across organisational boundaries to share best practice
Course Preparation
Pre-reading materials (consisting of case studies and articles) will be distributed to participants three-four weeks prior to each module. Given the intensive and applied nature of the modules, it is expected that all participants will be familiar with the readings. Guided instructions will be provided with the readings.
Each module will begin at 09:30 on the first day and aim to finish by 16:30 on the final day.
The Programme
Module Description Dates
Module 1
Dates: 17 - 19 April 2012
Duration: 3 days
This module provides a range of opportunities for delegates to examine themselves, their followers and their organization through a series of critical and challenging lenses. The leadership territory of the 21st century is about ambiguity, complexity and uncertainty. This exacting environment requires the development of a portfolio of sophisticated options that are required to deliver organizational success. That portfolio is addressed over these three days and contains the following topics:
Self-awareness and impact on others
Developing Authenticity
Developing personal resilience
Adaptive Leadership
Confronting "wicked problems" and constructing "inelegant solutions"
Using paradox to address the "new normal"
Unlearning and "Triple Loop Learning"
Module 2
Dates: 22 - 23 May 2012
Duration: 2 days
Harnessing the talent within the organization is a permanent challenge for leaders. How can we be sure that we are extracting value from the internal capability that we have? Too often developing creative and innovative strategy is left to the few rather than the many. As a result we miss critical opportunities to optimise the resources that we have at our disposal. This module will develop the leadership skills essential to enable a shift in corporate possibilities through an examination of operating assumptions, the quality of relationships and the opportunities available to leaders to provide an appropriate climate of engagement and commitment. This will involve the following topics:
Developing High Performing Teams
Collaborative Leadership
The politics of decision making
Overcoming barriers to creativity and innovation
Managing complexity
Module 3
Dates: 26 - 27 June 2012
Duration: 2 days
This module will move delegate thinking away from traditional models of organizational change requiring management, and towards a consideration of change capability requiring leadership. This means seeing change not as a temporary disruption, but more as a permanent feature of 21st century corporate life. Participants will be challenged to examine their assumptions about change and will be encouraged to undertake change capability gaps for their own organizations. A range of examples and cases will be used to illustrate the possibilities. Content will include the following:
Developing Change Capability
Diagnosing Organizational Culture
Mindfulness and High Reliability Organizations
Managing Mindsets
Developing Organizational Resilience
Dates & locations
Module 1: Strategic Leadership to enhance Organizational Performance
17 - 19 April 2012
Module 2: Developing Creative Strategies
22 - 23 May 2012
Module 3: Delivering Strategic Change
26 - 27 June 2012
The venue
Crowne Plaza Hotel, NEC, Birmingham
Price
All modules = £5,500 + VAT
Two modules = £4,200 + VAT
One module = £2,500 + VAT
The price includes pre course reading and all course materials, accommodation in an en suite room on site and all meals.
The government has set up a new Leadership and Management Advisory Service (LMAS) to help eligible employers identify and fund development opportunities for their senior leaders. For more information please follow this link: LMAS
Testimonials
"Having only been in post 6 months and not ever having felt confident about my leadership skills, I was surprised to find that many of the ideas that float around in my head and which spill out occasionally are actually the core skills of good leadership. I have rejoined the company this week with a much greater sense of who I am and confidence in my ideas for taking the business forward."
Chaun Wilson, Assistant Director, Housing Support & Supported Employment, Southdown Housing Association
"The leadership development programme was great, not only did it give me an opportunity to meet some really great people, hearing about what others were doing inspired me to think creatively about how we as leaders inspire others to achieve. As a direct result of the training we have developed the ‘Greenfields wheel’. This is a tool to help staff focus on the difference they make, what’s important to our customers and help embed the values of the organisation"
Sandra Crosby, Housing Director, Greensfields Community Housing
"The Leadership programme is transformational and I would highly recommend it for the whole leadership teams within organisations"
Julie Fadden, Chief Executive, SLH Group
"An excellent programme, which covers a huge amount and variety of material. I would definitely recommend this course to senior managers within housing"
Elaine Crooke, Head of Housing Services, Magna HA
"The course covered a lot of ground over a relatively short period. The sessions on negotiations and innovation were particularly interesting and well delivered"
David Evans, Finance Director, St Mungo
"The programme provides a great opportunity to develop skills and reflect on the strategic challenges in the housing sector"
Paul Gamble, Chief Executive, Habinteg HA
"Really enjoyed the whole course. Some excellent tutors and working with peers from around the country was very beneficial"
Paul Common, Managing Director, Headrow
"Great learning experience"
Wayne Gales, Director of Operations, SLH Group
