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Larger Councils’ Conference 2013 Oxford Belfry Hotel 23 rd March 2013

Larger Councils’ Conference 2013 Oxford Belfry Hotel 23 rd March 2013. Leadership in Local Authorities Alan Jones. Part 1. Perpetual Challenges. You are somewhere here. Meanwhile … beneath the clouds. Perpetual challenges. Continual change Globalism Multi-nationalism Centralism

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Larger Councils’ Conference 2013 Oxford Belfry Hotel 23 rd March 2013

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  1. Larger Councils’ Conference 2013Oxford Belfry Hotel23rd March 2013 Leadership in Local Authorities Alan Jones

  2. Part 1 Perpetual Challenges

  3. You are somewhere here

  4. Meanwhile … beneath the clouds

  5. Perpetual challenges • Continual change • Globalism • Multi-nationalism • Centralism • Localism

  6. Perpetual challenges • Demographics • Public Expectations • Social & cultural change • Government pressures • The Funding Gap

  7. The widening gap £ Expectations & pressures How will we bridge this gap? Costs Funding Time

  8. Current outlook Unprecedented deficit Efficiencies running out of track Across the board cuts Need to disinvest and divest Redesigning services is a priority

  9. Part 2 Contextual Challenges

  10. The context is changing • Democracy is changing • Public engagement … • Public sphere … • Sense of place … • Public information …

  11. Community Leadership • Representative democracy • Participative democracy • Pluralistic democracy

  12. The world wide web was born in 1993. Children born then are now 20. Our children are digital natives. We, the older generations, are digital immigrants.

  13. The power of the blogerati

  14. Who’s twittering about you?

  15. Hyperlocalism http://anke.blogs.com/

  16. “ The local authority is the first line of defence against our common enemies” Winifred Holtby – South Riding

  17. Local Governance • Providing basic human needs • Mediating between citizens • Transforming lives • Through: • Community engagement • Partnership • Democratic involvement

  18. Part 3 It’s About Leadership

  19. Meaning what we say … ‘We put our customers first - right?’ ‘OK - get ready to turn the organisation inside-out for them’

  20. The Pillars of Change Vision Structure Process Culture

  21. Better Basics Risks Results Review Resources

  22. Shaping People, Partnerships & Places People Politics Places Partnerships

  23. Leadership Challenges within organisations Inertia towards change Vested interests Organisational terrorists Misinformation & disorganisation

  24. Leadership Challenges between organisations Phoney competition Institutional chauvinism Politics & politics Misplaced rivalry

  25. Public–Private sector tensions The spectre of competition ‘Conflicting’ values & rationalities Organised opposition A distaste for profit

  26. It’s About Resolution Take a cold, hard look Hold up the mirror Spread the message Set the tone and standard

  27. It’s About Vision Oil the corporate clockwork Make a plan and go for it Remind, reinforce, reward Have a ‘target culture’

  28. It’s About Communication An unreasonable commitment to communicate Simplify the message Trumpet the change Paint a picture of success

  29. It’s About Behaviour Refine accountabilities Develop a sense of urging Reward new behaviours Build a guiding coalition

  30. It’s About Teams Select the best Eliminate the pest Re-engineer behaviours Train the rest

  31. It’s About Giving People Meaning Gather low hanging fruit Work with those engaged Celebrate success Strive for alignment

  32. Thinking and Acting Beyond the Room “It is easier to act yourself into a new way of thinking than it is to think yourself into a new way of acting” “Changing the viewing to change the doing”

  33. Managing On The Edge Of Chaos Managing stability Fostering controlled instability Unlocking innovative step-change Ambiguity, complexity and creativity Staying on the right side of chaos

  34. Contact alanjones@worldexecs.net www.future-communities.co.uk

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