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Systems Leadership in The Public Sector

Applying System Leadership Techniques

Overview

Systems Leadership involves working beyond organisational boundaries on issues of mutual concern that cannot be solved by any one person or institution.  

Leaders should pioneer and develop credible and adaptive plans, whether that be within or outside their organisation, to contribute towards overcoming wider complex challenges, such as net zero, helping to manage risks and ensure that wider societal goals are delivered. 

Join our Becoming a System Leader course to gain a greater understanding of system leadership and leave the day with an action plan to be used within your organisation.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Gain an overview of system leadership 

  • Understand and apply system principles 

  • Apply different system approaches 

  • Take back a system leadership action plan 





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09:25 - 09:30 Registration

09:30 - 10:00 Trainer’s Welcome and Clarification of Learning Objectives

10:00 - 10:45 Overview of System Leadership 

  • Understand the benefits of system leadership 

  • Learn how can it be applied within your organisation 

  • Learn how to see the wider system 

  • Benchmark how it has been used in other public sector organisations 
     

11:00 - 12:00 Apply Systems Principles

Learn about the below principles and when to apply them how to structure your system thinking by applying the following principles: 

  • Identify key issues and goals 

  • Gain a comprehensive overview of the system you work in 

  • Learn how to co-design and test ideas 

  • Learn how to effectively implement, monitor and evaluate 

12:00 - 13:00 Applying Different System Approaches: Part 1

Soft Systems  

  • People and their behaviour   

  • Assume organisational problems are complex  

  • Different approaches to problem-solving   

  • Human factors such as motivations, incentives, biases  

13:00 - 14:00 Lunch

14:00 - 14:45 Applying Different System Approaches: Part 2 

Hard Systems  

  • Physical or technological systems  

  • Utilise quantitative models   

  • Focus on technical factors   

14:45 - 15:00 Break

 

15:00 - 16:00 Workshop: System Leadership Action Plan 

  • Review the day’s learning  

  • Develop a system leadership toolkit that you can use within your organisation 

  • Take back an action plan to your organisation 

Course Agenda

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