Senior Leadership Experience

Audience
Senior leaders in Welsh public service organisationsDates
April to October 2023Location
Hybrid delivery, mix of online events and in-person events
North Wales cohort
South Wales cohortDuration
2.5 days (5 sessions over 7 months)Cost
No fee
Overview
If you are a dynamic and courageous senior leader, determined to have a wider impact by leading and driving change within a culture of trust and compassion, then this Experience is for you.
The Experience combines diagnostics with personal development feedback and discussion, offering support and challenge in a comprehensive coaching session to deepen personal reflection and learning transfer.
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Benefits to you
You will be able to:
- explore your personal behaviours and leadership styles, team climate, relationships and emotional intelligence
- identify areas for personal and team growth, and leadership development
- meet and work with colleagues from other Welsh public services
"... very positive in looking at the next stage change within our service, and my role in this, useful to understand better the organisational culture and how this impacts on my team"
Previous participant
Leadership behaviours
This learning Experience will help you to develop your leadership behaviours in the following areas:

Learning and self-awareness

Drive and resilience

Championing innovation and change

Building collaboration and partnership

Sharing leadership
Target audience
Open to senior leaders in Welsh public service organisations who:
- want to lead through uncertainty, growth and change in their organisations
- want to re-visit and refine their own assumptions and understanding, to improve their leadership practice
- lead a minimum of 3 people
Time commitments
Virtual briefing (1.5 hours, online) - 26 April 2023
Profiling (1 day, in person) - 18 July 2023
Coaching session 1 (1.5 hours, online or in person) - 19 July 2023 to 26 July 2023
Coaching session 2 (1.5 hours, online or in person) - 8 September 2023 to 15 September 2023
Learning into action (1 day, in person) - 24 October 2023
Virtual briefing (1.5 hours, online) - 25 April 2023
Profiling (1 day, in person) - 13 July 2023
Coaching session 1 (1.5 hours, online or in person) - 14 July 2023 to 21 July 2023
Coaching session 2 (1.5 hours, online or in person) - 1 September 2023 to 8 September 2023
Learning into action (1 day, in person) - 19 October 2023
Cost
We are pleased to announce that for this cohort we are waiving the usual fee of £350+VAT.
Please note that should you be awarded a place and then withdraw, your organisation may be required to pay the full cost.
How to apply
You must be able to take part in all of the activities that make up the Senior Leadership Experience, and your application must be authorised by your line manager and your organisation's OD lead (or equivalent). To apply for a North Wales place, please complete the application form by 10 March 2023.
Applications for the South Wales cohort are now closed.
Information
Please note you cannot apply for both cohorts.
More information
To find more details about the Experience, please see our detailed information.
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