Collective Leadership is offered to cross organisational groups who are grappling with a complex issue and are open to learning and doing things differently.
The Dialogue Community of Practice aims to enhance the quality of relationships through conversation, allowing us to work together to improve what matters most to Scotland.
The Facilitators Network provides support to public service workers using facilitation tools and techniques as part of their roles. The network meets regularly throughout the year with support offered through a peer learning model.
The Leadership Exchange Programme is an initiative that pairs leaders at middle, senior and executive levels and from across sectors to improve leadership capacity between peers.
The Scottish Coaching & Mentoring Collaborative is a collaborative partnership providing in-house trained coaches and mentors to work across public service organisations. We support clients from first line managers to those in senior leadership and management roles across Scottish Public Services.
By Janet Whitley It can sometimes be difficult to think of the most appropriate name to describe a piece of work which is cross-cutting and complex. My experience of working in support of change in complex systems across public services…
Reflections on our Perseverance event with Margaret Wheatley How do we persevere in times like ours, when nothing is clear and everything keeps changing? How do we stand our ground when the only constant is our values, beliefs and mindsets?…
The Dialogue Community of Practice offers Core Concepts training, where we focus on Dialogic Principles. Dialogue is an effective way to hold discussions and approach difficult situations in the workplace. It can help to get to the root of complex…
What does it take to lead in times like ours? Deep Perseverance. How do we respond to the global climate emergency? How do we create a more successful country with opportunities for all that increases the wellbeing of people living…
For anyone who is interested in exploring mindfulness there is a new collective mindfulness network initiated by Workforce Scotland. At our first meeting in May we started to discuss some big issues around what a mindful nation would look like…
This year’s Fire Starter Festival ran from 28th January – 8th February. It’s a Scotland-wide celebration of learning events hosted by organisations across the country, from large public services to smaller groups, such as social enterprises and community organisations. Why does…
