During October, we have two more online sessions in place as part of our CPD programme with a focus on system leadership. Lead by Debbie Sorkin from the Leadership Centre, these two separate sessions will each have a separate focus. Debbie has vast experience of leadership and is responsible within the Leadership Centre for a National Systems Leadership programme. This includes the provision of place-based support for leaders to help people develop their capacity to lead across organisational and sector boundaries.

Please see further details as well as times and dates, for each session below:

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Workshop 1: The fundamentals: why things happen the way they do in a system, an what we can do to navigate a way through

Date and Time: Thursday 1^st October from 9:45 – 12:00

Aims of the session:

• To create a safe space in which to make connections, build relationships and have honest conversations
• To look at what it means to work in VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous) environments; the implications for when we’re working in complexity; what tends to happen in these situations; what to notice and what to avoid
• To introduce systems leadership approaches as a way of navigating a way through, particularly in relation to actions and behaviours, relationships and shared purpose
• To provide opportunities to reflect on how this resonates with us; what we’re facing at the moment; and how we might apply some of the ideas to real-time issues we’re dealing with

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Workshop 2: The ‘how’ of systems leadership: how we can deal with rocks in the road, and how we can work with different forms of power and influence to take people with us and sustain change

Date and Time: Tuesday 13^th October from 9:45 – 12:00

Aims of the session:

• To create a safe space in which to make connections, build relationships and have honest conversations
• To set the scene by recapping briefly on what was covered in Workshop 1
• To look at what gets in the way, and at how we can deal systemically with some of the setbacks we’re likely to encounter
• To explore how we can work with power, process and different forms of influence to effect change when we don’t have direct positional power
• To provide opportunities to reflect on how this resonates with us; what we’re facing at the moment; and how we might apply some of the ideas to real-time issues we’re dealing with

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Although not compulsory, we encourage you to make the most of this valuable and insightful learning opportunity and attend both sessions if you can! The content will be structured more towards those in leadership positions and roles, but we welcome all colleagues across the Public Health field and beyond who may simply wish to learn more and expand their knowledge and understanding of systems leadership.

Kindly visit the link below to secure your place!

☆ Leadership – CPD Session Registration  – Fill in form ☆

To find out more about the Leadership Centre and their work, please visit their website:

Leadership Centre |

If you have any questions or would like further information, feel free to contact us:

Publichealth.collaborative@blackburn.gov.uk

We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible!