Programme content

Understanding your leadership

This session is designed to introduce you to the programme and its format. It is an opportunity to meet your fellow delegates and ask questions. You will be introduced to some concepts around self-awareness, emotional intelligence and using the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) psychometric tool, you will explore types.

Following the session you will have the opportunity of a one-to-one meeting with your facilitator to explore your individual profile in more detail. You will also be directed to online learning material to explore following the session.

Outcomes

By the end of the session you will have:

• Gained an improved understanding of your own personal style, preferences and type

• Increased your understanding of how different personality types can best work together

• Explored strengths and preferences you will typically have

• Understand how you can use this knowledge to be an effective leader

• Completed a personal development plan to outline your commitment to your lifelong learn-ing process and involvement in the programme

Leadership attributes

• Ensure teams are connected and inclusive

• Make decisions and communicate them in an open and honest manner

• Foster greater collaboration with other Trust’s and local authorities

• Lead by example and live the Trust’s values

Leading with compassion

This session is designed to introduce you to key concepts of compassionate leadership. Building upon the work undertaken with Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) you will explore how compassionate leadership manifests and the impact on team working.

Through utilisation of a tool you will begin to consider self compassion. You will discuss and explore how these impact on people and begin to explore development opportunities.

Outcomes

By the end of the session you will have:

• Explored key concepts of compassionate leadership

• Understand what compassionate leadership means to you as an individual and leader

• Discussed the impact of compassion in practice

• Increased awareness of tools that increase compassionate working

• Utilised a model to explore self compassion

• Explored inclusion and compassion

• Understand how compassionate leadership enhances staff wellbeing

Leadership attributes

• Lead by example and live the Trust’s values

• Put our population at the heart of all we do

• Engage with our staff, patients and communities, listen to their views and where possible act upon them

• Ensure teams are connected and inclusive

• Support and model wellbeing and resilience

• Be visible and approachable