1. The monthly round-up of news from Yorkshire & the Humber Leadership Academy “ Heads Up” - February 2015

2. Welcome It has been a busy start to the last quarter of the 14/15 financial year. As you will have no doubt witnessed from our Weekly Updates, activity and programmes keep up their momentum. A near sell out Coaching Conference, a number of well attended Coaching programmes running concurrently, Health Care Leadership Framework 360 training, Cohort 2 of the Team Resilience programme, preparations for the Jönköping Microsystems Festival with the establishment of the Co-Creation Network and the Communities of Practice which sit within it. All this alongside Frontline Cohorts, Mary Seacole and Ready Now applications, GMTS interview process and 2015 hosting preparations. I am really proud of the team who have managed to keep plates spinning in the face of some staff shortages and shoe-horning remaining annual leave in. I would like to thank them for their hard work and thank you for your patience during a particularly challenging period. As we look towards 15/16 we, like many others in the system are facing financial pressures and reductions in funding that will require us to think imaginatively about our regional offer and innovatively about how it is delivered. We are absolutely committed to maintaining a regional offer, an offer which has evolved in partnership and consultation with you over the last few years. In the face of significant budget cuts it will be even more important that we engage with you to ensure we focus our efforts on your specific local requirements and agree key priorities. The Regional Leadership Council (RLC) is the vehicle that oversees and shapes our regional priorities and we continue to welcome engagement from stakeholders at that forum. My focus in the new financial year will be to more actively engage with you to ensure the regional offer is meeting local demand. We do value your input so please feel free to get in touch. As April races towards us our activity continues at pace with the inaugural Inspiring Leaders Network Symposium, and the launch of the i-Lead Alliance in May, as well as an office move from Blenheim House to re-join our LETB colleagues at Willow Terrace, Leeds. Phew one of these days we may catch our breath! Kathryn Winterburn Head of Leadership & Organisation Development Yorkshire and the Humber Leadership Academy

3. Regional News Clinical Leadership Development Clinical coaches and mentors have been offered access to MBTI and 16PF training, that is often only available to corporate staff or beyond the reach of some organisations. The places have been filled and training will take place in March. For further information contact Lisa Chan. Lisa Chan Early Clinical Leadership The Early Clinical Leadership pilot in Hull and East Riding is well into its design phase now. Principles have been agreed and options for a delivery approach will be discussed at the meeting in February. One of the great things about this work is connecting up the knowledge and talent available locally which will make this project really sustainable. By bringing students together at such an early stage, the work will transform the workforce and provide a new type of leader fit for the future. For further information contact Jane Pightling.Jane Pightling

4. Regional News Prospectus Hard Copies Yorkshire & the Humber Leadership Academy’s prospectus has arrived. If you would like a hard copy of this sending to you, please contact Lucy Scarisbrick with your address details.Lucy Scarisbrick You can view a digital version of the prospectus online here.prospectus online here The NHS Operating Game A one day workshop provided by Clearly Training, for non-Finance staff who would like to know more about financial systems in the NHS. See full information and available workshop dates hereSee full information and available workshop dates here, and contact Lynsey Nicholson to register.Lynsey Nicholson

5. Regional News Co-Creation Network update 13 th January we held the first Co-Creation Network “Basecamp”, facilitated by George Pór and colleagues from Future Considerations. The day gave the emerging Communities of Practice the opportunity to come together and share learning; and new members of the Co- Creation Network were given an introduction to the work undertaken thus far, the chance to ask questions, and were able to join or start their own Community depending on where their passion lay. Click on the images to the right to view Angela Green’s Introduction to the Co-Creation Network and a round up of activity from 13 th January. For further information email Lucy Scarisbrick.Lucy Scarisbrick

6. Invitation to the Co-Creation Network “Spring Basecamp” We warmly invite you to join us for the next stage in the Co-Creation Network journey, Spring Basecamp to be held at the Met Hotel in Leeds on the 19 th of March. Since October 2014, we have been learning, connecting and sharing across the NHS our desire to improve experiences and outcomes for patients. Under the banner ‘The Co-Creation Network’ several Communities of Practice are growing and maturing into collectives of passionate people with a commitment to explore how to improve together. At Spring Basecamp we welcome all who are already involved in a Community of Practice to join us for the day, and extend the invitation to those who would like to learn more, start their own Community, or are thinking about joining an existing one. During the day we will have the opportunity for the Communities to hear from renowned speakers including patient leadership experts, mindfulness practitioners and experienced Community of Practice leaders. In the evening, Spring Basecamp turns into a celebration of the expedition so far. The Communities and those who have recently attended the Jönköping Microsystem Festival in February 2015 will educate, entertain and inspire us in a powered by PechaKucha event, curated by the Sheffield City Organisers. We invite all colleagues from Health and Social Care to join us as we launch the Co-Creation Network into the wider world. powered by PechaKucha Register your attendance online hereRegister your attendance online here or contact Lucy Scarisbrick for further information. Lucy Scarisbrick

7. Regional News i-lead Alliance Launches 15 th May 2015 will see the launch of a new support and development resource for organisations and individual leaders to create cultures where all staff can thrive and realise their potential and where inclusive leadership is valued and rewarded. Provided in response to the areas identified in an Executive Round Table event in September 2014 and the issues Innov8 has identified during our work, whether you have been involved in previous Innov8 work or not this is an excellent starting point for support and collaboration with your peers and the i-Lead partners. Executive Round Table event in September 2014 The i-Lead Alliance is a one year partnership between the Yorkshire and the Humber Leadership Academy (Innov8), i-Lead Alliance Launches Business in the Community Business in the Community and their two internationally recognised campaigns Race for Health and Opportunity Now and a number of other contributing experts from industry. The alliance will convene on five days across 2015/16 with each one day session built around one of the 5 points of the Inclusive Workplace Framework and is designed to take organisations through the Framework to achieve improvements relevant to your specific organisation while also looking at general development needs we might all share. Register for the event 15th May at Horizon, Leeds here, or contact Lynsey Nicholson for further information. Register for the event 15th May at Horizon, Leeds here, Lynsey Nicholson

8. Regional News Accelerate Programme deadline for applications Applications for the 2015 Accelerate Programme close on the 27 th February. Described as “best practice in leadership development” by Professor David Williams, Accelerate aims to progress the leadership journey and career of junior to mid-level leaders. Click on the image to watch a video of the 2014 cohort’s reflections, see the website here for further information and contact Lynsey Nicholson to express your interest.see the website hereLynsey Nicholson

9. Regional News Coaching Conference thank you The Coaching Conference held 2nd February at the Met Hotel in Leeds, was attended by over 140 coaches from across our region. Thank you to all who came along and contributed to the day, as a delegate, presenter or workshop host - you made the day a great success. Resources and photos from the Coaching Conference will be made available on our website soon - if you have any queries in the meantime please contact Lucy Scarisbrick.Lucy Scarisbrick

10. National News Frontline comes to a close We are delighted to report that the Frontline Programme is fully booked at 5,000 funded places nationally. As of 5 th February, our region had 783 starters, with another 125 due to start. Of this total, Doncaster & Bassetlaw Hospitals Foundation Trust had approved 115 Nurses and Midwives, from 43 different line managers. Thank you to all managers and leadership leads across our region for helping us to achieve such fantastic uptake for Frontline; and please contact John Hunter or Lisa Chan to share your feedback on impact with us.John Hunter Lisa Chan See right for a video from Mariano Ponte, a nurse at Doncaster & Bassetlaw Hospitals who was recently featured in the Nursing Times talking about his experience of the programme. Graduate Management Training Scheme The interview process for applicants is currently underway. We are preparing a pre-recorded Webinar for managers interested in hosting a trainee, contact Lynsey Nicholson to find out more or see the website here.Lynsey Nicholson see the website here

11. National News National Programmes update Mary Seacole Programme Mary Seacole Programme - The deadline to join the Spring 2015 intake for this programme has passed. There will be a further round of recruitment in Autumn this year; you can apply at any time via the Leadership Academy website. Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Programme - Further details regarding application for the next intake to this programme will follow soon. You can apply at any time via the Leadership Academy website. Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Programme Nye Bevan Programme Nye Bevan Programme - Congratulations to the 207 participants nationwide who have passed this first year. A graduation ceremony will take place in London 27th March. Click here for a list of graduates.Click here for a list of graduates. Mary Seacole Programme Graduation As preparations are underway to accept a new cohort, we are very pleased to congratulate the 99 graduates in our region from Intake One of the Mary Seacole Programme. We hosted a graduation ceremony on the 21 st January in Leeds at the Howard Assembly Room. See photos here on the website or contact Lisa Chan for further information about National Development Programmes.See photos here on the websiteLisa Chan

12. Dates For Your Diary Now 18 th Feb: Agile Coaching CPD 25 th -27 th Feb: Jonkoping Microsystems Festival 26 th – 27 th Feb: Health Coaching Train the Trainer 27 th Feb: Accelerate application deadline March: Frontline Programme closes March: Team Resilience Programme 3 rd Mar: Executive Coaching CPD 4 th Mar: NHS Operating Game Finance Workshop Next 5 th Mar: Transformational Change Workshop 10 th Mar: Agile Working Webinar 10 th Mar: Inspiring Leaders Network Symposium 16 th Mar: Team move offices to Willow Terrace, Leeds 19 th Mar: Co-Creation Network Spring Basecamp 20 th Mar: Supervision of Supervision Coaching 24 th Mar: Coaching Ethics and Dilemmas CPD 26 th -27 th Mar: Health Coaching Train the Trainer April –Dec: Accelerate 2015 Later Spring: Innov8 Alliance Day 10 th Apr: GMTS Application shortlisting 23 rd Apr: NHS Operating Game Finance Workshop May: Mary Seacole Programme Intake 4 begins 7 th May: Talent Management Network Session 1 15 th May: i-Lead Alliance launch 13 th / 18 th May: GMTS Organisation presentations 20 th May: NHS Operating Game Finance Workshop

13. Contact Us General Enquiries: 0113 394 2963 /// Follow us @YHLeadershipOD@YHLeadershipOD Andrea Overton Andrea Overton and Lynsey NicholsonLynsey Nicholson Inclusive Talent Development, Graduate Management Trainee Scheme Anthony OwensAnthony Owens, Jane Pightling and Amanda AllenJane Pightling Amanda Allen Capacity and Capability Building including OD Programmes and Coaching John Hunter John Hunter and Lisa ChanLisa ChanNational Professional Development Programmes, Regional Leadership Awards Lucy ScarisbrickCommunications and Engagement Kathryn WinterburnKathryn Winterburn and Jo SeddonJo SeddonStrategy and Planning, Regional Leadership Council, Partnership Working and Systems Leadership