09:00 - Registration and refreshments

09:45 - Chair’s welcome and introduction

Catherine Staite, Principal
OPM

10:00 - Achieving organisational transformation to meet the changing demands on your workforce

• Challenging local government traditions and developing new ways of working
• Organising your services based on customer needs
• Creating a culture of innovation within your workforce
• Using Organisational Development to drive 3% local government savings

Mark Hammond, Chief Executive
West Sussex County Council

10:25 - Driving innovation: Embedding culture change throughout your organisation

• Developing a faster and more flexible organisation
• Effective communication:
  • Encouraging information sharing amongst your staff
  • Developing stronger links and support between senior management and staff
• Stimulating excitement and loyalty within your workforce

Tim Pilsbury, Chief Executive
Fenland District Council

10:50 - Transforming organisations using Organisational Development

• Transforming organisations using OD
• The transformation of the OD function in Gateshead

Caroline Patterson, Organisational Development Special Advisor
Gateshead Council

11:15 - Question and answer session

11:30 - Morning refreshments

11:50 - Case Study-based Workshops - Delegates are to choose one of the following:

11:50 - OPTION A: Recruiting and retaining an effective workforce

• Emerging thinking on new national terms and conditions
• Getting started: Ensuring your demographic and workforce information is accurate and up-to-date
• How to become an ‘employer of choice’
• Effective recruitment during periods of change
• Improving internal and external perceptions of the council

Helen Sinclair-Ross, Consultant - Talent and Skills
Improvement and Development Agency

Confirmed Representative, Local Government Employers

Jill Emery, Principal Consultant – Local Government Services North
Improvement and Development Agency

11:50 - OPTION B: How Leeds developed leadership and management skills

• Identifying the skills needed for management
• Finding resources to invest in development whilst identifying and realising efficiencies
• Developing leadership and management skills: Looking ahead to ensure your organisation is ‘fit for the future’

Helen Grantham, Head of Human Resources Strategy
Leeds City Council

12:50 - Lunch

Afternoon Chair:

Steve Bullock, Mayor
London Borough of Lewisham

13:50 - Findings from the NLGN: Leading Lights - Recruiting the next generation in local government

Nigel Keohane, Researcher
New Local Government Network

14:10 - Building strong leadership for the future

• Identifying your future leaders
• Supporting your staff to reach strong leadership positions

Stephen Taylor, Chief Executive
Leadership Centre for Local Government

14:35 - Developing a strategy for you and your partners to overcome your workforce challenges

• Identifying your challenges to develop your workforce strategy
• Instituting structural and cultural change across your organisations
• Ensure a service-user focus across your workforce strategy
• Sharing your learning and resources effectively
• Meeting your duties to develop a diverse workforce

Jane Raven, Director of Human Resources for Health and Social Care
Knowsley Health & Wellbeing

15:00 - Question and answer session

15:10 - Afternoon refreshments

15:30 - Reflection and action planning session: Delegates to get into groups and answer the following questions:

• What have you learnt that you can take back to your organisation?
• How will you apply it when you return to the office?
• What support and additional information will you need to do this?

Facilitated by:

Joan Munro, National Advisor – Workforce Strategy
Improvement and Development Agency

16:10 - Delegates are to report back on findings

16:30 - Conference ends