Perry Timms - Organisational Resilience and Regenerative Culture.pdf
PPMA National Service Debate at CIPD Conf 8 Nov 2012 - Kersten England
1. Leadership in Turbulent
Times – Surfing the
waves of change
Kersten England
Chief Executive, City of York
Council
2. A bit about me
• Chief Executive of City of York Council
• Background in
• equalities, organisational development
• communities
• central/ local Government
•Belief in agency of individuals and
communities
•Necessity of respect and collaboration
3. Our Context –
Paradigm Shift
From
paternalistic
and
‘benevolent’ To catalyst
and
facilitator
4. Two Overriding Priorities
•City of Enterprise
•Resilient, capable communities
….And for the Organisation
•Innovative
•Entrepreneurial
•Resident focussed
8. First Fruits
•Co-producing the future –
developing a co-operative
library service
•Each one teach one on the
service to city programme
•Utilising untapped skills
10. Offer to public sector workers
•No longer a job for life
•Can’t keep head down and get on
SO
•Will offer decent employment
•Support to help shape the organisation
and wider community
•Support informed choices about how
services are delivered
11. Alternative models of employment
•Transfers to other employers
•Employee mutual
•Self-employment
12. Things I have learnt / am learning
•Find ‘True North’
•Develop strong narrative
•Conscious constant articulation
•Unlock potential
•Co-create / produce
13. Things I have learnt / am learning
•Honour the past
•Dissent
•Hurt
•Create safe uncertainty
•Work in the circle of influence
•Rest, recuperate
•Celebrate
14. Conclusion
•Empower everyone to
shape the vision for the
community
•Make engaging and
involving staff the priority
•The future is more in our
control than ever before