HEFCE Annual Conference 22 April 2004

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HEFCE Annual Conference22 April 2004

• EWART WOOLDRIDGECHIEF EXECUTIVE
• THE LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION FOR HIGHER EDUCATION

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In a global economy, nothing is going to matter
more than ideas, inventions, initiatives,
insight. So building world-class universities is
not just the educational challenge of our time it
is the economic challenge of our timeRt Hon
Gordon Brown at the launch of LFHE 24 March
2004
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In the years that come nothing is going to
matter more for the success of our universities
in defining their world-class status than good,
strong, dynamic leadership. Hence the importance
not just to the universities themselves but to
our economy and our society of the establishment
of this Foundation today. Rt Hon Gordon Brown
at the launch of LFHE 24 March 2004
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Leadership Foundation creating a new
organisation

• Initial research and business case
• The Chair and the Board
• Core staff
• Strategic and Operating plans
• Launch by Chancellor of the Exchequer
• Engaging with the sector and stakeholders
• Incorporating HESDA
• Launching projects

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Leadership some lessons from personal experience

• A whole organisation activity distributed and
  embedded
• Leadership capacity not just leaders
• Leadership development going with the grain of
  the business
• Creating communities and networks of learning
• Recognising diversity in the widest sense
• Maintaining a tight/loose balance

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Some leadership issues

• Understanding the psychological contract
  rethinking the career deal
• Behaviours (not competences) of successful
  leaders
• Beware of Followership!
• Getting real about leadership unlearning the
  stereotypes
• Learning from poor/inappropriate leadership

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Scope of the Leadership Foundation

• Leadership
• Management
• Governance
• Staff development
• Deliverer
• Commissioner
• Broker
• UK
• International

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Context for Leadership Development in HE

• Expansion of HE widening participation
• More competitive nationally and internationally
• Partnership with business / knowledge transfer
• Diversifying income sources
• Agendas of regional government / devolved
  administrations
• Strategic HR issues / HE career
• Complex change mergers, partnerships, alliances
• E-learning, internet-driven solutions
• Equality and diversity

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Building on the success of HESDA

• Connecting with stakeholder groups regionally and
  nationally
• The TMP family of programmes
• Publications
• Projects
• Staff development conference in Glasgow

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Framework of Work Programmes

• Developing individual leaders
• - open programmes
• - coaching, mentoring etc
• - key skills
• - governors development
• Institutional capacity building
• - customised programmes
• - benchmarking
• - needs analysis
• Networks and communities of learning
• - alumni networks
• - working with specific groups (eg AHUA)
• - international links
• Futures Lab / Research
• Championing leadership conferences, seminars

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Launching projects some examples

• Masterclasses and seminars
• National Mentoring Scheme
• Governor training
• Governance website
• Equality and diversity
• Fellowship scheme
• HR Directors programme
• Research programme
• Publications

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Growing the business

• Developing TMP and related programmes
• Cross-sector links
• One-to-one learning processes (mentoring,
  coaching, action learning)
• Partnerships (UUK,SCOP,HEA professional bodies,
  other leadership centres)
• International dimension

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Research

• Future context of leadership, governance and
  management in UK HE scenarios and issues
• Becoming a leader in HE career paths and
  selection processes
• Leadership in practice with a specific focus
  widening participation, partnerships, leading
  research
• Leadership development cross-sector evaluation
  of its contribution

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Broader issues

• International links
• Working with the wider leadership development
  community
• Engaging with HEIs development and change
  programmes
• Achieving maximum collaboration with Funding
  Councils LGM schemes