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Action learning
The Lattice Works Social
Enterprise leadership programme for Lancaster District.
Our structured collaborative peer to peer leadership and strategic
skills learning programme.
What
are Action Learning Sets?
Action Learning is a proven, practical way of solving problems, exploring
opportunities, and developing leadership and management skills. Our Lattice
Works Action Learning Sets bring like-minded social entrepreneurs, leaders
and managers together to work through real issues in a collaborative,
supportive yet challenging way. You will work in a group of six or seven
peers who know exactly what it’s like to lead a social enterprise
because, like you, they are doing just that. It’s been described
as “the board you could never afford”, or you might want to
think of it as business-focussed group therapy!
How
Action Learning Sets Can Help Your Organisation
The power of Action Learning comes from tapping into the wealth of knowledge
that you and your peers already have. By developing your skills to ask
the right question at the right time you can empower yourself and your
teams, develop your leadership abilities and become more strategic in
the way you work.
In
an Action Learning Set you bring real work issues that are important to
you and your organization. It’s a place to bring problems that you
might not want to share with people at work. Through dialogue with your
fellow set members you will work on your problem and establish a series
of actions that are right for you. At the next session you will share
with the set what progress you have made. It is this process of sharing
of knowledge and reflecting on the actions you take that develops you
and makes Action Learning so useful.
What People Say About Action Learning
 “It provides a
great insight into other peoples’ organisations”
“A great way to
expand your thought pattern for resolving issues and a fantastic tool
for problem solving”
“Working with
people who know what you’re going through is so helpful”
Action
Learning has been long used to great effect to develop leaders and managers
in large organizations like the NHS and major charities. In recent years
Lancaster University has used it to underpin its pioneering LEAD programme
that has helped more than 300 small businesses and social enterprises.
About
the Facilitator
The Action Learning programme will be facilitated by Laurie Smith who
works for Shared Future CIC – the organisation managing the Lattice
Works programme. Laurie is an expert facilitator with experience of running
more than 30 sets for social enterprises and small businesses. He has
also worked with many other organisations to help develop their leadership
and business skills and has a great understanding of the challenges faced
by small social enterprises and not for profit organisations.
How to Get Involved
Lattice works will be running Action Learning Sets between November 2011
and March 2012.
Action Learning Sets are best suited to someone in a leadership or senior
management role.
You must be able to commit to the full programme of five sessions.
Cost
These Action Learning Sets are funded by Lancaster District Local Strategic
Partnership as part of the Lattice Works social enterprise initiative.
That means there is no cost to attend if you are an eligible not for profit
organisation based in Lancaster.
Non-attendance
Charges
Places on this high value programme are limited and likely to be in demand.
If you join the programme and don’t turn up we may send a request
to your Trustees or management committee that your organisation makes
a goodwill donation to support a local non-profit organisation of our
choice.
Contact
to Sign Up and to Request More Information:
Laurie Smith, Shared Future CIC
Mob: 07808 766329
Email: laurie.smith@sharedfuturecic.org.uk
Download
2011 Action Learning flyer (PDF) here...
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Pre-register
to join Latticeworks:
http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/643851/Latticeworks-2011-Sign-Up
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