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Improving leadership skills & behaviour
Effective leadership is the key foundation of an excellent organisation. It needs to be evident at the managerial, supervisory and political levels of the organisation. Developing leadership skills will be critical to your improvement programme.
Theory of leadership- IDeA knowledge
This section on leadership theory is based on work written by Professor Paul Corrigan for the IDeA and first published by June 2001. This has since been re-edited and outlines in four chapters issues relevant to leadership in the local authority setting
Leadership competencies and development tools- Employers’ Organisation for local government
Guidance on leadership including leadership competencies and development tools.
Political Leadership- IDeA knowledge
This section is aimed at elected members of local councils and outlines the roles, responsibilities and courses available that will aid personal and professional development in a leadership role.
Transformational leadership-Leadership research and development Ltd
LRDL was created to develop further the leading-edge research into transformational leadership undertaken by Professor Beverly Alimo-Metcalfe and Dr John Alban-Metcalfe Their investigation into the nature of leadership, which included over 3,500 managers and professionals at different levels in organisations in the UK, is one of the largest studies of its kind in the world. It is also the very first to include women and individuals from ethnic minority groups. The output of research has been the development of two cutting-edge diagnostic leadership instruments.
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