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Collective leaders working together
towards a common aim in the public interest.
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WHY US? WE PROMOTE SELFLESS LEADERSHIP AND USESIX
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WHY WE LEADLEADING IN THE INTERESTS OF THE PUBLICPromoting individual and corporate selflessness
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WHAT WE LEADTO HELP YOU TO LEAD COLLECTIVELYbuilding on individual capacity and capability -
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HOW WE LEAD ... through a sense of ...MISSIONYour leadership style or 'Quomodo' needs to be adaptive to change and sensitive to people. -
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WHEN TO LEADTHE TIME FOR LEADERSHIP IS NOWThe only constant in life is change and leadership needs to be forever adaptive to the broader changes that are taking place -
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WHERE WE LEAD ... throughNETWORKSLeadership takes place within networks within the context of complex and adaptive systems. -
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WHO LEADS ... can emerge fromANYWHERELeadership is shared and distributed through networks by individuals who have an interest or expertise and not just position
Unlock your creative potential in leading Collectively
Purposeful leadership defines a focused, determined and decisive motivation to lead in the interests of the public. We seek to enable leaders to achieve this through our unique virtuous cycle of research-led leadership development which in turn influences and informs transformation and evaluation.
What we do
Our Integrated Services provide a holistic approach
A VIRTUOUS CYCLE OF LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSFORMATION
Our holistic approach and cycle support our aim to look at the whole process of leadership, including but not restricted to, individual leader behaviour. We work to a shared belief which views the development of leadership capacity and capability as an integrated whole within which other elements of individual and organisational development are nested.
Consult & Research
Pinpoint Thinking
Consulting and research form the start of activities and begins the virtuous cycle:
– research informs learning which is applied in the workplace – evaluation compares and contrasts outcomes which forms the basis of consultation -
therefore illuminating further research.
So, the cycle continues. All of our activities are research-led.
Steps 1 & 2
Consultation and Research combine as a means of exploring the improvement opportunities with client organisations.
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Consult & Research
- We pinpoint our thinking by working with you and determining the bigger picture (based on your vision), what you are trying to achieve (your mission) and identifying the opportunities and gaps, focusing on both known and (previously) unknown strengths and weaknesses.
- The cycle for improvement starts with research. The research directly informs the learning of your organisation and people’s needs. We then focus on your desired outcomes, comparing and contrasting these to the different contexts of delivery and the mechanisms which are most likely to achieve the success that you want. Only then will we start to think about the design for stage 2, learning and application.
Learn & Apply
Star Performance
Learning by doing is the way in which we work with leaders to transform both them and their organisations. Our approach is to support you in applying your learning to practice. We achieve this through unique and cutting edge blended learning based on our experience of over ten years in the design and application of e-learning - in support of traditional face-to-face learning, through our dedicated virtual platform supported by our Total Learning Consortium (TLC).
Steps 3 & 4
The learning will be research driven and then applied with the important improvement interventions required.
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Learn & Apply
- The research drives our design for excellence in learning with the key focus being directed to the initial consultation within the organisation but drawing on our extensive experience of both learning design and application.
- Our vision favours ‘learning by doing’ as the key to unlocking transformation. We prefer the approach of co-design and co-production in working with you to maximise the application of the learning to your outcomes through applied leadership challenges which cascade through your organisation.
- Our learning design and production rely on our unique and cutting-edge blended learning experience of e-learning - in support of traditional face-to-face learning - through our dedicated virtual platform supported by our Total Learning Consortium (T.L.C.)
Reflect & Evaluate
Counting what Counts
Drawing on the initial research, realistic evaluation takes account of the differing contexts and how differing mechanisms will work in different circumstances and why.
We ensure that our reputable theoretical and conceptual approaches guide effective action by turning knowledge into wisdom.
The approach uses the
Steps 5 & 6
Reflection is a key skill and one that organisations as well as individual should practice as part of evaluation
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Reflect & Evaluate
- It is essential to ensure that our evaluation of impact directly addresses the outcomes your vision and mission seek to achieve
- Our approach to realistic evaluation supports the aim of aligning Compass 3600 collective leadership values and behaviours within and across organisations and partnership/alliance networks to the shared goals, objectives and priorities that underpin your vision and mission.
- We directly encourage individual, organisational and cross-organisational/cultural reflection to ensure that the learning that is being gained and applied is assessed continuously against the vision and mission statements and regular progress made through your governance and performance processes.
Consult & Coach
Synergy
The final element is to validate and counsel the impact of transformational change in relation to both organisational improvement and learning and individual capacity and capability.
The aim is to explore and exploit the synergetic relationships that define collective and individual leadership. As Stephen Covey once said:
“Synergy is better than my way or your way. It's our way."
Steps 7 & 8
We return to our consulting role but this time in bringing together both organisational and individual learning through applied leadership challenges
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- As the final stage of the initial cycle for service or product delivery, consultation and coaching feedback to the initial consultation and research as the primary mechanism for continuous improvement in creating a learning organisation or network.
- Individual and organisational/network levels require synergy as a necessary means of validating and reinforcing the changes that are needed based on our cooperative and collaborative approach to building both capacity and capabilities.
- Synergetic coaching is how we describe our alignment between the benefits of individual coaching but considering this within the differing contexts of the organisation and networks operating environment through organisational and system-wide corporate coaching. Synergetic coaching is a novel way of drawing continuously on applied leadership challenges, grounded in cascaded action learning.
Explore some brief examples of our Leadership Thinking
We will post some brief examples from across our wide range of leadership and learning resources. These will give you a sense of our thinking. We start with a link to the overall knowledge portal based on 'The Selfless Leader' and suipport this with a brief summary of our ideas on collective leadership.
A summary of our Selfless Leader Portal with selected briefings on popular topics
How we work
The Six Golden Threads of Compass Leadership
SYSTEMS APPROACH
We have designed a unique approach to looking at leadership from a system perspective using both synergetics and cybernetics to explore the black box of leadership! An important element of this is to navigate intelligent networks through processes and purpose.
ALL INCLUSIVE
Leadership is not the sole property of an individual but that of a community. We look to include the ‘ship’ of leadership and to take account of leadership at different levels and within different contexts focusing on people and partnership working through networks..
TIME AS A CURRENCY OF LEADERSHIP
One of the challenges for leaders is to avoid the temptation to lead in the short term when the opportunity and potential exists to seek a desired outcome which can only be achieved in the longer term. This requires leaders to take account of the prevailing paradigm and problem profile..
INNOVATION & CREATIVITY
Innovation and creativity are central to our approach to collective leadership. We encourage transformation and entrepreneurial activities based on Aristotle’s classic notion of phronesis (practical wisdom) in creating improved public value as the ultimate outcome.
GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE
Globalisation has brought many benefits but many challenges within the political, economic, social, technical, legal & environmental (PESTLE) contexts and how these impact on places. Post the Covid-19 crisis, leaders are now being asked to consider reverse globalisation in support of national and local interests. How will your leaders respond to this dilemma?
REFLECTION & REFLEXIVITY
Narrating our experiences and stories ensures that we focus on both what we think but also what we have lived through. This relies upon truthful reflection and critical reflexivity if we are to understand the consequences of our actions. We should consider both power (formal and informal) and our principles within the perspective of our actions.
Who we are
Our Team
Associates
We have a wide range of Associates who are experts across a number of disciplines. We can tailor our teams to your needs.
Dr Stephen Brookes
An internationally renowned senior practitioner in public leadership with 35 years’ experience including the military, UK police service, regional and central Government.
Collaborators
We can also work as THIRD PARTY PROVIDERS in delivering OUR SERVICES with partners , including teaching, with accrediting institutions or corporate companies.
Selected Testimonials
Dr. Stephen Brookes has been an outstanding lecturer and tutor. He is a knowledgeable, patient and a passionate teacher. He puts in his best to facilitate understanding and is always willing to help students with their work. He has been instrumental in helping students to cope with the demands of the programme.
Steve [Compass Leadership Limited CEO] has been a staple on the MSc Leadership and Innovation in the Public Sector programme, providing guest lectures, for a number of years. Built upon quality research, Steve’s material is expertly crafted, he provides interesting, thought-provoking content that is tailored to suit the specific audience. Steve’s presentations are delivered in an unpretentious manner, encouraging participation and engagement from all in the room. His knowledge of leadership in the business environment coupled with his academic expertise provides inspiration and talking points long after his session has finished. Steve is a pleasure to work with and I look forward to working with him again in the future.
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If you are passionate about leadership, we want to work with you.
Compass Leadership Limited is based in Manchester, United Kingdom, but has a global client base. We have proven experience in working with senior and aspiring senior leaders both nationally and internationally including China, Dubai, Europe, Hong Kong, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Scandinavia, Singapore and the UK.
Phone: +44 (0) 7890 267 162
Email: Compass Leadership