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The Third Sector Leadership Centre
has undertaken a number of projects and events to support its business plan, and work on other projects is also in development. On this page we will post outcomes and latest reports, as well as links to more information on each of the projects.
Projects
Read more about:
 Our mission and objectives
Who we are, and our four core themes
Action Learning Sets
The Third Sector Leadership Centre recently piloted an Action Learning Sets programme.
The aim of the programme was to give leaders an opportunity to confidentially share the challenges of their roles with other third sector leaders - and also to learn from one another.
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Third Sector Performer
The Third Sector Leadership Centre is developing a National Occupational Standards (NOS) based assessment tool for third sector leaders.
Assessment tools
The Third Sector Leadership Centre recruited 18 chief executives and senior managers from frontline third sector organisations to complete one of three leadership assessment evaluation tools.
Download an executive summary of the findings below.
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Case studies
The Third Sector Leadership Centre has collated a selection of case studies.
These case studies deal with the leadership development experiences of leaders of frontline and infrastructure third sector organisations across the different regions of the UK.
The first Leadership and Management Masterclass funded by the Workforce Hub proved to be incredibly popular and successful in achieving it aims of introducing leaders and managers across the Black Country to accessible high level training. Moreover, the funding has been the key to unlocking further income from organisations that wished to capacity build the sector by working in partnership with RPRS.
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Action Learning Report Quotes |
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Action Learning
"This action learning project clearly identified the need for mechanisms to be available to provide the peer support, contact and feedback, which set members experienced and greatly welcomed in sets and which clearly for some, was not available to them elsewhere. Whilst action learning itself may not be the solution, there is a need for this requirement among peers to be addressed, perhaps as an element in the development portfolio available to staff in the sector."
"Action Learning seems particularly suited to third sector leadership in lots of ways and is very well-suited for leaders. I think it's particularly useful given the propensity for leaders to feel so isolated and with little time/money/supprt for development"
"Using Action Learning for group and common issues as well as individual issues, say linked to existing networks and forums. This could also assist sustainability not of individuals sets but of learning about the method and value of it within particular networks"
"Key for me is getting more people who know about it. Key success measure for me is if people can self-facilitate at the end and therefore continue" |
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Action Learning Sets for Third Sector Leaders |
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 Action Learning Sets
In the autumn of 2006, the Third Sector Leadership Centre and Action Learning Matters launched 2 action learning sets for third sector leaders in the East of England and Northwest England.
What are the benefits?
One of the most important elements of good leadership is knowing how to manage complexity. Being part of an action learning set for leaders imparts an opportunity to confidentially share challenges and issues of this complexity. In particular, it helps develop the generative leadership skills around decision-making, relationship-building and creative problem-solving. Some of the benefits to one’s personal effectiveness that may arise from doing action learning include:
- Bringing different perspectives to challenges and decision making
- Offering creative, open-minded solutions
- Exercising incisive, independent judgement
- Exercising leadership responsibly and with integrity
Mid-set evaluation
What are the issues that are being addressed? Are third sector leaders finding the sets to be useful? Are action learning sets proving to be a useful form of leadership development?
Read case studies of participants in the sets and the interim evaluation report and case studies:
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If you have any questions or would like to talk more about action learning sets, please contact us at
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