As mentioned at Monday’s All Staff Briefing, the LGA have offered us a half-day workshop titled Political Awareness Workshop for Officers. There are two sessions to choose from – either morning or afternoon in Committee Room 1 at Pippbrook on 8 June.
Places are on a first-come first-served basis and are limited to 15 people per session, so if you are interested in attending, please email Rosemarie Moccia rosemarie.moccia@molevalley.gov.uk
Purpose: by the end of the session participants will have:
- Considered a range of issues relating to officer/member relationships
- Discussed the implications of these for effective working
- Identified tactics and positive behaviours for use when working with members
- Considered how to build rapport and influence effectively and appropriately
Facilitators:
- Helen Reeves – Programme Manager, LGA
- Member Peer – TBC
Programme timetable:
Morning session
09.30 Welcome and introduction
09.40 Overview of political and corporate leadership
- Understanding the roles of councillors and officers
- The Council as a political organisation
- The political context
- Collective corporate responsibility
10.30 Group exercise – breakout discussion and feedback
11.00–11.15 COMFORT BREAK
11.15 Understanding one another and working together
- What kind of officer to councillors want?
- Understanding councillor motivations
- Reasonable expectations
- Maximising influence
- Building rapport
12.00 – Group exercise – including officer reflections from the session and new approaches
12.30 CLOSE
Evaluation forms
Afternoon session
13.30 Welcome and introduction
13.40 Overview of political and corporate leadership
- Understanding the roles of councillors and officers
- The Council as a political organisation
- The political context
- Collective corporate responsibility
14.30 Group exercise – breakout discussion and feedback
15.00–15.15 COMFORT BREAK
15.15 Understanding one another and working together
- What kind of officer to councillors want?
- Understanding councillor motivations
- Reasonable expectations
- Maximising influence
- Building rapport
16.00 – Group exercise – including officer reflections from the session and new approaches
16.30 CLOSE
Evaluation forms
