Often our work is sensitive dealing with confidential workplace matters hence why some of these projects are anonymised
Adult hospice south of England – The CEO wanted external help to undertake an employee engagement exercise to help build future People and OD strategy. A staff survey was undertaken using a range of questions and including Patrick Lencioni’s team model. Following the analysis of this, some face to face engagement events took place which helped formulate actions for the senior team to take forward. In addition training was provided on effective meetings, accountability and team dynamics
NHS Integrated Team Programme – working in partnership with People Development Associates we co-designed a programme to enable people from different organisations to quickly form an effective team. The programme included webinars and face to face workshops on a range of essential skills. We also supported the project team by undertaking an evaluation of the INT project from the teams’ perspective. This project has been extended several times as the development progressed.
Statutory service provider – this project started as a workforce engagement exercise via a survey to understand team dynamics, employee satisfaction and any issues relating to discrimination. During this time a team came forward with specific concerns regarding discrimination that required a series of individual interviews and a desk top review of any previous concerns raised. Analysis of the survey was provided to the senior team with potential actions to help with key areas of development. In addition a report was produced regarding the discrimination investigation with a series of actions.
Statutory service provider – working with associates to review issues relating to workforce culture, safeguarding, training for a residential service. Outcomes included an away day, training and a series of recommendations.
Mental health charities – working as a member of Eastside People I worked with two charities who were considering the extent of their future partnership working. The project involved individual conversations with senior members of staff from both organisations. A joint away day with the senior teams regarding joint activities they could move forward on and a session with both Trustee Boards to consider their positions on the various models of collaboration.
Adult Hospice – delivery of webinars as part of a leadership programme for clinicians
Housing Association – working as a member of Eastside People this project involved undertaking a workforce review to develop an understanding of capacity within the team. This involved some desktop work along with meetings with team members to hear their views on future strategy and team structure. The project resulted in a recommended restructure codesigned by the team and a leadership development session with the new senior team of the particular division the project was focused on.
Coaching – individual coaching support to a member of staff subject to a workplace grievance procedure – “Thank you again for all of your support in what has been the most challenging time I have ever had at work. You made such a difference, and I am not sure I would have gone back to work without your guidance.“
Coaching – individual coaching support to a senior member of staff considering next steps in their career
Local Government Association / Partners in Care and Health – working with Balwinder Kaur we were successful in winning a tender to support Partners in Care and Health to implement Diverse by Design. This involved establishing a community of practice and codesigning a self assessment process to allow adult social care teams to review their progress against the elements of Diverse by Design aimed to improve inclusivity in the workforce.
Local Government Association / Partners in Care and Health – working with Balwinder Kaur we were successful in winning a tender for a next phase of roll out of Diverse by Design working with specific adult social care teams and codesigning another tool to assess the relationship between the workforce and the community they serve
GP Practice – supporting two colleagues via a mediation process
Adult Social Care Team – development and delivery of a course to reframe and modernise ‘unconscious bias’ in order to support a more inclusive environment
Local Government Association / Partners in Care and Health – codesign with Balwinder Kaur and People Development Associates of a course named ‘confidence and inclusive line managers’ – practical skills to enable managers to have the confidence and techniques to challenge discrimination in the workplace
Children’s Hospice – working as an associate of People Development Associates delivery of Fierce Conversations to several cohorts of managers across the organisation to improve practical leadership skills
Local Government Association / Partners in Care and Health – working wtih Balwinder Kaur we were successful in bidding for a further phase of support delivering bespoke coaching and group training to over 20 local authorities as part of a roll out of Diverse by Design
CommonAge – the production and launch of a Commonwealth report with contributions from over 24 authors, 30% representation of commonwealth nations on dementia. This work involved project management, editing and authorship working with an international team who were all new acquaintances at the time https://commonage.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/4527_FY25_HC_CommonAge_FullReport_Digital_v11-with-links.pdf
The task Emma took on was by no means straightforward. In just a few months she had to engage with a wide range of stakeholders from across the Commonwealth to invite them to submit articles for the report. She then had to co-ordinate the submissions, liaise closely with the authors, and edit and design the final report. All of this work was conducted to tight timescales to meet production and print deadlines. The Commonwealth has 56 member countries ranged across the world and it was crucial that the project was managed in a way that recognized the national and cultural sensitivities of diverse communities across five continents and many different time zones. Emma was able to adjust to the dynamics of her relationship with CommonAge and our many supporters in a way that inspired trust and confidence.
In managing this project Emma demonstrated outstanding professionalism and skill. Her knowledge of the subject and her excellent interpersonal skills were deployed to very good effect as she engaged with a wide range of stakeholders in senior roles across the Commonwealth. As the project director on behalf of CommonAge I was able to leave Emma in charge of the project for many weeks while she methodically and diligently managed all it’s complex elements. She has now been engaged by CommonAge to travel to present our report at major international conferences in Australia and Malta in September. – Andrew Larpent OBE, Chair (Emeritus) of CommonAge
Youth Charities – working with Eastside People supporting several youth charities following successful funding via the Youth Investment Fund, The support has been in organisational development, strategic review, restructure, establishing risk management process, developing and connecting with income generation strategies for future sustainability and leadership development
GP Practice – to conduct a disciplinary investigation and make recommendations for future organisational development work
Coaching – supporting someone who was in the process of being dismissed to see union support and negotiate a fair and positive way forward
Statutory organisation – conduct an independent review into the handling of a capability management process, particularly regarding any issues of discrimination and to produce a report with series of recommendations
Adult Hospice – delivery of webinars as part of a leadership programme for clinicians
Coaching – supporting someone who felt discriminated and at risk of dismissal at work to prepare their documentation and post dismissal to navigate communication and engaging with the union
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