We have been working with a local Partnership Board to help develop a common vision for the future and to begin to identify what building blocks need to be in place to begin to move towards that vision. We plan to liberate any elephants we find along the way!!

Facilitation enables participants to actively participate in  problem solving and fosters an environment where innovative ideas flourish and grow.

For example, We have recently held a session for a team who are part of a large organisation. The CEO felt this team were not performing as well as they should be and wanted to understand the issues and how to move forward. As a result of our facilitation of a half day session, the organisation has a better picture of the issues as perceived by the team, an agreed set of actions to address these and a range of ideas to discuss in more depth which could lead to real change and innovative solutions.

It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent….it is the one that is the most adaptable to change

Charles Darwin

If you are trying to get the best from your teams and feel you may benefit from an independent facilitator, why not give us a call on 01476 401065 to explore how we can help.

One of our areas of expertise is supporting and developing organisations to improve performance through better knowledge and involvement of their customers.

We are currently working with a Primary Care Trust to develop an intranet based toolkit that will help their staff to have the skills, knowledge and confidence to engage local people in planning and shaping local health services. It is hoped this toolkit will enable the organisation to support the achievement of the required competency for World Class Commissioning.

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Please contact us if we can also be of help to you.

Using the Department of Health guidance on World Class Commissioning Competencies we undertook a skills assessment with the senior team and the professional executive committee. The assessment took the form of 1-1 and telephone interviews with each participant considering whether the skill was something they were able to do, able to train others or an area that required development.

The results not only identified where the PCT strengths lay and where there was greatest need to develop. They also provided an indication of where there was internal capability to develop others and where an external solutions was required.

Individuals now also have a tool to use to inform their continuous professional development and which can be used to reflect on their progress. The sessions were valued by staff as the following informal feedback describes…

“Thank you for…..and also for a really useful and enjoyable meeting last week” (by e-mail from Penny)

and this is what the Chief Executive thought…

Janette is enthusiastic with a real interest in helping people achieve their potential.  She has an optimistic and facilitative style working with us to develop solutions and encourage cross-organisational learning. I thoroughly recommend commissioning work from Janette her work is always delivered to time and is of a high standard.

We are now working with the PCT to use the knowledge gained from this exercise to design and facilitate their future leadership and management development programmes.

In addition to the services we provided to Bassetlaw, we are also able to offer an online skills assessment tool.

Can we help you discover the potential in your team? Please contact us to discuss.

What can we say but… Thanks Jean you are a star!

Read what Jean has written and link with us by signing in to LinkedIn and searching for Janette Goodchild. We look forward to hearing from you.

The service is based on one-to-one interactions to help individuals:

• assess their strengths, areas for development and priorities
• set short , medium and long-term goals
• develop reflective learning techniques

The service can be procured by organisations for their senior teams or directly by individuals seeking independent advice.

Janette is able to deliver this service at your workplace, at an independent location or through video-conferencing. A few dates are available during 2009 with wider availability from January 2010 onwards.

For further information or if you would like to talk to people we have already supported please contact us

Like many Primary Care Trusts in England, Bassetlaw have a small number of GPs who become involved in local decision-making about the commissioning of services and they wanted to grow this pool. GPs were invited to indicate their interest in an introduction to leadership programme which would be held one day per month over six months. Wilson Goodchild were commissioned to identify participants development needs, and to design and facilitate the programme.