Agile Leadership for Public Sector Senior Leaders
For your team
We run it on a date we agree with you. £6,500+VAT for up to 8 people.
For:
Senior civil servants (SCS 1 to 3), G6 leaders and Deputy Directors
Agile and digital leadership for senior civil servants
Training and coaching for senior civil servants who lead digital, agile and AI programmes. You learn what to ask and what to decide. You don't need to become a practitioner.
100+ Senior Leaders Trained and Coached Coaches at SCS and G6 Level RM6219 Approved Supplier
What senior leaders ask me about
I help leaders in government with these problems every day.
Accountable without the background
You are responsible for digital and technology outcomes, but you didn't come up through that profession. You need someone you trust to explain it without the jargon.
Questions for your technical teams
Your technical teams don't always explain themselves in words you can use. You need to know which questions to ask them and when to challenge the answers you get.
Reviews and scrutiny
In NISTA reviews, Gateway assessments and spending approvals you have to show your grip on delivery approaches you weren't trained in.
Leading on AI
Everyone is talking about AI, and you have to lead your department's response. For that you need to understand what AI changes for government, and a 60-minute overview won't give you that.
Reform at pace
Under the reform agenda you are asked to deliver faster and work smarter. You need to know how agile and digital affect your portfolio and what you answer for.
Advice from someone who knows government
General consultants don't understand how government works. You need someone who has worked in government, understands the governance and starts from what you already know.
If you recognise any of these, look at our programmes or book a discovery call.
View programmesOur Programmes
Written for senior leaders who are not digital specialists. We run open programmes online, can teach a private group face to face and explain every term we use.
Working in a Digital Government as a Non-Digital Leader
For your team
We run it on a date we agree with you. £6,500+VAT for up to 10 people.
For:
Non-digital SCS, G6 and Deputy Directors, Policy professionals who work alongside digital teams
AI for Government Leaders
For your team
We run it on a date we agree with you. £6,500+VAT for up to 10 people.
For:
SCS, G6 and Deputy Directors leading AI adoption, Leaders who sponsor or govern AI projects
Leading Change in Complex Government Environments
For your team
We run it on a date we agree with you. £6,500+VAT for up to 10 people.
For:
SCS, G6 and Deputy Directors leading change, Leaders who sponsor transformation programmes
Managing Complexity as a Government Leader
For your team
We run it on a date we agree with you. £3,950+VAT for up to 10 people.
For:
SCS, G6 and senior leaders, Leaders facing cross-departmental complexity
Agile Awareness for Non-Digital Government Leaders
For your team
We run it on a date we agree with you. £3,950+VAT for up to 10 people.
For:
SCS, G6 and senior leaders outside the Government Digital and Data profession, Leaders who work alongside agile teams
Where to start
- Senior responsible owners Decisions, reporting and assurance when your programme works in an agile way.
- A senior team Any programme for your leadership team alone, on a date we agree with you.
- New to agile A short guide to what a senior civil servant needs to know.
Executive Coaching
Confidential one-to-one coaching for SCS and Grade 6 leaders who are accountable for digital, data or technology delivery. You talk a live problem through with someone who works in government and has seen what worked elsewhere. Sessions are online, at times that suit your diary.
£350+VAT per session | Enquiry-based booking
Directors, Directors General and SROs can also take Senior Leader Coaching: half-day sessions, one to one or in a small group, at £1,500+VAT a day.
Guides for senior leaders
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Agile for senior civil servants: what you need to know
You can sponsor agile delivery well without becoming a practitioner. Here are the five things to know, what to leave to the team and what to do in your first month.
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Ten questions to ask your agile delivery team
Ten questions you can ask at a show and tell without any technical background. Each comes with what a good answer sounds like and what should worry you.
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The SRO's role in agile delivery and governance
An SRO in an agile programme sets the outcome, takes the decisions the team cannot and sees the work first hand. This guide covers what GDS asks of you and how your board and reporting change.
Why senior leaders choose us
A trainer who coaches at SCS level
Your trainer coaches SCS leaders in central government departments. He knows the governance and the politics you work within.
Written for leaders who are not digital specialists
You don't need to become a practitioner. You learn enough to sponsor a digital service, challenge a delivery team and decide well about AI and technology.
Experience in both sectors
Chris Preece works in central government today. Before that he led a 600-person programme at a FTSE 100 financial services company.
Talk it through first
Book a 30 minute call about your situation. It is free, and you will not get a sales pitch.