The task of changing an organisation is hard at the best of times. It is hard to take the people within an organisation through change. Is it harder when, additionally, many external stakeholders - such as clients, members, supporters - adore the organisation exactly the way it has always been? If so, in what ways, and what can we learn from that?
A panel discussion, supported by the RSA, amongst three experienced change leaders who have brought about change at highly valued organisations: The Youth Hostels Association, UK Scouts, and the NHS.
James Blake FRSA is chief executive of the Youth Hostels Association. His career began in the civil service, then moved into local government at St Albans city and district council where he became Chief Executive. A keen walker and formerly a trustee of YHA James was appointed chief executive in 2017.
Matt Hyde FRSA OBE was, until recently, Chief Executive of UK Scouts. He is now chief executive of the Lloyds Bank Foundation and formerly group chief executive of the NUS.
Sarah Perman is the Director of Public Health at Hertfordshire County Council and has extensive experience at strategic and tactical level of integrating public health programmes across local government, the NHS and national agencies.
The discussion will be moderated by Jonathan Flowers FRSA, whose past and current portfolio of roles includes the leadership and governance of significant change.
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