CfWI Annual Conference 2013 - Brian Walsh keynote presentation
This document outlines key considerations for developing a workforce strategy for the future. It discusses understanding priorities like integration, diminishing resources, quality and competence, culture and values, and leadership. It emphasizes establishing a baseline of the current workforce, planning with stakeholders, and continuously reviewing and evaluating the strategy as the landscape changes. Quality and competence focuses on having an appropriately skilled workforce to deliver safe services. Culture and values should address commonalities instead of differences. Leadership is crucial and should model accountability, visibility, and succession planning. The strategy must recognize national developments while allowing local implementation and manage the ongoing transition.
CfWI Annual Conference 2013 - Brian Walsh keynote presentation
- 1. Building a workforce for the future Brian M Walsh Executive Director People Coventry City Council 9 October 2013
- 2. Contents What is a workforce strategy? Understanding the priorities of the future: Integration Diminishing resources Quality and competence Culture and values Leadership
- 3. W orkforce Strategy Baseline What do we have now? How well does it work? Planning Involve a wide range of stakeholders but be realistic about what you can achieve Stated intentions: realistic outputs Emphasis on how this will be achieved Development Keep under constant review and scrutiny Evaluate outcomes and impacts on workforce development
- 4. Understanding the landscape Diversity in workforce Move towards integration Reducing resources Regularity of review and information overload
- 5. Quality and competence The appropriate workforce with commensurate skills, to deliver safe services Importance of considering skill mix and qualification levels but not be bound by conventions of the past Understanding levels of risk and ability to articulate such risks to diverse audiences
- 6. Culture and values A workforce strategy must address culture and values to be meaningful Need to embrace commonality as opposed to fixating on organisational differences Important to be able to articulate in a way that is meaningful to all – simplify the language
- 7. Leadership Modelling behaviour is crucial Leaders who are accountable and visible Can leadership be taught? Encouraging leaders for the future Emphasis on succession planning
- 8. W here next? Importance of national developments and the links to local implementation Manage the transition: recognition that workforce planning is dynamic Criticality of championing workforce ‘A journey of a thousand miles starts from beneath one’s feet’ (Laozi)