Maidstone Borough Council

Leadership development on commissioning

Category

Organisational strategy & change

Services provided

Commissioning; training; leadership development

Overview

Activist were asked to provide leadership development on effective commissioning for Maidstone’s senior management.

Activist helped the team to understand that commissioning is much more than just procurement. We are now more consistent in thinking through what we want to achieve before we embark on writing new policy or designing future service delivery arrangements and have a structured process to decide whether services continue and who delivers them.

Maidstone Borough Council

How we helped.

Activist were asked to provide leadership development on effective commissioning for Maidstone’s senior management, helping to build a common understanding of the principles and processes of strategic commissioning. This was followed by an action learning set, helping a review team to apply a commissioning mindset to their project.

What our clients say about us.

It was great working with Activist

It was great working with Activist – they had a strong commitment to doing an excellent job as shown in the quality and depth of their analysis and the clarity of their written reports.
Croydon Council

Their contribution was a key factor in meeting the deadline

Activist provided excellent advice and skills in all aspects of this ground-breaking venture, including sensitive management of stakeholder relationships during difficult stages of the project. Their contribution was a key factor in meeting the deadline for the establishment of the joint venture company and in the initial realisation of benefits.
Herefordshire Council / NHS Herefordshire

A pleasure to work with

Activist worked at pace to deliver an evaluation report that our senior leadership were very pleased with. Activist were a pleasure to work with, well organised, thorough and helped us to achieve our intended outcomes against a set of challenging timescales.
Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP)

We learned so much

We learned so much from the Activist team, who provided brilliant support to help us transform our service and improve our income generation. Their commercial and negotiating expertise helped us increase the financial performance of our external contracts.
Bracknell Forest Council

It was incredible how much was achieved

An enormous thank you for the work on the lockdown report. It was incredible how much was achieved against the clock! The report seemed to have a very enthusiastic response. It is not just me saying it’s a great report – you hit the jackpot by producing something of value to heads of service.
Libraries Connected

We are very happy with Activist’s work

We are very happy with Activist’s work and it has helped us take a more strategic approach to funding requirements and securing match funding for the Town Deal Programme, as well as providing support to Glastonbury Abbey in progressing their ambitious longer-term development plans.
Mendip District Council and Glastonbury Abbey

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