By the end of the day participants will have:
- Discussed what is meant by a strategic approach
- Examined recent examples of strategic work from the public and private sectors
- Have had the opportunity to practice strategy tools and techniques
- Gained the confidence to contribute to their own organisation's strategic planning
Speakers:
Geoff Langsdon - Head of Training at Government Knowledge
After school Geoff worked for an insurance company in London and then joined the Army at 20. He served in Northern Ireland during "the troubles", in Cyprus and Germany.On leaving the Army Geoff became a civil servant for many years working first in operations and then policy. During the Margaret Thatcher administrations in the 1980s, he was a private secretary to a number of Ministers in the Commons and the Lords. Policy areas he worked on include Care in the Community, Mental Health, ex-Service personnel, Child Support and vaccination and immunisation. After the civil service he set up a training company and has worked predominately in the public sector, and is now Head of Training at Government Knowledge. He has an honours degree in government and politics from the Open University. As a lecturer with the OU, he then taught those subjects, and is currently an associate lecturer with University of Chester. With Chester and Government Knowledge, Geoff developed the work based Public Services Management qualification at graduate and postgraduate levels. Geoff also worked for two years in the NHS, and has served as a local councillor and Mayor. In his spare time he is a mentor to pupils in the run up to GCSEs.