Leadership Works is an evaluation of the impact and stretch of the Cultural Leadership Programme (CLP) from 2006 – 11.

It comprises a suite of commissioned essays, case studies and videos that illustrate and bring to life the journey and key facets of CLP from its inception in 2006 to the end of its second phase on 2011.

This online hub is designed to be intuitive and interactive. You can explore and filter content by type, theme or tag. Each inner page also features suggestions for related reading, links and videos.

Essays and videos (view as blocks)

  • Context

    Foreword

    This paper by David Kershaw, Chair of the Cultural Leadership Programme, outlines the aspirations and ambitions that shaped its provision and the partnership working built into its DNA. It sets the context for the sharing of Leadership Works, to provide continuing access to the tremendous learning models, approaches, lessons and strategies deployed by the Cultural Leadership Programme.

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  • Context

    Curating Leadership

    This paper by CLP Director Hilary Carty outlines the context, principles and delivery mechanism at the heart of the formation of the CLP, as it set out on its mission to nurture and develop world-class, dynamic and diverse leadership for the 21st Century.

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  • Outcomes

    Strategic Evaluation of the Cultural Leadership Programme 2006-8

    This independent evaluation of the Cultural Leadership Programme undertaken by DTZ is based on the assessment of its achievements, efficiency, impact and legacy of phase one of CLP activity, from its launch in June 2006 to July 2008.

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  • Outcomes

    Economics of Cultural Leadership 2008-10

    This report examines the range of impact measures for the Cultural Leadership Programme, analysing the range of economic impacts, with a particular focus to improved financial outcomes for organisations.

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  • Outcomes

    Grand Narratives and Small Stories

    Drawing on all the pieces in ‘Leadership Works,’ and a range of consultative workshops and interviews this work highlights lessons learnt from the experience and delivery of the Cultural Leadership Programme

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  • Work based learning

    CLP Leadership Networks Report

    The Cultural Leadership Programme supported 30 Leadership Learning Networks across the sector, through tailored programmes that included mentoring, coaching, shadowing, exchange, action learning and peer-to-peer support.

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  • Work based learning

    Coaching Impacts and Culture

    These two essays consider the impact of the Cultural Leadership Programme’s coaching strand, through the research and practical work of Tessa Brooks, and through the Dynamics of Leadership Coaching programme, and its impact on the 140 participants involved.

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  • Work based learning

    Facilitating Leadership through Action Learning

    This paper outlines the work of the Leadership Skills Facilitation programme, which developed participants’ skills in leadership through learning to facilitate action learning sets.

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  • Work based learning

    Creative Choices

    This essay examines the development and learning from the delivery of Creative Choices, a web-based career advisory service for emerging and mid-career leaders across the sector.

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  • Work based learning

    CLP Peach Placements

    This paper explores the Cultural Leadership Programme’s Peach Placements, part of the Work-based Learning strand, which offered Opportunities for real time experiential learning through intensive leadership placements.

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  • Work based learning

    BAME Leadership in the Creative and Cultural Industries

    This evaluative essay reflects on developments since the benchmarking study of Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) leadership, undertaken for CLP by the Change Institute in 2008. It profiles the Powerbrokers leadership development strand and highlights key themes and opportunities for BAME leadership in the sector.

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  • Work based learning

    Coaching Culture

    Profiling Dynamics of Leadership Coaching, with contributions from recent graduates

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  • Work based learning

    Peach Placements

    Following a Placement at the National Portrait Gallery

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  • Work based learning

    Powerbrokers

    This film explores the importance of diversity in leadership through Powerbrokers

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  • Meeting the challenge

    Meeting the Challenge

    This evaluation provides a detailed examination of Meeting the Challenge, a 3 year initiative which aimed to embed leadership development in the creative sector through supporting partnerships to design and deliver their own development programmes.

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  • Meeting the challenge

    Meeting the Challenge

    Meeting the Challenge, which aimed to embed leadership development within the sector.

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  • Development priorities

    Artist Practitioner Leadership Development

    These two essays look at the needs of artist practitioners in the cultural sector through the implementation of two programmes: Method and Independents, which supported independent professionals with tailored leadership development on their own terms.

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  • Development priorities

    Artist Practitioner Placements

    This essay reflects on the relationship between artist practitioners as leaders and organisational leadership through the experiences of the Artist Leadership Development Placements.

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  • Development priorities

    International Cultural Leadership

    This report stimulates discussion about the qualities, values, skills and ways of working essential to enabling and developing international cultural leadership, providing a proposed competency framework as a basis for knowledge exchange and deeper debate.

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  • Development priorities

    Disability Leadership

    This discursive essay on disability leadership looks at the diverse collective that is Sync from the perspective of its Founders, and explores its very unique principles, approach and delivery.

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  • Development priorities

    Women on the move

    This essay looks at the key findings of research commissioned by CLP on the challenges facing women leaders, it looks at the impact of the CLP initiatives as well as the issues that still remain in supporting real change for women in leadership.

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  • Development priorities

    Governance Leadership

    This essay looks at the CLP’s approach to Governance through research-based provision, sector perspectives and direct provision.

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  • Development priorities

    Sync

    This film explores Sync, CLP’s programme to support Deaf and disabled leaders.

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  • Development priorities

    Artist Practitioner

    explores the aims and ambitions of CLP’s Artist Practitioner Leadership strand

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  • Development priorities

    Women to Watch

    This film highlights ‘Women to Watch’ through the experiences of three participants.

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  • Intensive learning

    Intensive Learning

    This paper looks at the range of Intensive Learning opportunities supported by the Cultural Leadership Programme, identifying the benefits of this approach and the dominant themes that have emerged.

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  • Intensive learning

    Leadership Unleashed

    Leadership Unleashed through the experiences of its participants and facilitators

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  • Resources

    CLP Research and Online

    These two papers cover the wide presence of the Cultural Leadership Programme’s work, looking at the commissioned research, debates and resources, as well as the online environment as accessed through the CLP web hub.

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