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A Cleaner, Greener, Safer Road to Excellence
Frank Sinatra in Local Government
or The Ramblings of a Manic Watford Supporter
Paul Lankester 3 June 2013
A Cleaner, Greener, Safer Road to Excellence
My Career to Date
• Temporary Audit Clerk- 1979• Trainee Environmental Health Officer• District EHO• Senior EHO- 1986• Assistant Principal EHO• Principal EHO• Environmental Health Manager- 1989• Environment Manager- 1992• Director of Environmental Services- 1997• Chief Executive- 2001
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Vision and Focus
• Know what you want to achieve
• Build a ‘route map’
• Follow the map but be flexible
• Learn the lessons
• The Edison factor
• Remember SH!
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Rules, Culture & Being Tested
• Essential, and must follow them…… when appropriate
• The answer is no!!! Sorry what’s the question?
• The undermining senior manager
• Misuse of the Internet
• Immediacy of communication
• Importance of tactics
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The Changing Face of The Changing Face of Stratford on Avon DCStratford on Avon DC
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The SDC Timeline
2001- £2million deficit on £12million budget2001- £2million deficit on £12million budget
2002- Future Management Paper- culture change2002- Future Management Paper- culture change
2004- CPA- Weak council2004- CPA- Weak council
2005- Senior Management Restructure2005- Senior Management Restructure
2007- CPA- Good Council2007- CPA- Good Council
2009- CAA- Performing Well2009- CAA- Performing Well
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The SDC Timeline
2009- Investors in Excellence2009- Investors in Excellence
2009- Future Management and Leadership2009- Future Management and Leadership
2011- Investors in Excellence2011- Investors in Excellence
2011- Most Improved Organisation and Highly 2011- Most Improved Organisation and Highly Commended, Midlands Business Commended, Midlands Business ExcellenceExcellence
2011 – Reduced budget by £1.9 mill on 14.8 mill2011 – Reduced budget by £1.9 mill on 14.8 mill
2011/2 – National Policy changes 2011/2 – National Policy changes
2013 – Reduced budget by £1.4 million and had 2013 – Reduced budget by £1.4 million and had growth in staffing!growth in staffing!
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Change and Transformation
• Leading change and managing change programmes
• Unacceptable performance levels
• Staff numbers and performance
• Use of Kotter 8 step approach
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Recognising Impact of Change on People
High
Low
Start Middle End
PerformanceEmotions
Time
Goodbye•Need to let go of past•Question past success•Focus is on the past•Concern about the future
Muddling•All pain – little gain•Steep learning curve•Low confidence•Low competence
Hello•Gaining competence•Gaining confidence•Hope in the future•Experience success
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Some SDC Changes
• Restructures
• Staffing levels
• Central administration
• Corporate priorities/ Focus
• Balancing the budget
• Staff conditions of Service
• Cutting the council tax
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PREPARING FOR WHATEVER…….
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The Stratford Approach
• Build in lots of time to do anything;
• The value of the cu!
• Leading not bleeding edge;
• The ‘What if’ test;
• Members/ officers together;
• Getting the best and most from our staff.
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Case Study- Future Management
• November 2009- draft for consultation;
• February 2010- approved three transformation strands;
• People
• Assets and Resources
• Infrastructure and Processes
• June 2010- Action Plan
• June 2013- Review of the programme.
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But What If….
• You get a notice of motion in February 2010 agreeing to look at a strategic alliance;
• And a new Leader in May 2010;
• And the Strategic Alliance doesn’t materialise.
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Case Study- Management Restructure
• Part of the Future Management and Leadership Paper -February 2010;
• Financially driven- CSR considered;
• Review requested following decision not to proceed with senior management merger with Warwick DC- August 2010;
• Staff consultation welcomed and quality of response complimented.
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Case Study-Management Restructure
• Four options considered;
• Decided on:-• Option 4- Chief Executive & six Heads of Service;• Statutory Officer roles of Chief Finance Officer and
Monitoring Officer to be at Head of Service level;• Use of consultants to assist selection process;• Implementation date by 31 March 2011
• Actually did it by January 2011!
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Case Study-Budget and Financial Strategy
• Comprehensive Spending Review
• 7.1% reduction in grant for four years;
• 0% tax increase 2011/12- reward;
• No actual figures for SDC until December 2010
• So where did that leave the Council?
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Case Study-Budget and Financial Strategy 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16
Base budget
14.720 m 13.730 m 13.620 m 13.120 m 12.961 m
Total Savings
1.109 m 1.210 m 0.951 m 0.606 m 0.362 m
Budget Pressures
0.265m 0.343 m 0 0 0
Net Spending
13.347 m 12.863 m 12.669 m 12.514 m 12.599 m
Available resources
13.323 m 12.863 m 12.669 m 12.514 m 12.598 m
Savings required
0.923 m 1.210 m 0.501 m 0.606 m 0.362 m
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Case Study-Budget and Financial Strategy
• Savings up front
• Hierarchy of savings
• Prioritisation or salami slicing?
• Use of new homes bonus and council tax grant
• Published Savings Plan
• New Corporate Strategy
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Case Study-Budget and Financial Strategy
• 2011/12- 45 posts lost
• 2012/13- no posts lost- cut in council tax
• 2013/14- 6.5 posts created
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Current Issues
• Shared services
• Politics
• Relationships
• Politics
• Core Strategy
• Politics
• Relationships
• Community Governance Review
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SDC Future Challenges
• Big Society and Localism- the ‘p’ word!
• Resource Review
• Capacity and managing risk
• Expectations from everyone/ reputation
• New council 2015
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Public Sector Change Agenda
• New Homes Bonus/Business Rates Retention
• Uniform Credits/Council Tax Discounts
• Open Public Services
• Police and Crime Commissioners
• Health and Wellbeing
• Education Agenda
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Personal Future Challenges
• Council operating outside personal values;
• Longevity
• 15 more years of this?
• Reinventing yourself/ Moving with the times
• Keeping the network going
• That non-job…..
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SUMMARY
• Government forcing change on local government;
• Change for SDC a never ending journey;
• Taking people with you for effective change
• Personal Vision and Focus;
• Celebrate and learn from the successes and mistakes;
• Managing risk and capacity;
• Keep eye on future challenges.
A Cleaner, Greener, Safer Road to Excellence
Over to you- questions and comments
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