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From Gillian Martin Mehers – Director, Learning, LEAD International:

Last month we introduced our stakeholders to LEAD 2.0 - an exciting transformation process that will allow us to increase the reach of our leadership programmes through a dynamic approach that blends online and face-to-face learning. Key to this transformation is a new operational model to secure our future as a self-sustaining social enterprise

This month we have been working on the operational details of the transformation. The design and development of the LEAD 2.0 process will be achieved through a series of nine work streams; each work stream will cover a particular area of LEAD's operations and will be managed by a LEAD International staff member. It will also include an advisory team to guide the overall strategy and a delivery team to support the implementation process.

The work streams will cover the following areas:

Work stream

Key aims:

Work Stream Manager

1. Market research

Understand the market that LEAD operates in

Identify the learning needs and preferences of our target audience

Graham Ward

2. Transition communications

Identify internal and external communications needs for the LEAD 2.0 project

Engage stakeholders and support two-way communications and information exchange

Katie Singer

3. Learning system and network platform

Design and develop the core LEAD 2.0 offering

Design, build and develop a technology platform to provide virtualised learning, social networking and knowledge management

Gillian Martin Mehers

4. Commercial modelling and financing

Design a self-sustaining economic model for LEAD

Identify new commercial opportunities

Establish a LEAD Foundation Fund and investment mechanism

Mike Ellingham

5. Results framework

Design a monitoring and evaluation framework to improve performance and provide accountability and proof of impact to partners, funders and participants

Janet Southern

6. Partnership and marketing

Identify a range of partners to support, deliver or contribute to the LEAD 2.0 project and its development (e.g. technology partners, knowledge partners, delivery partners, funding partners and potential service recipients)

Graham Ward and Caroline Spencer

7. Global project support facility

Define and develop a network-wide support hub for Member Programmes and Fellows seeking to develop projects and activities outside the core LEAD activities

Amit Arulanantham

8. Network governance

Redesign governance arrangements for the LEAD Network

Design a new structure for Network-wide decision making

Mike Ellingham

9. Organisation Development

Build LEAD's organisational systems and capacity

Ensure that the internal team structure and capability is fit to both drive the LEAD 2.0 transition process and deliver the resulting operational model

Graham Ward

Who will be working on LEAD 2.0?

The work streams will be project managed by members of LEAD International and staff will also work on the advisory and delivery teams, together with representatives from the Member Programmes. We have also been successful in attracting pro bono work from a number of consultancies and expert organisations.

Some new team members have joined LEAD International in the past few months in order to support the transition and we will soon be appointing a replacement for Alex Hannant, our Director of Programmes, who is returning home to New Zealand in October. For a full staff list please visit the contact us section of our website and if you would like to find out more about our roles, have a look at our meet the team page.

For more information about the LEAD 2.0 process please contact Katie Singer ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. )