Board of Directors Meeting - 29 March 2012 - Devon Partnership ...

Board of Directors Meeting, 29 March 2012Agenda Item 9Appendix 5Building Inclusion and diversity into theBusiness at Board LevelA Board development programme to develop Inclusive Leadershipdelivered by Shapiro Consulting on behalf of the NLCNLC Programme AimsThe aim of the NLC programme is to co-produce an accelerateddevelopment process which will support Boards to focus on inclusion in a way that engagesthem in the reality of the challenges they face as commissioners, providers and employers inthe communities they serve. The programme explores how Boards can use inclusion as astrategic lever for improving access and quality in health care and reducing inequalities inhealth; release untapped innovation and productivity within the workforce; generateconnection with the populations we serve, and improve prevention.An Introduction to Shapiro ConsultingOver the past decade Shapiro Consulting have helped a wide range of public and private sector organisations toimprove their performance on inclusion and diversity and draw strategic advantage from diversity. This hasbeen achieved by drawing on our extensive research base in this field as well as our experience inorganisational change, quality improvement and leadership development. We are currently carrying outresearch on Inclusive Leadership in partnership with Opportunity Now, sponsored by BAE Systems, KPMG,MMC and Nomura. Our work on inclusion and diversity has covered all the legally protected groups and hasalso considered wider complexities including, for example, social and economic backgrounds, professions andhierarchical levels. We recognise that every client is unique and that we can never know your organisation aswell as you do. We place a premium on working in close partnership with you – our client and providingbespoke solutions that, whilst sometimes challenging, are always achievable.The Shapiro team have experience of working with and within the NHS, and across a range of other publicsector organisations. Recent clients include; Broadcast Equality and Training Regulator, Eversheds LLP, GeneralMedical Council, General Pharmaceutical Council, KPMG LLP, Hereford Hospitals Trust, NHS Rotherham, NHSNottinghamshire County PCT, Rotherham, Doncaster and South Humber NHS Mental Health Foundation Trust,UK Film Council, Yorkshire and the Humber SHA. The team will be led by Dr. Gillian Shapiro, Managing Directorof Shapiro Consulting with senior Shapiro consultant Juliette Brown.Further information on the consultant team and our contact details are provided at the end of this document.Page 77 of 156