| The programme is an initiative designed to help develop the skills and experience
of potential leaders in the cultural sector. We aim to include within
the programme the whole range of creative and cultural fields, including
the visual and performing arts, heritage, museums, libraries and archives,
and cultural administration and policy. The programme has been created
in response to the difficulties many organisations have experienced
in recruiting and retaining leaders at many different levels. At present
we have some outstanding cultural leaders in the UK, but they tend
to emerge by accident rather than by design. Our programme aims to
put some of the "design" in place, so that over time we
can create a new generation of potential leaders.
"There
is no single model to being a leader. As I discovered on the Clore
Leadership Programme, the best way to be a good leader is to be
yourself and to be clear about who you are and what you stand for in
terms of your vision for an organisation" Nick Merriman,
Director, Manchester Museum, 2004/5 Fellow
The programme recruits between twenty and thirty "Fellows"
a year, drawn from the cultural sector and beyond, who undertake
an individually tailored programme of activities and experience -
lasting for a year or longer -
designed specifically to meet their own needs and circumstances.
The range of elements in the programme include: a period of
research on a specific project of practical value to their area
of work; tuition, including in business, management, personnel,
presentation, marketing, and professional skills; a period of secondment
to a cultural organisation completely different from the one in
which they are currently working; and two intensive two-week leadership
courses, which will bring all the Fellows together. Each Fellow
has an individual mentor (a senior figure from their chosen
field), and access to coaching where appropriate.
The Fellow has the option of either taking a full year out on a
scholarship whilst
doing their programme, or of continuing to be attached to their
place of work - with their employing institution being compensated for their
sustained periods of absence during the year. Our hope is that at
the end of their year's Fellowship, they will be of greater value
to their existing place of work, and will also be in a position to take
on bigger and more demanding roles in future.
We are working in partnership with a range of
organisations who share our commitment to personal development in
the cultural field. The basic administrative costs of the programme
are being met by the Clore Duffield Foundation, who also fund
a number of individual Fellowships. A range of
other organisations, from the public, voluntary and private
sectors, are funding further Fellowships specially related to their areas
of interest.
We believe that a real need for leadership development
in the cultural sector exists, and that our proposal for an intensive,
individually moulded, flexible and modular programme will provide
a solution. By helping exceptional individuals to make a
step-change in their skills and career potential, we aim to bring
substantial benefit to the cultural field as a whole.
"By investing in
leadership, we hope to raise the game for the whole cultural
sector" Dame Vivien
Duffield, Founder and Patron
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