ACEVO, the erstwhile Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations, have developed what they are calling a tailored learning programme, which is mostly online: the Advanced Leadership Development Process, developed in partnership with Ashridge Business School, aims to help chief execs who have been in post for a few years and need a ‘refresh’ amongst a network of peers. Or, as they put it:
"Ashridge and acevo have developed this new programme to help third
sector leaders develop the skills they need to meet the challenges
facing them at an individual and organisational level. The programme
allows each participant to draw directly on their own experiences in
the workplace and reflect their priorities for personal development."
7 month programme, with 6.5 days of face time. £2500….
Interesting overlaps between ACEVO and SSE: at what point does a social entrepreneur become a chief executive of their organisation? how much of the SSE programme is community/entrepreneurial leadership? etc….
As I recently pointed out in Third Sector magazine, our students (see the most recent cohort in London here, and the soon to be most recent additions to the Fellowship in Fife here) are the chief execs of tomorrow, bringing (hopefully) some much-needed dynamism, youth and diversity to the public, private, volutnary and social enterprise sectors….
