The new Acas Framework for Effective Leadership was not designed with social care or children's services specifically in mind. It applies to all organisations. But I can't think of a setting where the "distributive model" of leadership resonates more strongly. In what other setting than children's social services, for example, are there so many leaders on the frontline making big decisions every day of their lives?
Professionals in children's services are role models for what it means to live the values, not just of an organisation but of society. Playing such an important leadership role, as many do, can be stressful, particularly when having to make unpopular decisions. Hopefully, our new model will help to remind people of some of the core skills they probably already have.
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