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working hand in hand with revenue and customs 

In the current climate, influenced by both modernisation and transformation agendas, in revenue and customs you seek to provide direction and establish a vision and strategy that supports consolidation and the development of your newly aligned services.

Now, more than ever, you are faced with the need for truly dynamic, high impact leadership and management that will enable the changes necessary to create and sustain a customer-focussed organisation.

The aspire centre for leadership & managemen understand that your interests lie in identifying, developing and sustaining productive relationships and other partnerships at local, regional, national and international levels that meet the needs and requirements of your diverse stakeholders.

We will partner you to develop effective leadership and management which enables you to create, communicate and implement strategies that reflect current and future challenges.
 
Programmes may be non-accredited or attract nationally recognised qualifications or development awards. In order to provide quality, choice and flexibility, we work with the UK’s two main national and international providers of leadership, management, coaching and mentoring qualifications along with a number of higher education institutions.


how high impact taster days can let you see the potential at relatively low cost

aspire has worked with a many cross sector service organisations to design and deliver non academic, bespoke events that are intensive, engaging and highly focussed. They provide cutting edge, practical tools and techniques for immediate impact in the workplace.

Whilst we look forward to discussing your specific needs, here is a selection of workshops for multi sector services:
  • partnerships and shared services 
  • leadership and cohesion 
  • customer focus 
  • quality 
  • government ethics and probity 
  • stakeholder and partnership working 
  • embedding excellence 
  • performance management 
  • coaching and mentoring

Workshops may be stand alone or grouped to produce a structured development programme with or without accreditation. We can deliver you a bespoke high impact development programme unique to your organisation through our ‘Build Your Own Programme’ option. 

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how innovative leaders can give your service the high performance edge 

In order to deliver high impact leadership that delivers successful, integrated, socially responsible services, it is crucial to meet the development needs of your leaders at all levels.

aspire have extensive experience in working with personnel from team leaders and front line managers through to chief executive officers; from lone workers to those with large teams.

All aspire’s programmes promote high impact leadership, enabling your people to drive change and deliver high performance outcomes which encompass the needs of your customers and the environment. We achieve this through giving you practical tools, techniques and influencing behaviours that will help you meet your current and future challenges.

Your leadership development needs can be satisfied through a partnership approach with aspire to design uniquely tailored programmes.

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do you want more effective management?

You need a range of management styles to meet the paradoxes of your world as well as highly effective managers that are inclusive and who partner diverse stakeholders in the provision of transparent, consistent and accountable policy and services.

Your requirement for the enhancement of management skills at all levels and functions is well understood by our team who are highly experienced in providing cross sector management development.

All aspire’s programmes promote highly effective management, enabling your people to implement change and deliver performance improvement through consolidation and the use of consultation frameworks. We give you practical tools, techniques and approaches that will help you build the necessary skills and relationships to meet these and future challenges.

Your management development needs can be satisfied through uniquely tailored programmes designed in partnership aspire. 

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how coaching helps you get the most from your greatest asset

“Your people are your greatest asset” the saying goes. Like most assets, they need investment to be able to achieve their maximum potential – support, inspiration, encouragement and development.

Sometimes the coaching and mentoring activities you require are part of a larger leadership or management development programme. More often you will need them to be integral elements of leadership and management roles within your authority. Significantly you wish to enhance and retain the best talent within your organisation.

Whether you seek to build a core of coaching specialists, or need one to one development for your executives and key staff, aspire can provide flexible, sustainable solutions that will unlock the potential in your people.

You will find improved performance, motivation and enthusiasm not only in the participants, but also those around them.

Your requirement for coaching and mentoring activities at all levels can be satisfied by our highly experienced team.

Coaching and mentoring may also be provided concurrent with other leadership and management programmes, embedding new behaviours, skills and enhanced performance.

Coach and mentor development programmes may be non-accredited or attract nationally recognised qualifications or development awards.   

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why higher education is the key to high performance, efficient and high quality yet cost effective service solutions

In order to provide quality, choice and flexibility, aspire work in partnership with a number of highly respected universities.

Foundation and honours degree programmes in leadership & management may be tailored to your service’s needs and are validated by our partner universities. They offer the opportunity for delivery on your own premises and even using contributions from your own specialists and experts.

These modular programmes offer a vehicle for your staff to gain a higher education qualification whatever their previous qualifications may be.

An additional benefit of our partnership with these higher education institutions is the potential for your future progression to honours, masters and even doctorate levels.

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if you could get the right people doing the right things – just imagine how effective the revenues & customs sector could be

Assessing a person’s ability or personality in a measured and structured way can aid your selection process and help you to get the right people, with the right mix of abilities and personal qualities, in the right areas of your business – saving time and money. It can also enhance and focus the impact of your development programmes and individual coaching & development.

The aspire team is accredited and registered to deliver and interpret a range of psychometric and similar instruments. These powerful and focussed tools can be used to provide valuable information and indicators in a range of situations, including:

  • organisational development
  • team development 
  • personal development
  • professional development 
  • other development programmes
  • recruitment and selection 
  • programme evaluation
  • succession planning
  • performance appraisal
  • coaching and mentoring 

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