B716 Evidence-based initiative

Scouting thinking space

Management learning tools and resources

Please note that this template doesn’t suggest word limits. This is to give you the freedom to explore and work through your ideas. However, your scouting report requires you to hone down your ideas within specific word limits, so it might be an idea to familiarise yourself with these requirements before you start.

Area I: Thinking about you

I) a) Your previous experiences of management

i) What interests you about management and leadership?

ii) Are there some things relevant to management which you’re already good at that you’d like to build on?

a) Your hopes and ambitions

i) Is there a career move that you would like to make?

ii) Are there some things to do with managing which you’d just like to be better at?

Area I summary: You

Area II: Thinking about your work or practice context

II) a) Your role, current challenges and ideas for improvement

i) What are you currently responsible for?

ii) Where are there ‘pinches’, problems or opportunities for improvement?

iii) What wider issues in your workplace do you think require attention? How might you be involved?

a) Things you may be asked to do over the next 30 or so weeks

i) Have you got a project coming up that will challenge your managing skills?

ii) Has your own manager specified any particular areas that they would like you to develop?

b) Your authority to manage things

i) Where do you have most autonomy and authority?

ii) Where are there real constraints on your scope for doing things differently?

c) People