It is the key to stimulating teamwork and partnership rather than siloed thinking or blame seeking disunity. The United Leadership ‘make or break’ is about behaviour, relationships, commitment and effective systems to tie these together. It is clear to Darren that in any team based environment, such as the public sector, ‘behaviour drives performance’. Breaking that down further, a high performing team demonstrating United Leadership will commit to identifying and embracing the behaviours required to deliver their goals, modelling those behaviours, reinforcing them and aligning their systems to those
behaviours. The team improves as they take ownership of their behaviour and the business results follow. In January 2010 Darren worked with Jeff Whalan to introduce Learning Groups for those at the level just below senior executive. This development came about in recognition of the fact that they form the future senior executive cohort, thus the future public sector capability. Darren has been facilitating Learning Groups as part of the Jeff Whalan Learning Group since that time. He facilitates with an open style, creating a supportive environment that is outcome focused. In addition he actively helps Group members
‘grow their confidence’ as they navigate through challenging circumstances
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