The 'go to' organisation for Local Government improvement in Scotland

There are regular network events that take place virtually, on MSTeams.  They provide colleagues with the opportunity to catch up, explore issues and challenges and opportunities, share resources and learning, and get support from colleagues in similar roles.

We host a variety of sessions for our network members:

• Key Topic Sessions – participative events that focus on a particular theme or issue. The sessions include input from one or two presenters who talk about the approach they are taking in their organisation, sharing their experience and learning. There is an opportunity for questions and discussion to explore the topic and for all participants to discuss challenges and opportunities and to share examples and learning.
• Open Space Sessions – are set up to give everyone an opportunity to catch up, find out what each other are doing and join small group discussions about relevant issues and challenges. There is no programme or agenda set in advance, the discussion topics are selected by participants on the day.
• Resources and Support:
  • Webinars – are short sessions (one hour maximum) and are open to all network members and also interested colleagues from other backgrounds.
  • Workshops – virtual events on MS Teams, aimed at OD practitioners to support their development.
• Headspace Sessions – colleagues come together to connect with each other, share experiences and to give and receive support. The focus is on wellbeing for OD practitioners who themselves provide wellbeing support to colleagues and groups and often lead council wellbeing strategy and activities.

Dates and details of our forthcoming sessions and events can be found below.

To find out more or to join the network, please get in touch.

Resources and information from previous sessions are available on our KHub pages.

Organisational Development Network Events

All members of the network are invited to these events which take place every 6-8 weeks.

Key Topic Session - Leadership Success Profile - Learning from the pilot and next steps

Wednesday 1 July 10am to 11.30am

Last summer, the Leading to Change team launched the Operational Leadership Success Profile (LSP), a tool intended to support structured reflection and to help individuals assess their leadership capability and experience across a range of areas fundamental to effective leadership. Following its launch, a pilot programme was undertaken to test the LSP and associated tools within local government with over 40 managers from 20 organisations participating.

At this session, we will be joined by David Taylor and Susan Nevill from the Leading to Change and some of the Learning Partners who participated in the pilot.  We hope you can join us to find out about the key learning from this pilot, and the next steps including how you can get involved and start using the tools in your organisation. If you would like to receive a Teams invite or need more information, please contact Amanda Spark .

Key Topic Session - National Self Evaluation Framework

Wednesday 17 June - 10am to 11.30am

The National Self‑Evaluation Framework (NSEF) has been developed to improve the consistency, robustness and usefulness of self‑evaluation both within local authority service areas and across all 32 Scottish local authorities. The session will provide an overview of the framework and the work that will be taken forward to support the introduction to councils.

This event is a joint OD Network and Change Managers Network session and our focus and discussion will be around the practical application of the framework and how to ensure alignment with your local improvement and development activity. If you would like to receive a Teams invite or need more information, please contact Amanda Spark .

Resources and Support

Webinars

These short sessions are open to all network members and also interested colleagues from other backgrounds. If you would like to run a webinar please contact Amanda Spark.

Workshops

Virtual events on MSTeams, aimed at OD practitioners to support their development.

Headspace Sessions

Colleagues come together to connect with each other, share experiences and to give and receive support. The focus is on wellbeing, for OD practitioners who themselves provide wellbeing support to colleagues and groups and often lead council wellbeing strategy and activities. Places are limited as this is a small group discussion so booking is essential. Please get in touch to let us know what date you would like to attend and we will send you an invite.

• Thursday 29 January 2026 - 11am to 12 noon
• Tuesday 10 March 2026  - 2pm to 3pm
• Wednesday 22 April 2026 - 10am to 11am
• Tuesday 26 May 2026 - 2pm to 3pm