C ARICAD provided technical assistance to the Ministry of Health in Grenada for the staging of a one-day retreat for senior managers. The retreat took place on Wednesday, January 23 at Harmony Cottage, Mount Gay in Grenada. The event was hosted by the Ministry of Health, Social Security and International Business. The more than 30 senior managers were drawn from all major divisions of the ministry. The theme of the retreat was, “The System in Which I Lead – Facing the Challenges”. It was the third retreat held since 2017. The programme included the following presentations: Follow-up actions from the 2018 Retreat A Review of the Ministry of Health’s current Strategic Plan An Update on Projects Managing the 2019 Budget Human Resources Management updates The proceedings were chaired by the Chief Medical Officer Dr. George Mitchell; Minister of Health, the Hon. Nickolas Steele and Permanent Secretary Pauline Peters who both gave special remarks. They underscored the importance of planning for delivering quality health-care, especially to save lives. Technical support by CARICAD was in the provision of a facilitator in the form of Programme Specialist Mr. Franklyn Michael, whose featured presentation was entitled, “The Leadership Management Interface”. CARICAD strongly advocates a conceptual framework for public sector managers in which Leadership and Management although distinct by definition in practice, are interwoven and interrelated, being mutually supportive in the context of Organisational Development. Mr. Michael postulated that the focus of Management tends to be the preservation of the status quo in organisations and strict observance of specific procedures. He pointed out that leadership on the other hand represents, change, innovation and resilience. He used a variety of techniques to share information, however, the core of the presentation was a series of PowerPoint slides. The slides were to: Define and Explain Leadership and Management Compare the two concepts Discuss the organisational setting required for using both Leadership and Management Describe principles and techniques of Leadership and Management Explain tips and techniques to enhance the performance of Public Sector Managers as Leaders The Permanent Secretary, the Chief Medical Officer and an overwhelming majority of the senior managers expressed delight with the information shared and the skill and commitment demonstrated by Mr. Michael in his role as facilitator. They also expressed the hope that CARICAD might be able to return to Grenada for similar presentations dealing with Organisational Development. 6
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