What is FMLM Applied?

We provide high-quality leadership development training and programmes aimed at enhancing clinical leadership and team working to improve patient care. FMLM Applied supports individuals, healthcare teams, organisations and systems to bring positive change through bespoke solutions.

Our effective solutions are robustly underpinned, curated and delivered by research evidence; the FMLM leadership and management standards for medical professionals and the needs of clinical and healthcare teams and organisations.

Why choose us?

• We inspire, mobilise and empower clinical leaders and managers to become the best versions of themselves so that they can drive and activate higher quality patient care and experiences.
• We believe tailored development is the key to unlocking the inherent potential of individuals, teams, organisations, and systems.
• Our faculty of associates all have extensive experience working in healthcare. They understand you and your context.

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How does FMLM Applied support organisations?

BESPOKE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES

These in-depth programmes support teams to enhance their performance. Based on an action learning approach, programme durations can be varied with a unique model of co-facilitation, pairing an experienced senior clinician with a senior leadership development expert. An early imperative is to build trust to allow deeper engagement and exploration with team members. Delivery in modules at 6–8 week intervals allow for challenging conversations and the space to apply learning. The programme modules may include negotiating skills, leading through complexity or working with boards, but this will be determined with the team at the outset. A wide range of topics can be covered and by leveraging the powerful science of action logs and sense making, FMLM Applied Associates make an impact with clinicians facing the increasing challenge of leading through complexity. Local delivery builds relationships, talent management and succession planning.

THE FLEXIBLE APPROACH

We use a flexible approach to modules and content, allowing agile co-design to accommodate demands or challenges felt during the programme and to optimise relevancy to the obstacles faced.

COACHING

Coaching is the process of unlocking an individual or teams potential to maximise their performance. We offer an endorsed network of qualified executive coaches with significant experience in clinical settings at all career stages. FMLM-approved coaches come with reassurance that they adhere to professional coaching standards and ethics.

MENTORING

The FMLM mentoring scheme offers an effective method of personal and professional career development that helps individuals to identify their strengths, needs, values and ultimately realise their aspirations.

ORGANISATION AND SYSTEM FOCUSED DEVELOPMENT

We bring experience of designing and delivering programmes at multiple organisational levels. We take team development approaches to encourage leaders to consider their responsibilities in developing their colleagues and establishing a pipeline of clinical leaders to support an organisation. Via this method, there are opportunities to bring together teams to share learning and the contributions of their work to the organisation as a whole.

We also understand the system approach in healthcare and the added complexity of the necessary relationships between players who are often sheltered from each other's world. As a solution, FMLM Applied offers a range of bespoke leadership support with the opportunity to expand across mutli-professional groups. These services are underpinned by academic theory of collaborative governance and action logics.

WORKSHOPS

By developing relationships between individuals within a group, we help them to feel more supported and connected. It provides a space for reflection and discussion as individuals develop confidence in the value of reflective conversations whilst working on how to engage in healthy conflict and resolution. We use a structured method to enable individuals, with the support of a peer group and facilitator, to expand their thinking or reframe an issue or challenge. This allows them to invite the possibility of solutions or actions to advance their goals.

DIAGNOSTICS

Evidence based team diagnostic surveys can provide a team with a description of where and what they are doing well and potential areas of improvement. We have accredited Associates that run the diagnostics and provide subsequent feedback and guidance on what may be potential areas of growth for the team. We also use several diagnostic tools including FMLM 360, Harthill Actions Logics Profiling, TKI instrument, MBTI Hogan and talent Q.

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What do clients say about FMLM Applied?

"I have fire in my belly for the first time in a long time. I was despondent before this course and now I know I can and will make a difference... I may be a small cog in the big wheel but I have been passionate about social prescribing so I am going to get out there and sell it - it will both benefit GP's and patients"

- Jacky Glover, Practice Manager, Surrey Heartlands CCG

"At a time when our Trust had been put into special measures and medical engagement was at an all-time low, FMLM were commissioned to deliver a series of seminars to the medical leadership team. The first sessions were cathartic, helping us come to terms with the outcome of the CQC visit. Then slowly and steadily over several sessions they built us up, both individually and as a team. Useful background knowledge for medical leaders and 'management techniques' (such as dealing with difficult colleagues) were included in every session but there was also time for us to get to know each other better and understand our strengths and weaknesses. By the end the atmosphere in the room was completely different. We were more united as a team, and we felt empowered to tackle the many problems we faced. Medical engagement in the Trust has gone from the worst in the country to one of the best in 18 months! I can thoroughly recommend the FMLM approach."

- David Walker, Medical Director, East Sussex Health Care NHS Trust

"I joined Sherwood Forest when the trust has recently been placed in Special Measures and rated Inadequate by the CQC. Medical engagement was in a poor state with no structure for medical leadership, talent spotting or development. As part of the response to this, FMLM delivered a programme of modules to a core of medical leaders. These were interactive workshops which created a working compact within the group for actions and activities which built trust, open communication, an understanding of others issues and a "delivery mindset". This was not a PowerPoint Masterclass but based on real problems, practical tools and solutions. This group went on to develop new divisional and governance structures, major service improvements and extend the core of medical leadership by influencing others. The trust was removed from Special Measures, has sustained top national performance in a range of quality and safety indicators and achieved a significant improvement in engagement in the national Staff Survey. The FMLM programme provided the anchor and base from which this medical engagement began and was a vital tool for me as Medical Director."

- Andy Haynes, Executive Medical Director, Sherwood Forest Hospitals Trust

"We have been delighted to offer such a unique and bespoke medical leadership programme for our consultants that incorporated a real blended approach to its delivery. The impact and feedback following this programme along with the increased confidence in the leadership abilities of medical colleagues who participated, is a very proud moment indeed."

-Kate Wood, Chief Medical Officer, Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust

"Personally, I will now have a closer relationship with the Trust senior leadership team which will hopefully allow easier strategic delivery now that we all better understand each other's perspective. I am more insightful into my leadership style and how to be more impactful in my delivery for my division, the teams I work with and across divisional boundaries."

– Anonymous participant, senior medical leadership programme

Explore case studies from bespoke leadership development programmes and courses delivered by FMLM Applied. These cover a breadth of healthcare leadership challenges and scenarios. Read a summary of feedback from our past programme sponsors, participants and teams.

If you are interested in discussing what an FMLM Applied programme could offer you, please contact us at: applied [at] fmlm.ac.uk. We hope to hear from you.

FMLM Applied is a separate offer to our membership – you do not have to be a member to begin your Applied journey. However, participants in the programme benefit from a free FMLM membership.