3. We are a social business. We have an award
winning Cafe Bar, beautiful Conference & Events Centre,
bustling 30 place Nursery, soothing Health Place,
exciting Women’s Maintenance Company and a thriving
Urban Honeybee Apiary. The profits from these
businesses are reinvested back into Blackburne
House to support its education and training
programmes to help transform peoples lives.
5. Our aim is to inspire women to
transform their lives, gain independence
and equality and support them on paths
to lucrative, enjoyable careers and as a
result we have changed the lives of
thousands of women across Merseyside.
6. The magnificent Grade 2 listed building of
Blackburne House provides a unique and
inspiring venue which has helped transform
conferences and events on Merseyside.
7. WE have suites of rooms to cater for any event
and we always encourage prospective clients
to visit us and view the rooms for themselves.
from the atmospheric and intimate to the grand and opulent
8. We support the local voluntary and community sector
by offering subsidised rates and event management
support as well as hosting a diverse events programme
which now includes our bespoke
Wedding & Civil Partnership service
9. The award winning Blackburne House
Cafe Bar prides itself on serving a creative
and inspirational range of international
dishes made using the finest locally
sourced ingredients.
10. If you would prefer something other than our
conferencing menu then we are more than happy to
work with you to devise a style that suits your event
and budget. Blackburne House is fully licensed and
can offer a range of wines and alcoholic beverages.
11. All prospective clients are invited to view the rooms and
have a cuppa whilst we discuss your event
12. All food is freshly prepared on a daily basis by our team
of chefs and has received accolades for its healthy
cooking practices including the Mersey Food Charter
Mark.
13. Rooms available for hire:
The Elenor Rathbone Hall
Gillian Reynolds room
Dame Lorna Muirhead room
Emma Holt room
June Henfrey Suite
All rooms come with full I.T support free of charge
14. The Health Place at Blackburne House is
Hope Street's First Spa for Women.
Working to improve the physical, mental,
spiritual, social and economic wellbeing of
all women.
15. The Health Place is unique in both the
range of activities available to women and
its active promotion of a holistic approach
to health in partnership with physical
fitness
16. Now fully open after our recent complete
refurbishment we offer a range of fantastic
facilities and services including:
Health & Fitness classes
Holistic Therapy Treatments
High quality treatment rooms for hire
Specialist Women's health services
Spa and pampering days
18. The world is changing…The new:
• Terminology, labels
• Complexity
• Pace of change
• Living with ambiguity
And the not so new:
• Competition
• Balancing multiple,
conflicting roles
• Beyond comfort zone
19. Definitions
• Leadership - the creation of a vision about a
desired future state which seeks to enmesh all
members of an organisation in its net
(Bryman. 1986)
• Management - in contrast tends to involve a
preoccupation with the here and now of goal
attainment. (Bryman. 1986)
20. Leader or Manager?
People
• Vision
• Setting direction
• Aligning people
• Motivating
• Inspiring
• Produces change and
transformation
Process
• Planning
• Organising
• Staffing
• Controlling
• Problem solving
• Produces key results
