The august surroundings of Great Fosters country house in Egham, Surrey, provided the backdrop for a two-day leadership training course delivered by Sue Overton Associates. On the first morning 18 delegates and four trainers gathered in the conservatory area of the hotel to receive their briefing, the Leadership Challenge, from Ms Overton.
She wasted no time in explaining what would be expected of the delegates. Their task would be to work in teams to address the problems of a failing nursery and deliver detailed action plans based on their understanding of what makes a nursery sustainable and of high quality. Participants would have to exercise their early years experience, their communication and negotiation skills, their creativity and their ability to work to deadline in order to produce a winning proposal.
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