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Why, How, What Legacy

Why, How, What Legacy

What will be your professional legacy? I’ve been checking out my pension, so it’s got me thinking…. I want to be remembered as a #leader that: always had time for peoplewas more interested in what could be done than what couldn’tput children, young, people, families,...

Senior Managers or Senior Leaders?

Senior Managers or Senior Leaders?

The more I’m reading about various things, the more I’m seeing a pattern about leadership. Well, actually, more about the leadership of people working at the strategic level of organisations When I read about emotions and behaviours, it say that it all starts with...

Raise Them Up!

Raise Them Up!

Today I was blown away by the impact of a conversation. Having felt down, miserable and generally incompetent at everything, today I found myself having an unexpected conversation about something I love and something I’m good at! It made me think about how fragile our...

Feeding back ‘up’ the line

Feeding back ‘up’ the line

Towards the end of May I posted about the benefits of having difficult conversations. Then, I was predominantly talking about having those conversation down the line, with people you manage But how about having difficult conversations up the line? My husband is a...

Working from Home or Office?

Working from Home or Office?

A few days ago, The Guardian shared an article about the big ‘return to the office’ debate. I’d been thinking about it for a long time, but until then, I hadn’t been able to put my thoughts together, but this is what I came up with…. I don’t think we need to go to the...

You need experience to get experience

I’ve always struggled with this idea of needing experience to get experience. When you apply for a new jobs it’s generally because you want to move onwards and upwards or you need a change. So, it’s fairly unlikely that you’ll be applying for a job that’s identical to...

Me, Myself and I

Me, Myself and I

“Self-Love, Self-Respect, Self-Worth… There is a Reason They all start with "Self". You Cannot find them in Anyone Else. Happy Sunday 💯🙏🏽🙌🏽” Tommy Dural (LinkedIn 13/6/21) I stumbled on this post yesterday and it’s stuck in my...

Tomorrow will be Better!

Tomorrow will be Better!

Some days you will feel like you’ve fallen out with everybody, you can’t do right for doing wrong and everything you do is under par. So what do you do? Take a breath. These days are emotional rollercoasters and you want to be able to control your emotions, not them...

Looking Inside. Looking Outside.

Looking Inside. Looking Outside.

On the journey home, my attention was drawn to 2 people. One was desperately looking for something in his bag. When we got to a spot with mobile signal, he asked the guy next to him to ring his phone. Lo and behold, there was his phone, ringing in his bag. He said his...

What you give is what you get!

What you give is what you get!

A few weeks ago I joined one of the NHS England and NHS Improvement civility and respect workshops. They are very good events with high calibre speakers and interesting and relevant topics. One presenter shared this slide, which I thought was simple yet so, so...