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It’s my second business birthday!! Where did that time go?! I take time out to reflect on my journey, how my work relationships have changed since I became freelance and the challenges of enabling different in big public sector organisations. I couldn’t let my anniversary go without a nod to my Great Auntie Janie, my childhood role model who taught me I didn’t have to conform
My Lessons in Learning blog series aims to help leaders to understand how to create learning cultures that enable people to recognise and maximise the impact of the learning that we all do every day and always. I’ve been doing an experiment where for a month I’ve been capturing what I’ve learned on a regular basis to see how this helps me to help leaders create learning environments. Here are my big 3 take aways. Click on the pic to find out more……..
When I talk about creating a learning culture, it can feel a bit amorphous and hard to get hold of. The culture we work in can manifest itself in many ways - our behaviours, how we interact with one another, the mindsets that frame our thinking, as well as the physical things that are around us in our work environment. If we haven’t experienced working in a learning culture, how can we start to create one? I draw on my own experiences to paint a picture. Click on the pic for more…..
To say that creating environments where people learn, everyday and always, is one of the most important things for leaders to do is a strong statement and one that I firmly believe. Before I get into what a learning environment looks like and how to create one, I want to take a step back and start with why I believe this and why it’s such an important leadership skill to develop. This time round I get into why it’s important, the benefits it brings and how it helps to build confidence in the workplace. Click on the pic to read more……..
It’s time to change the story when it comes to social care. I’m fed up of all the negative coverage of social care. Social care is amazing!! It’s a sector full of brilliant, warm, kind, caring people who make a difference every day. If we’re serious about attracting more people to work in the sector, we have to start helping people to understand what social care really is, the opportunities available and the huge pull of enabling people to live their best lives. Click the pic to read more……..
Imagine a spec for the perfect change agent…….I’m having some fun this week. I’m taking the learning, insights and inspiration from all my Secret Musings of a Change Agent blogs to create just that. But there’s a serious message. We have to fundamentally rethink how we attract, recruit, nurture and develop people who are great at making change happen if we want to build change capacity for the future. Click the pic to read more…….
Sheni Ravji-Smith has a aura about her. It’s hard to pin down and describe but she’s one of those people who never fails to top up your energy levels. She speaks with care and compassion whilst at the same time continually challenging and asking the why questions that help us all to move our thinking forward. So what can we learn from Sheni that will help us to think differently about how we build change capacity within our organisations? Click the pic to read more……
Mum at 15, Assistant Director of Social Care in her mid 30s and Deputy Chief Officer of a Clinical Commissioning Group by her mid 40s. Claudette Elliott has achieved so much in her life and yet is humble, kind and compassionate. She’s a passionate advocate for mental health and well-being and isn’t afraid to talk about her own experiences. Another great change agent who shows the world that authentic, compassionate leadership is what delivers great results. Click on the picture to read more…….
