All tagged workplace culture
When NWADASS invited me to work with them to capture learning about workforce integration across health and social care I immediately knew that I wanted to get into the people aspects of change. Where I’ve seen real change happen, at pace, is where people have been empowered, enabled and equipped to come together, get to know and understand each other better, share challenges and ideas and start to try something new. My interest was immediately sparked when I heard that several other councils had begun their journey towards blended roles at the same time as Tameside and yet Tameside had, when I began this work, been the only North West council to successfully implement. I wanted to get to the heart of what it was about Tameside’s approach that had made the biggest difference……click the pic to read more
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
If you’re a social worker or occupational therapist working part time, I’d love to hear your experiences. What are the practical things that make it work? What makes it hard? How do we do more of it? I’m working with the LGA and ADASS to learn more so we can work alongside councils to enable more flexible working to be available more often. Click the pic for more…….
In 2021, the Community Care job seekers survey found that flexible working is the most important benefit that social workers look for in a job and yet only 19% of social work jobs advertised in Community Care were offered with part time or flexible hours. Look closer and you’ll hear stories from social workers telling you that full time is always preferred by employers and that securing a social work job with a non-traditional working pattern is hard to come by. So how do we make flexible working work for social work - safely and in a way that balances the needs of service users with the needs of social workers. I’m looking for your help….Clic the pic to read more
As the first week of “back to work” draws to a close I wanted to reflect on my “freelance summer”. It’s my first proper summer as a freelancer because last year I was still very much in start up mode. This year, with a little more than a year's experience of working freelance under my belt, I’ve been able to experience the absolute privilege of a freelance summer and it’s made me think about workplace cultures and the importance of creating time to think. Click the pic to read more
I’m exploring the crucial role of leaders in creating environments where people learn every day and always. It’s a talent that the most pioneering international organisations have mastered. We can’t learn to our full potential if our heads are full and we have no down time or space for reflection. Here’s my advice for maximising your learning potential this summer…….click the pic for more
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…..
