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It’s holiday season people. Schools are out (in a good way, not a lockdown way), people are taking time off work and the heatwave…….has ended!! It must be British summer time! Holidays are hugely important and never more so than after the last 18 months we’ve been through. They matter because they enable us to rest, recover and reflect - what I like to think of as the 3Rs of holidays. Click on pic to read more
Cordelle Ofori oozes credibility. She’s a woman driven by a burning passion to improve peoples’ lives and address health inequalities. Cordelle is one of those people that other people trust. When she speaks, people listen. And her team adores her. I was really keen to know more about Cordelle’s story and what it is about her that gives her such credibility. click on the pic to read more ……
In this risk averse world that we live in where we seek control and fear things going wrong, our approach to risk management can be a really critical enabler to a strengths based approach. If you are an employee in an organisation, asking you to take this approach without being clear on how we manage risk will leave you feeling vulnerable and psychologically unsafe. Which in effect, means you’re less likely to make the shift……. Click on the pic to read more
Shefali Kapoor is Head of Neighbourhoods and the most senior BAME officer within Manchester City Council. She’s grounded, a grafter, and when she makes up her mind she’s going to do something, she’s not afraid to put in the graft to make it happen. Daughter of first generation immigrants, her Dad has clearly been a big source of inspiration to Shefali. Click on the pic to find out more about what makes Shefali great at making change happen….
If I was answering the questions I ask of people in this series, Vicky would absolutely feature as one of the big influencers in my career. Vicky taught me a lot - not least that you can be a senior leader and be female, authentic, caring and admit when shit’s happening and you’re struggling to know what to do about it. Wow. That had such an impact. Click on the pic to read more…..
Carol “change” Kavanagh embodies compassionate, kind leadership and she also happens to be formidable when it comes to making change happen. I was proper chuffed when Carol agreed to feature in my blog series to help us all understand what makes ordinary people great at making change happen and what we learn from that for building change capacity for the future. Click the pic to read more.
Commissioning is an important enabler to a strengths based approach. Here are some small steps commissioners can take to make a big difference.
What makes ordinary people great at making change happen? What characteristics do they share? What path have they followed? What’s their attitude to failure? And what advice would they give to others? I’m on a mission to understand more. Join me as I delve deeper in my new blog series to help us all understand how we build change capacity for the future. In this post, I’m talking to Vicky Charles from Greater Manchester. Click on the pic to read more…
