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Creating the Conditions for Advocacy
This is the third in a four-part series exploring advocacy as part of everyday professional practice.
Lifelong Learning in Supervision Practice
As our roles, workplaces and professional demands change, the way we supervise may need to keep adapting too.
What to Consider Before Your Next Feedback Conversation
We often think the difficult part of giving feedback is finding the right words.
Thoughtful and Sustainable Advocacy in Everyday Practice
We can sometimes think of advocacy as something separate from our everyday professional role. Yet much of it happens through the work we are already doing.
What are we trying to protect when we stay quiet?
Have you ever sat in a meeting with a question forming in your mind, then decided not to ask it?
Why belonging at work matters
What might change if your organisation measured belonging with the same seriousness that it measures clinical outcomes?
Self-Leadership for Sustainable Practice
Self-leadership is not about doing more. It is about noticing what is happening sooner and making deliberate, considered adjustments.
Our Sector Yearns for Better Leadership - and That Gives Me Hope
Our sector yearns for better leadership, and that yearning is not a sign of failure. It is a sign of readiness. The question is: What will you do with yours?
Are you Choosing Kindness?
Kindness is not only a professional capability, but a practice that sustains us in working life and in the broader world we move through each day.
Reflections on the end of the Year: Protecting Your Energy, Presence, and Well-being
Wishing you a restorative, nourishing, and joy-filled end to the year.
Navigating Change with Psychological Safety in Mind
When supported by transparency, psychological safety, reflective learning, and transformational leadership, change can instead become a powerful catalyst for growth and innovation.
Supervisory Practices in Healthcare: What is happening in your workplace?
As we aspire to transformative supervision experiences, what is happening in your own workplace?
What does excessive self-criticism cost you?
Excessive and unnecessary self-criticism undoubtedly costs us dearly. Yet we are often unaware of the degree to which it impacts us individually and collectively.
Are you feeling valued?
Along with our need for safety, belonging, fulfillment, and love, feeling valued is undoubtedly one of our core human needs.
Are you an integrity champion in your workplace?
Integrity is a fundamental pillar of any successful workplace. It shapes the environment in profound ways, influencing not just individual behaviour but also the overall culture of an organisation.
What are the hidden costs of efficiency?
Balancing the need for being efficient alongside the costs of efficiency is a continual juggle in our workplaces.
Do you avoid giving feedback?
In this article, we'll explore some common barriers to providing effective feedback and conclude with three practical tips that can help us refine our feedback skills.
Embracing Authenticity
Authenticity is a word often bandied around, but do we reflect adequately on what authenticity truly means?
Workforce Wellbeing: A Symphony of Responsibility and Psychological Safety
Well-being isn’t a solo act. It’s a symphony, complex and interdependent, with leadership setting the beat, individuals crafting the melody, and the collective ensemble adding the harmony.
Are You Setting Healthy Boundaries?
In our fast-paced world, where the line between work and personal life can often blur, establishing and maintaining strong professional boundaries is paramount. These boundaries not only safeguard our well-being but also ensure we can sustainably offer the highest level of care to our work.
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