As we start heading in to the last stretch of the year, I’m aware many of us are feeling tired and lagging the energy to feel inspired and motivated to our usual level.

The idea of backing yourself is one that many of us struggle with - there is often a perception that confidence in oneself and your actions is arrogance but this is rarely the truth.

Today is a great day to remind us each year that we need to genuinely connect with and care for one another.

We need to do this every day, not just on this day.

There is nothing I enjoy more than seeing a team thrive together, feeling safe to share thoughts, ideas, questions and learnings. How we interact and the sense of belonging we feel with one another is key to our experiences at work.

These months can drag on as we wait for the sun to come out and revive us with vitamin D. However, just waiting for spring as a motivator will not keep us happy and healthy - and in fact, this approach, is poor self-leadership.

It’s the Supervisors role to run the sessions isn’t it? 

Actually, research shows that to get the most from supervision you need mutually engaged and driven participants.

Regardless of what our professional role is, we all benefit from paying attention to our self-leadership skills.

Self-leadership is simply the way we lead ourselves. It is how we apply leadership skills to relating to, guiding and directing our own thoughts and actions, and it is something that you don’t want to ignore.

Today I would like to officially introduce you to Renee Arnott, a very experienced OT, supervisor, coach and trainer.

Positive supervision is focussed on learning and skill development.

Positive learning supports skill development and problem- solving, the supervisor will provide relevant information and resources to help the supervisee grow in their practice.

While it doesn’t happen instantaneously, we can create great teams if we understand the key ingredients of a thriving team ecosystem.

Countless numbers of books, videos, and podcasts have been created about leadership.

It isn’t surprising