“Compassion is the single most powerful intervention available to us”.

Reflecting on this quote I read from Michael West courtesy of Helen Bevan, I’m reminded that in healthcare spiritual care this is a fundamental part of what we offer people everyday.

#CompassionateLeadership

signs of a culture problem:
- hierarchy is paramount
- image trumps substance
- listening is limited & tokenistic
- staff have no voice; scared of repercussions
- those who speak honestly are ostracised & demonised
- bonding comes via othering
- leaders can’t see the problem

This state of systemic collapse & despair- the inhumanity of decisions, the sheer scale of it. It’s so easy to get pulled into a sense of powerlessness & hopelessness.

Keep coming back to relationships, honest conversations, & a real spirit of care. This is resistance.

Fancy working with me & the UoD Medicine & NHS Tayside Med Ed team? Med Ed Fellowships for 2024-25 advertised now! apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetail?…

Inspiring, humbling, energising and motivating afternoon yesterday hearing from leaders across the health and social care system as they concluded their leadership course with NHS Education for Scotland (NES) #proudday #personcentred #movementforchange #futureisnow Jenni Jones Care Inspectorate

derrick pearce Gail Woodcock Carolyn Mike Massaro-Mallinson Laura Kerr Laura Jones Sally Mccormack Vicki Campbell Jenni Jones sian tucker Trudi Marshall Yvonne Semple Jess Henderson 💙 Jennifer Veitch Judith Parsons Howard Atkins A memorable day and ten months. You have been a fantastic first cohort and looking forward to see what we all do together next and with other leaders in Social Care Social Work and Health.

'Consciously or unconsciously, leaders put in place structures & practices that make sense to them. These correspond to their way of dealing with the world & mean that an organisation cannot evolve beyond it's leadership's stage of development.' That's why approaches to

‘It is long past time to move on to the far more interesting question … how we can make room for care and wellbeing alongside competition and ambition’ Excellent from ⁦Anne-Marie Slaughter🇺🇦⁩ ⁦Financial Times⁩

Building on what you told us in 'setting the bar', today we publish 'taking the wheel'. Thank you so much to the social workers who took the time to share their thoughts and experiences with us.

Now, grab a cuppy and have a read ☕️📖❤️

Would highly recommend this course for anyone with a passion for improving public services…

Fabulous session by the Leading to Change Team. Thoroughly enjoyed sharing & learning from others

So much covered & revisited the importance of relational connections, allyship & being your true self at times of #SupportiveLeadership

Shared my fav pic which reminds me of my uniqueness

What a treat to have ur perspectives, provocations and stimulus about what we need to attend to about ourselves, each other, and/and as leaders!!! Huge thanx to you, Donald Macaskill joanna macdonald and Alistair Cook !!!

Heading to University of Stirling to join the first cohort of the Developing Senior Systems Leadership programme delivered by NHS Education for Scotland (NES) sssc Hult International Business School. Looking forward to meeting the first cohort and chatting with them and Jenni Jones joanna macdonald & Alastair Cook. Leading to Change

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We are keen to add more people to our Steering Group. Check out the info in this poster and get in touch if you would like to discuss anything!

Welcome to our National Care Service account.

The NCS will strengthen community health and social care across the country.

It will be shaped by people who use and deliver services.

Share your voice and let's work together to build a service fit for Scotland's future.

Project Lift is evolving into the larger work of Leading to Change. Check out new branding and our name change. #helpingyoutomakeadifference #L2C

This will be a great job. Helping improve health care and make it better for the environment too.

Guided journaling can help you unpick where you’re stuck, and remind you what matters to you. We’ve worked with Suzanne Whyte and Emma Legge around journaling and trialled it with some of our teams - it’s an amazing way to focus the mind. Jacquie Pepper val Shona

Research by Harvard Prof Teresa Amabile showed professionals perceive their best days at work are when they feel a sense of progress, able to move forward in their work. So our job as leaders is to help people feel a sense of progress in their work, every day. Art: Janis Ozolins

The end of an era! After 19 years with ACOSVO we bid a fond farewell to the brilliant Dr Patricia Armstrong OBE. A huge thank you to Pat for being an incredible and inspiring leader. You will be missed! Good luck from us all as you embark on your new adventures.