By focusing on well-known examples, Goodall, through his compelling writing style, points to easily identifiable signposts that trapped “great” men. The profiles in Why Great Men Fall give pause to others in similar environments: corporate execs, mini
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...to strive for a structureless group is as useful, and as deceptive, as to aim at an "objective" news story, "value-free" social science, or a "free" economy. A "laissez faire" group is about as realistic as a "laissez faire" society; the idea becomes a
The main reason IT people are unhappy at work is bad relations with management, often because geeks and managers have fundamentally different personalities, professional backgrounds and ambitions.
Links include: Nursing Standard - leadership key theme of 31/10/18 issue [available via MPFT ATHENS passwords]; Staff retention support programme - one year on; Change-capable leadership: the real power propelling successful change [white paper]; FAQs on NHS Workforce Race Equality Standard; several articles on diversity in the NHS; Race at Work 2018; Staff nurses' perceptions of their nurse maangers' transformational leadership behaviors; Emergence of informal clinical leadership as a catalyst for improving patient care quality and job satisfaction; Real management and leadership in clinical experiences; Connecting patient experience, leadership and the importance of involvement, information and empathy in the care process; Age Diversity in the Workplace: effect of relational age within supervisor-employee dyads on employee's work engagement; Consumer leadership; and more. Please contact library@mpft.nhs.uk to get copies of items mentioned in the blog post.
This report sets out the findings of a review carried out by the Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management (FMLM) into how we can increase the numbers of clinical professionals taking up the most senior leadership roles in the NHS.
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When seeking to understand others -- whether employees, customers, or competitors -- we're routinely advised to "take their perspective": to imagine that we are in their shoes. Social psychologists have documented many benefits of perspective taking, including increased altruism, decreased stereotyping, and stronger social bonds. But does it actually boost insights into what others are thinking and feeling? To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.