{"id":33079,"date":"2015-01-02T16:00:55","date_gmt":"2015-01-02T15:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bmj\/?p=33079"},"modified":"2015-01-02T17:11:38","modified_gmt":"2015-01-02T16:11:38","slug":"billy-boland-some-new-years-resolutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bmj\/2015\/01\/02\/billy-boland-some-new-years-resolutions\/","title":{"rendered":"Billy Boland: Some New Year\u2019s resolutions"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"billy_boland\"<\/a>Earlier this\u00a0week, I saw someone put up their New Year\u2019s resolutions from last year (NYE 2013) on social media to evaluate what they had achieved. It was, in fact, rather a lot, and got me wondering how successful I am at staying committed to change. Now I\u2019m as blindly optimistic as the next person when it comes to estimating my capacity for reinvention, and can set resolutions with gusto. But right now, I can barely recall any that I\u2019ve made.<\/p>\n

If I\u2019ve learnt anything about change management, it\u2019s that in order to see outcomes\u00a0you need to set goals\u00a0and measure progress. So, in an effort to improve my paltry record, I\u2019m sharing with you my leadership resolutions for 2015:<\/p>\n

1) Maintain the momentum in my development\u2014With the formal component of the Bevan programme at the NHS Leadership Academy behind me, it would be easy to get drawn back in to old ways of working. To capitalise on the investment I\u2019ve already made, I need to keep my progress alive and find ways to exercise my new skills.<\/p>\n

2) Living NHS values\u2014I\u2019ve thought a lot about values in the past year; how they govern behaviour and how difficult it can be when I feel my values are compromised. Can values be taught? What if personal and organisational values are not the same? Should we recruit based on people\u2019s values? Happily, my personal values and NHS values are aligned, so I resolve to be guided by these in my clinical and leadership work, even at the most challenging times. Briefly, these include:<\/p>\n