In this blog, three authors from Germany, Netherlands and the UK, share their first-hand experiences of helping their clients build innovation and leadership capabilities in the context of a COVID-19 global pandemic. As we write, our current conversations with clients reflect two broad issues. First, how do we enable innovation, as well as deliver short […]
Category: COVID-19 Pandemic
Time to change the paradigm by Roger Kline
Following on from the powerful blog “After the speeches…” that outlined actions needed to reduce discrimination, we are delighted to publish part four of a ten part blog series by Roger Kline with suggestions on how to tackle structural racism in the NHS. For decades NHS employers have largely assumed that having policies, procedures and […]
Data and race discrimination: problem sensing or comfort seeking? by Roger Kline
Following on from the powerful blog “After the speeches…” that outlined actions needed to reduce discrimination, we are delighted to publish a ten part blog series by Roger Kline with suggestions on how to tackle structural racism in the NHS. “We know – intellectually – that confronting an issue is the only way to resolve […]
Compassionate Leadership in the NHS during COVID-19 by Hannah Evans
During times of global crisis, such as the unprecedented COVID-19 outbreak, it is particularly important to ensure that there is a culture of support in the NHS. Compassion and care must be a certainty for employees at a time of great uncertainty. Compassionate care is shown to be beneficial for patient health outcomes including reduced […]
Those who cannot do so cannot be entrusted to lead the NHS by Roger Kline
Following on from the powerful blog “After the speeches…” that outlined actions needed to reduce discrimination, we are delighted to publish a ten part blog series by Roger Kline with suggestions on how to tackle structural racism in the NHS. In 2018, internationally known recruitment consultants told an NHS organisation I was advising that “inclusion” […]
The importance of sensemaking in a crisis by Andrew Day
COVID-19 is a crisis that is disrupting societies, economies and health and social care systems. We are all trying to make sense of what is happening, what it means to us and how to respond. This is akin, perhaps, to finding oneself in a foreign land with the map of a different country. The experience […]
Leading wisely in the post-COVID-19 era by Dr. Ole Tjomsland and Dr. Jan Frich
Health care delivery systems and health care leaders globally are facing huge shifts in clinical services following the COVID-19 pandemic. Societal closedown has led to a decline both in acute and elective services, and hospitals have restructured services in order to manage patients with suspected COVID-19. Staff-fatigue and hospitals not designed for cohort isolation may […]
Ahead of the second wave: COVID-19 and BME staff by Roger Kline
Following on from the powerful blog “After the speeches…” that outlined actions needed to reduce discrimination, we are delighted to publish a ten part blog series by Roger Kline with suggestions on how to tackle structural racism in the NHS. At least 272 NHS staff died from COVID-19 (1). They were disproportionately of Black […]
How can we protect NHS BAME Staff? by Sonali Dutta-Knight
An analysis of media reports published in the Health Services Journal in April showed that 95% of the Doctors who have died from Covid-19 were from BAME backgrounds. Currently 44% of NHS doctors are identified as being BAME. To date, the NHS has not enacted a uniform, timely approach to protecting this vulnerable group of staff. […]
Effective Followership – The Holy Grail of Improved Employee Engagement? by Keith Stanton
I have always enjoyed coming across philosophical statements that encapsulate life. One of my favorites has always been “that which I am aware of I can control, that which I am unaware of controls me”. The premise that by raising awareness you can achieve a greater degree of performance has manifested itself in numerous areas […]