Today, the 10th of October, is World Mental Health Day. It is the day we are encouraged to raise awareness of mental health issues and advocate against social stigma surrounding mental health issues. Considering the state of the world now, it is perhaps more important than it has ever been to highlight the need for […]
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Escaping the past by Rich Taunt
The sun shone on our visit to the world’s most expensive hospital. Being part of a conference nearby, those of us who wanted an early start were bussed up the road to the Karolinska Solna Hospital to see what an estimated 60 billion kronor (£5.27bn) buys you in medical real estate. Wearing hard hats we […]
Embracing distributed leadership during a pandemic by Lauren Hookham, Agalya Ramanathan, Joel Schamroth, and Chantal Rees
As trainee doctors at a London hospital, we saw some of the earliest cases of COVID-19 in the UK. Within weeks, a new rota was created to face the pandemic and doctors from various departments were reassigned to help on the front lines. As the crisis unfolded, one key issue that emerged was the impact […]
Leading Healthcare Innovation: examples from the UK and Netherlands by Rob Sheffield and Geert Schols
The Covid-19 pandemic has put healthcare practices in the global spotlight. And we’ve seen extraordinary innovations take place, within and across organisations and countries, and in streets and communities. But the innovation market has been rising for years, in healthcare and beyond. Organisations want people who can turn ideas into value. Employees want these skills […]
Can you recognise the “IN” and “OUT” leaders? by Kamal R. Mahtani and Sean Heneghan
The COVID-19 pandemic has created opportunities for people to lead in different ways. In this piece, we highlight the concept of “IN” and “OUT” leadership. The idea was first brought to our attention in a Harvard Business Review article by Gill Korkindale. We summarise and extend the features of “IN” and “OUT” leadership and hypothesise that […]
What Drives Doctors?: Reflections on Seeking Impact and Achieving Mastery over Challenge by James Stoller
I’m a big believer in coaching. Having coaches – both formal and informal – has been invaluable to me over years; at their best, coaches are thoughtful observers who can ask us the right questions to elicit our coming up with our own right answers. I remember an “aha” moment with a talented executive coach […]