#61 When it's time to let go: closing chapters with care
This episode is for anyone who has ever left a team, a job, or a role, or supported someone else through it. I’m reflecting on what it means to lead through endings, personally and professionally, with the help of Tuckman’s Adjourning stage and Bridges’ Transition Model. I share what I’ve learned (and am still learning) about letting go, closure, grief, uncertainty, and grace. It’s the wrap-up to Season 4 — and a personal pause as I take the leap and we move back to the UK. Links and Resources Sign up for the weekly email and get those bookcase videos5 qualities of high-impact healthcare leaders3-step model for times of transition (The Bridges Model)Introduction to the SCARF modelLeading through uncertainty with the SCARF modelYour team development workbook
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#60 Midwinter, Matariki & Meaningful Work
With only two weeks till my big move, the period of Matarki and Midwinter has created a space of pause for me. So this week, I’m sharing a calm, reflective episode as this is a natural moment to reflect and take stock. Links and Resources Take this time to reflect on your values Consider your purposeGratitude when you don’t think you have time for gratitudeComplete Gratitude Workbook5 qualities of high-impact healthcare leaders
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Habits: Grounding Leadership in What You Do Daily
What is the type of leader you want to be, and are your habits supporting that idea?In this episode, we look at the difference between routines and habits and why that distinction matters for healthcare leaders under pressure. Drawing on practical examples and experience (including how a one-minute action can spark major change), I’m talking about how habits form the backbone of leadership identity. You'll hear how even in chaos, small, consistent actions build the leader you want to become.With reflective prompts to close, this episode is both a reset and a reframe for leaders ready to align their daily actions with the impact they want to have.
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Have we made everything a crisis?
Habit 3 of the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People is Putting First Things First.This means moving out of always being in crisis mode and considering planning, prevention, relationship building and recreation. This is the zone of effectiveness, and to move there more often will take courage, real conversations and a personal challenge where you ask what zone you prefer working in.I ask, why does every layer of healthcare hierarchy need to be involved in the day-to-day crisis management, and if we’re all doing that, who is being effective and thinking about prevention and building the relationships and plans we need to move us out of the always-on crisis mode?In this episode, I share a story of how I leaned into something important that was not urgent, but made all the difference for my soul and mind. This story creates a bridge to The Healthy Mind Platter, a tool that reminds us of what we need to stay mentally well and that there is synergy when we integrate the tools at our disposal.Links and Resources Register for the free Healthy Mind Platter Intro session The Seven Habits of Highly Effective PeopleIs this urgent or important?How long before you pick up your phone?Sign up for the No Jedi email here5 qualities of high-impact healthcare leaders
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Healthcare Leaders
As a slightly lost and overwhelmed charge nurse, I knew I wanted to be effective. I also knew that the skills I had learnt in the clinical setting needed to be expanded. Picking up a second-hand copy of the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People got me started.Taking me from chaos to clarity and giving me confidence to make the impact I wanted to make.The 7 Habits gives you a framework to build from, wherever you are in your leadership, and it’s a set of ideas and concepts I’m leaning back into now, as I prepare for a move to the other side of the world.In this episode, you get an overview of the 7 Habits, the relevance to the healthcare setting and the practical examples of the impact I had from the ideas in the book.Links and ResourcesThe 7 Habits of Highly Effective People from FranklinCoveyYour circle of controlSharpen the sawLeading through scarcityWhen a sense of scarcity takes over5 qualities of high-impact healthcare leadersSign up for the No Jedi Email here
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