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  Launching a senior leadership alumni community across health and social care

  The alumni event for senior leaders that was held on 5 March.  It brought together a group of about 50 leaders from across health, social care and social work who have participated in a range of leadership development...

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  The Value of the African Philosophy of Ubuntu (“I am because we are”) in Leading Teams

  Dr Ndiweteko Jennifer Nghishitende explores the African Philosophy of Ubuntu and how this sits at the centre of her approach to work and leadership.

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  Inclusive Leadership – Leading Differently for Change

  Vivian Okeze-Tirado explores how the power of practising inclusive leadership requires committing to 'leading differently' in ways that put people, not power, at the centre.

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  Operational Leaders Leadership Success Profile: Supporting your Leadership Development

  David Taylor shares how the newly developed Leadership Success Profile (LSP) supports operational leaders across social work, social care and health in Scotland.

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  Finding Joy and Hope through Empowered Systems: Visiting a Community Appointment Day

  In light of Allied Health Professions Day, Helen Moores-Poole shares a story of joy and hope involving the initiative Community Appointment Days.

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  New tools to support leaders with the Leadership Success Profile – Mindtools

  Written by Michaela Pagani and Sara Dewar from the Leading to Change team. We are delighted to share that as part of the launch of our Leadership Success Profile (LSP), we have collaborated with Mindtools to bring you...

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  Introducing the Leadership Success Profile: A New Chapter in Leadership Development

  We are proud to unveil the new Leadership Success Profile (LSP)—a thoughtfully designed framework to support and develop leaders across Scotland’s social work, social care, health, third and voluntary sectors. This ma...

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  The leaders who shaped my view of the world

  In this blog, Cristina Fernandez-Garcia, a Specialist Lead in NES, shares some of the leaders who have inspired her throughout her career journey.

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  Leadership Bites – Second helpings and Series 2

  After a successful first series of Leadership Bites, we have developed Series 2: Communication Skills for Leadership.

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  Why violence against women is a workplace issue

  In this blog, Collett O’Connor, Programme Officer for Close the Gap, discusses why violence against women is a workplace issue across all sectors and what leaders can do to help drive change.

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  Beyond Bystander

  Have you ever witnessed a microaggression at work and not known what to do? In this blog, Dr Toby Merriman shares his experience of this and what he did next.

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  Failing Better

  Brendan Clarke shares how failing better, and taking time to celebrate the fails, can help build confidence, learning and also quieten the voice of our inner critic in the process.

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