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The why and how behind what we do. Thoughts and learning from the Leading to Change teams and our contributors

Stepping out of my comfort zone
Stepping out of my comfort zone

Kirsty Cartin, Care Home Manager in Erskine shares her experiences of stepping out of her comfort zone during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.

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Real Life Reflections on Role Modelling as a Team
Real Life Reflections on Role Modelling as a Team

Sara Dewar, leadership development specialist, leading on the Community Engagement for Leading to Change, shares her experiences of role modelling within a collaborative context.

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Competency is not enough – Creating Safe Spaces to build confidence in leaders at all levels 
Competency is not enough – Creating Safe Spaces to build confidence in leaders at all levels 

Sara Dewar, leadership development specialist, leading on the Community Engagement for Leading to Change, shares why creating safe spaces is key to building confidence and competence for leaders at all levels.

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How hope can see us through challenging times
How hope can see us through challenging times

A blog by Dr Emma Miller. Talking Hope connects experience, theory and practice through conversation and relationships, to find hope with children and young people who are in (or on the edges of) secure care.

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Purpose, Person Centred Planning, and the Power of Intentions
Purpose, Person Centred Planning, and the Power of Intentions

This guest blog by Steve Coulson was written for the September 29th 2021 event ‘What makes the impossible, possible? The power of a shared purpose, that’s what.‘ “The mystery of human existence lies not in just staying alive, but in finding something to live for.” – Fyodor Dostoyevsky I learned about Person Centred Planning over twenty years ago … Continued

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What we learned as curators and custodians of community led engagement
What we learned as curators and custodians of community led engagement

Jenni Jones and Sara Dewar reflect on leading the Community Events Digital series and how the opportunity to do work that has a genuine impact on people reconnects us being human, especially when that work comes from others.

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