Blog
The why and how behind what we do. Thoughts and learning from the Leading to Change teams and our contributors
Doing vs. Being
In this leadership blog, Christina Ekpete seeks to challenge the narratives that shape the stories we grew into and how we can evolve from doing to being, in rewriting our own story.
Introducing Improving Wellbeing and Working Culture (IWWC)
In our most recent Leadership blog, Dr Elizabeth Kelly, Chair of Improving Wellbeing and Working Cultures Strategic Board shares their vision to enhance working cultures across health, social care and social work workforce that focus on the three pillars of wellbeing, leadership and equality.
Process and Perspective – Leading Positive Inclusive Change
Chloe Rose-Alex, Charter Development Officer at LGBT Youth Scotland shares her insights on leading change and working alongside underrepresented and marginalised populations in a meaningful and inclusive way.
Stay True to You
Samina Ansari, Head of Inclusion and Communities at Volunteering Matters shares one of her biggest lessons about leadership and staying true to yourself.
Demonstrating active allyship through planning and delivery during winter resilience period
Caroline Lamb, NHS Chief Executive and Director General for Health and Social Care highlights how demonstrating active allyship is paramount to ensuring the workforce and people who benefit from care enjoy equal opportunities.
My journey as a CEO in the third sector
Satwat Rehman, Chief Executive for One Parent Families Scotland shares her leadership journey of working as a CEO in the third sector.
Cultural Awareness for Anti-racist Action at Work
Calum Gallacher, Assistant General Secretary for the Social Workers Union shares his thoughts on what we can commit to do about racism in social work.
Allyship: Understanding and contributing effectively to an inclusive workplace
In our first Diversity Vlog, Priscilla Chipo Marongwe from the Equality, Diversity and Human Rights team, NHS Education for Scotland, discusses effective allyship in the workplace.
Empowerment and My Leadership Journey
Dr Kennedy Muturi Nelson, Associate Director – Digital and Quality Improvement in Practitioner and Counter Fraud Services for NHS National Services Scotland, shares his leadership journey and how a focus on learning and growing have been key.
Attracting Black Talent – An untapped Opportunity to Grow Scotland’s Talent Pool
Fash Fasoro is the founder of The DataKirk SCIO which started in 2019 with the aim of closing both the attainment gap and data divide in Scotland and talks about how Scottish Black Talent represents an enormous opportunity for employers.
Leadership Material?
Winnie Lwanda challenges the beliefs held that have come to light with Britain’s first non-white Prime Minister and states good leadership needs to innovate, inspire and invest in their workforce. This is part of our Diversity Blog series from the Equalities team.
‘You only aspire to what you see…’
Dr Gregory Ekatah shares how looking to aspire to what he could see has impacted his career and how what you see may not look like you on the surface but can still be inspirational. This is part of our Diversity Blog series from the Equalities team.
