New tools to support leaders with the Leadership Success Profile – Mindtools
08/08/2025 -
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 a range of practical, quality resources that align to the LSP and aim to support your leadership and management development.
What is Mindtools?
Mindtools is a global provider of accessible, on-demand skills development for leaders and managers, delivering a wide variety of practical tools, resources and insights.
The Mindtools Content Hub offers health and social care staff in Scotland access to a wide range of practical, evidence-based resources that support leadership & management development.
Anyone who helps to deliver publicly funded health or social care in Scotland is eligible for a free, online subscription with Mindtools through the Knowledge Network.
You can access Mindtools via The Knowledge Network and create your own account to save useful resources, track your progress, and receive personalised suggestions that support your leadership development – whenever and wherever you need them.
How does this link to the new Leadership Success Profile?
In collaboration with Mindtools and the Leading to Change team; we have created playlists of curated content linking to the Leadership Success Profile for Operational Leaders. This provides specially selected resources that support the core behaviours of the profile.
Once you have logged on to your account, click on any of the large tiles to go straight to the full list of resources that accompany each behavioural cluster, or click on the smaller tiles underneath to go to the resources aligned to that particular dimension.
How can I access Mindtools and see this resource?
You can find it on the home page of the Mindtools Resource Hub:
To access Mindtools, please apply for an OpenAthens account. This account will allow you to access most of the NHS Scotland electronic subscriptions. Here are some useful links from the Knowledge Network to get you started:
Eligibility extends to all involved in healthcare and social care delivery in Scotland, including those in third and independent sectors that collaborate with the NHS and Scottish Local Authorities.
Reflective Challenge: Which area of the LSP feels most outside your comfort zone—and, through using Mindtools, is there a step you could take this month to build confidence in it?
Michaela Pagani
Role:
Specialist Lead, Leading to Change Delivery Team
Michaela is an Organisational and Leadership Development practitioner, facilitator and coach. She has over 15 years of experience working with leaders in complex and highly pressurised environments in a variety of sectors, such as; criminal justice, education and third & voluntary sectors.
She currently works as Specialist Lead for the Leading to Change team, working with leaders at all levels across social care, social work and health.
She is particularly interested in facilitating spaces that colleagues across sectors can come together to collaborate, develop and achieve collective goals.
Sara Dewar
Role:
Digital, Communications & Engagement Lead, Leading to Change Delivery Team.
Sara is a coach and people development specialist in executive and leadership development, coaching, talent management and engagement. Over her career she has led on a range of digital learning projects and currently holds a hybrid leadership role encompassing communications, engagement and digital for the Leading to Change programme of work. Coming from the private sector, she has embraced the chance to work with social work, social care, health and third and voluntary sectors, and is passionate about opening up opportunities to engage with and support leaders at all levels across these sectors.
All information regarding our contributors was correct at the time of publishing.
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