“Crisis? What Crisis?” – UK politicians and Brexit
by Dr Rebecca Acres, Honorary Fellow, University of Leicester Whether or not it ever actually happens, Brexit is the defining political and leadership challenge of our times. As I write this the Prime Minister of our supposedly sovereign tiny island nation, our “Perfidious Albion” if you will, is presenting to the EU 27 a […]
‘Long Walk to Freedom’: Leadership lessons from Madiba
By Dunni Adeleye “I wanted first of all to tell the people that I was not a messiah, but an ordinary man who had become a leader because of extraordinary circumstances” This is how Nelson Mandela felt delivering his first speech to the citizens of South Africa upon his release from imprisonment […]
The Gillette Advert: The Power of a Story
I can’t believe I’m going to write about it. That’s exactly what they want me to do. The new Gillette Advert is fantastic. For those of you who have managed to avoid the controversy, let me explain. Last week the razor makers launched a new advert, replacing the old slogan “The Best A […]
Being Assertive
Dr Hannah Laidley, AFY2, University Hospitals of Leicester I have less than 12 hours to get two more set of feedback on my TAB but instead of being on the wards begging any and every member of staff who walks past to save me I am burying my head in other things I […]
Leaders In Healthcare 2018: Speaking Truth to Power
For foundation doctors, speaking up about risks and errors is one of the biggest challenges we face. Sir Robert Francis famously called junior doctors “the eyes and ears of the NHS”, but we can only step up to that challenge if we speak out about what we are seeing and hearing. In her […]
Guest Post: Leadership Is Vital … Especially for Medical Students
Neil Calderwood is a final year medical student at Brighton and Sussex Medical School. When I was studying in Brighton he was always passionately campaigning for universal access to healthcare so when I caught up with him at Leaders In Healthcare 2018 last week I really wanted him to share his reflections with Medical […]
Leaders In Healthcare 2018: Rt Hon Matt Hancock
It would be interesting to hear from the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care any day. But on the morning Matt Hancock was due to speak to Leaders In Healthcare 2018, the cabinet was in turmoil and the Brexit Secretary had just resigned. Naturally the delay to the Secretary of State’s appearance […]
Leaders in Healthcare 2018: Junior Doctor Leadership – Beginning Your Journey
This was the session I was most looking forward to. It’s the reason why we blog and the Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management Trainee Steering Group did not disappoint. Considering it was the so-called breakfast slot at 8am, prior to the keynote speeches, Hall 7 at the ICC was impressively full of […]
Leadership skill – nature vs nurture? At what stage in our medical career can we call ourselves a leader?
I’m May, a foundation year 2 academic trainee doctor in the leadership and management programme at East Midlands. In this post, I will be briefly going through my experiences and reflections so far on the discovery of ‘leadership’ journey . Please take a moment and ponder question before moving onto next. What springs […]
The Doctor as a ‘Street-Level Bureaucrat’
Why don’t policies play out as planned? It’s a key question in public policy. For the police this might mean Why does stop-and-search affect a disproportionate number of black people? For educators it might mean Why are children kept out of the classroom without being excluded? And in the hospital, perhaps, Why are […]
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