All Careers development articles – Page 16
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to assess leadership potential
An assessment centre approach made sure managers had the skills needed in a new foundation trust - and turned up a few surprises as well, says Jane Pepe
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CommentCarmel Gibbons on NHS leadership in the recession
Inspiring leaders required to steer NHS through tough times. Excellent opportunities for creative individuals. Others need not apply
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HSJ KnowledgeBook Review: Six Thinking Hats
See how coloured caps can help us to share our thoughts, says Hannah Lowry
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CommentNicky Spencer on the pitfalls of email
Every magnificent technological advance in communications presents us with a double edged sword. The battle for the effective use of email is just beginning.
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HSJ KnowledgeBook Review: The Ten Faces of Innovation
Meet a gallery of creative personas who we can imitate, says Julia Wells
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HSJ Knowledge
Leadership development
For a cluster of primary care trusts on Teesside (Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland and Stockton on Tees Teaching PCT), developing their strategy for 2008/13 and preparing for world class commissioning assessment led to a change in their thinking about the nature of leadership and leadership development in their organisations.
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CommentSteve Preston on personality profiling
A personality profile delivers a remarkable insight into you, your characteristics and your communication style. A personality profile gives the opportunity to know who you are, what you can offer and, most importantly, how your managers and your team perceive you.
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HSJ KnowledgeBook Review: Rebuilding Your Life after Redundancy
This book is described as “the essential one-stop shop for anyone needing to create a new and more enjoyable life after experiencing the trauma of redundancy”. Davis’s style is open, thoughtful and fun right from page one.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy NHS bullying has no benefits
Healthcare managers should never forget that good performance requires morale-boosting not ego-bashing, advises Paul Beal
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HSJ KnowledgeBook Review: The Game-Changer – How Every Leader Can Drive Everyday Innovation
Find out how one giant company profits from a change culture, says Julie Wells
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NewsTories clarify Osborne's pension cap and pay freeze
NHS managers are excluded from shadow chancellor George Osborne’s pledge to cap public sector pension payouts at £50,000 a year, the Conservatives have told HSJ.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhat managers can do to stop procrastination
People put tasks off for a variety of reasons but it is a manager’s responsibility to find out what is causing this problem and help keep performance levels high
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CommentJenny Rogers: how to survive a media onslaught
Over a glass of wine, a friend in a high profile public sector job is agonising about how her organisation should have responded to what she saw as the humiliating newspaper hounding of a senior woman colleague.
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NewsNHS managers’ career progress barred by prejudices, confidential study finds
Candid accounts of managers held back in their careers through prejudice and discrimination have been revealed in a confidential Department of Health investigation.
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CommentSheila Williams on work-life balance
I took a short break this summer and promised myself no laptop, no mobile, no sneaky catch-up on emails.
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CommentNicky Spencer on handling NHS complaints
It’s tempting to avoid complaints or that quiet aside that indicates dissatisfaction with our services. But it’s a false economy. Dealing well with complaints as early as you can saves time, resources and reputation, and improves quality.
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HSJ KnowledgeBook Review: Maverick! The success story behind the world’s most unusual workplace
Marvel at this visionary empowering of employees, says Pete Mason
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HSJ KnowledgeImproving relationships between NHS managers and clinicians
Clinicians and managers must build better working relationships, but to do this their priorities must first be reconciled, write Pauline Owen and Colin Gautrey
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to increase NHS leadership capacity
Steve Onyett and colleagues explain how to use solution focused coaching to increase leadership capacity
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CommentPete Mason on covert NHS leadership
A covert leader has a rather dramatic ring to it and sounds like someone likely to be heading up a secret unit on an international mission - all very James Bond.