All articles by Kate Hall – Page 2

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    A royal pain in the bahooka!

    2010-01-04T13:51:00Z

    I was going to write something witty and Christmassy in this blog but due to a temporary loss of wit on Monday this hasn’t been possible

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    Courage vs 'the easy life'

    2009-12-07T10:02:00Z

    Where courage stops is where leadership stops

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    Learning from Humpty Dumpty

    2009-11-23T12:37:00Z

    I don’t want to fall off the wall, I certainly don’t want to sit on the fence either. I’ve tried the fence, it’s uncomfortable and it makes my bottom hurt.

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    Oomph!

    2009-11-11T11:28:00Z

    Everyone faces challenges. Every person, every career, every organisation, every family and every team have to overcome difficult periods; there are of course different levels of challenge but no one goes through life untested. We might not always be able to control events but we can control how we respond ...

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    How well do you listen?

    2009-10-31T12:37:00Z

    Listening is not about being passive, nor is it an unspoken agreement with what the other person is saying; listening makes people feel valued and respected

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    Personal Impact

    2009-10-30T12:38:00Z

    Self awareness and personal impact are hugely important, we must not underestimate this.

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    On being fierce

    2009-10-13T09:32:00Z

    The culture of an organisation is not nebulous. I am the culture. You are the culture.

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    Achieving 'one buttock' performance ..

    2009-10-05T10:44:00Z

    A conductor is a good example of leadership but I am not so sure it is as covert as some might think

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    The One Hour Challenge

    2009-09-25T09:42:00Z

    Have you physically walked a pathway from emergency or elective admission to discharge?

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    Sex, gardening and leadership

    2009-09-21T13:47:00Z

    We can all articulate what we consider to be the essential characteristics of exemplary leaders; I am sure there would be some variation but I am equally sure that the similarities would beconsiderable.

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    Be honest

    2009-09-15T08:22:00Z

    Every one of us can name at least one individual who is not performing or where we are not getting value for money. I don’t mean just administrators and managers, I mean all staff. I bet we could all name at least one individual. Be honest.

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    The bottom line

    2009-09-07T10:39:00Z

    Patient involvement must not be lip service, a tick box exercise or a token gesture

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    The Fear Factor

    2009-09-03T09:32:00Z

    Managers in all NHS organisations need to overcome fears, we need the intuition to know when to ‘go against the flow’, we need to manage and take calculated risks and set stretching goals

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    Leadership and getting the right people on the bus

    2009-08-20T15:31:00Z

    If the wrong people are on the bus they should be dropped off at the next stop, they might need to catch a different bus.