"What changes behaviour? It's not what many of us try" www.linkedin.com/posts/reuben...

Culture and Leadership Programme (CLP) online course - free course from HEE forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

"How to stop taking work so personally" hbr.org/2023/10/how-...

"Why do politicians restructure the NHS?" www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...

"In the 2026 King’s Speech, the government outlined plans to introduce legislation to reform how the NHS is led and managed in the form of an NHS Modernisation Bill" www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...

Why L&D, coaching, training, courses & the like are not addressing the fundementals when it comes to issues like burnout - why do we think a training course is the answer, the evidence to support that isn't strong but the habit of launching training programmes is www.facebook.com/reel/2351813...

"System for Equitable Distribution of General Practitioners in England" simple maths and making the numbers all balance does not bring equity - understanding the issue is the start to that process... ihm.org.uk/2026/03/09/s...

"Before the next bill lands: What history tells us about NHS reorganisation" www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...

"NHS admin plays a central role in shaping how people experience and perceive the NHS. Our findings point to a major opportunity for government and NHS leaders to act" www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...

"Who is James Murray, the new health secretary replacing Wes Streeting?" so we have a new boss - what stays the same? what will change? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

"questions that can't be answered are better than answers that can't be questioned" some ideas on what coaching looks like in the workplace... leadershipfreak.blog/2026/05/18/i...

Habits - how to get new ones? it isn't motivation but practice and repetition, with a few tips and tricks to help out... www.facebook.com/reel/9951997...

The thing with this lists is that they can be ignored as 'obvious' or used as a development sheet - practice, thoughtful practice, determined repetition... the actins here don't need labelling but engage in them and those on the receiving end of you will notice... (image justin wright)

If you are in L&D, commission L&D, attend L&D or need to be confident L&D is an effective function have a look at these... (image matthew furness)

Reassurance vs Assurance - The end moment should be confidence - how confident, and on what are you gauging that confidence, in the actions of the team, service, organisation...

Healthy Leadership (753) "Future Potential > Past Glories" www.linkedin.com/pulse/health...

"5 Ways to Get the Benefits of Exercise Even While Depressed" www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/beyo...

Design health and wellbeing into work - I wonder what a wellbeing assessment would look like for change in organisations - even better what about a being-well design process (image jason van schie)

Hang on.... silos serve a really useful purpose, they create boundaries, security etc. It isn't about destroying one but rather an AND conversation - how do we effectively work up and down the organisation and side to side - useful tips here but no 'tearing down' please, rather thoughtful choices...

Streetligh Effect "We all fall into the same trap: measuring what's easy instead of what's meaningful, clinging to routines we know instead of adapting ones that work, and asking the questions we can answer instead of the ones we're avoiding" www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqBi...

What is your relationship with tolerance? when is it serving you and others and when is it not... www.facebook.com/reel/1637216...

"There’s enough noise, don’t create more - trained equanimity and a bias toward action" seths.blog/2026/05/trai...

"Others run your life until you know your values - Fuzzy Values Make Exhausted Leaders" leadershipfreak.blog/2026/05/04/f...

Healthy Leadership (752) "Why are HR not sorting out my poor performers?" www.linkedin.com/pulse/health...

Customer Service - a list of training options - most free - to develop customer service skill nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/find-a-cours...

"Still holding it together - what NHS administration really looks like from general practice" www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...

"Deconditioning ruins people’s lives" fabnhsstuff.net/fab-stuff/de...

"Build Worth - Ingratitude denies worth. People hunger for a simple pat on the back. Appreciation says, You made a difference” leadershipfreak.blog/2026/04/30/h...

“Alignment sounds great - but doesn’t mean anything. Standards are the key" www.facebook.com/reel/9415524...

"Gallup estimates that managers account for roughly 70 percent of the variance in employee engagement" bigthink.com/plus/what-we...

When your manager or leader says ABC but you know it's XYZ - "When leaders destroy meaning (without realizing it)" bigthinkbusiness.substack.com/p/how-coward...

This always reminds me of the limitations of wellbeing, it is also an 'after' event - after hard work, after stress, after poor survey results. A being-well initiative puts actions before - job design, management behaviours, flexible working etc (image Cary Cooper)

This is fascinating - take option 4 - how you hit the target matters not just hitting the target - are you hitting the target with the values / purpose of the organisation in mind or out of fear & desperation !! (image HR Hacking)

If work design is the problem think that through a different lens - lets say the risk management lens, would you design harm into a new machine, car etc - cars are getting safer by design, is work getting (safer) better by design or patched up by (wellbeing) after thought... (image Jason Van Schie)

Love a free pizza... but in all honesty it leads to grumbles in the end. You know... 'I work all week, give up my breaks, do extra, put up with these conditions & all I get is a bit of cheesy bread !!!!' - its not engagement or wellbeing, but it is tasty. Enjoy it for what it is not what it isn't...

The future of Freedom to Speak Up in the NHS www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/th...

"Learn to Disagree More Effectively - Disagreement is essential to better decisions—but most of us either avoid it or handle it poorly" hbr.org/podcast/2026...

"How meditation is a game changer for dealing with change" www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/a...

NHS Learning Hub - sign up and see what you can access learninghub.nhs.uk

"latest research shows no improvement in people’s experiences of NHS admin. NHS admin plays a central role in shaping how people experience and perceive the NHS" www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...

There are several versions of this floating around. What stands out for you in this one? I am interested in strong psycjological safety existing when the work demands are low - does thoughtful demand & resource remove the focus on psychological safety ? (image HR Hacking)

Burnout behaviours - some you will be familiar with. They all have some validity but number 7 has me thinking at this moment - what are you interested in from the list? (image HR Hacking)

Now... pause for a moment. Consider the situation you are in & deploy these concepts (not sure they are laws !!) I did just that after a meeting last week & the event took on a different meaning & I left with some ideas that has shifted...

Consider what boundaries mean - In your role - my responsibility, not my responsibility. In your relationships - that's acceptable, that's not acceptable. Now judge when boundaries need testing, reinforcing, challenging, crossing... (image Julia Wood)

In life we cannot make the perfect decision and constantly seeking information doesn't change that - how much information is enough information - remain curious, engage in experiences... www.facebook.com/philosophymi...

"My entire life changed when I realized that I would never want to trade lives with the people I read books about" www.sahilbloom.com/newsletter/t...

"Learn something new every day" 10 ways to adapt - my top action. Something about you, something about them, something about it, something about why, something about the moment, something for today, something for tomorrow... learn something new everyday us4.campaign-archive.com?e=fdb91df1aa...

Are you conciously planning the frequency of feedback for the members of the team or is it an 'as and when' process - plan by considering a few ideas and concepts... brucetulgan.com/more-feedbac...

"Future of the NHS, saviour of the high street? High hopes for health hub in a Barnsley shopping centre" www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

"Health care is a team game with good admin at its heart" thenhsalliance.org/news/health-...