News and Insights

News and Insights

It’s Champion being a Mentor and Coach | Guest blog

It’s Champion being a Mentor and Coach | Guest blog The NHS NWLA provides Coaching and Mentoring Schemes which ensure leaders at all levels have access to support and that those providing that support have access to their own development opportunities. Our network of Coaching and Mentor ‘Champions’ provide a […]

Mental Health in Coaching

Mental Health in Coaching Through our Coaching Hub, the NHS NWLA supports a cadre of coaches across the North West. Jean Ellis, Elective Care Programme Lead, Cheshire & Merseyside Health & Care Partnership tells us about her coaching development journey and her research on mental health in coaching, which Jean […]

Mentoring in the Virtual Space for OD Practitioners

Mentoring in the Virtual Space for OD Practitioners For a number of years, the NHS Leadership Academy and DoOD have worked collaboratively to offer a national opportunity for OD practitioners, and those working in change and transformation to access an experienced OD mentor on a virtual basis. With recruitment for […]

The habits of a successful mentor

The habits of a successful mentor In celebration of National Mentoring Day, accredited coach and mentor, David Eaton, CAMHS Service Manager at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, shares his top tips for the first meeting of a mentor and mentee. Becoming a mentor can be hugely rewarding, helping to advance your […]

Self-Compassion at Work: New Year, New Start!

Self-Compassion at Work: New Year, New Start! Guest blog by Amanda Super My name is Amanda Super and I am an occupational psychologist. I have been working in leadership and NHS staff development for many years. These days, I mainly specialise in coaching people to develop their self-compassion. I discovered […]

Talent Management in The Social Age

Talent Management in The Social Age Guest blog by Julian Stodd We live in the Social Age, a fundamentally evolved ecosystem: transformed by social collaborative technology, characterised by a new nature of work, defined by a shift from formal to social power, and largely misunderstood, denied, or ignored by many of the organisations around […]

System Leadership – Exploring what works

System Leadership – Exploring what works Guest blog by Peta Stross, following our masterclass with Margaret Heffernan. Affirming would have to be my word of the day following Margaret Heffernan’s Masterclass; and I don’t think I would be the only person expressing that emotion judging by the faces and conversations I […]