Leadership in health and care

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You will find resources here that will help you to develop your leadership skills and approach to enable you to empower, inspire and work with others within social care, social work and health in Scotland. The resources are aligned with the six leadership capabilities.

You are invited to explore these resources in any order and at your own pace. The resources can be used in several ways:

  • To support and prepare for your personal development plan discussions with your line manager
  • To evidence progress towards achieving personal development goals
  • To develop knowledge in areas of interest to you

The resources have been organised into two sections titled Core and Featured.

Core resources
  • Seeing how we think

    This webinar is for managers and leaders interested in understanding an approach to development that addresses questions about our thinking and reasoning - about ourselves, about others and the systems we work in. It is presented by Kirsty Leishman.

  • Collective and compassionate leadership

    Collective and compassionate leadership webinar with Graham Paxton

  • Courageous conversations

    This webinar is for managers and leaders who would like to handle courageous conversations more effectively. It explores the types of courageous conversations that you may need to have at work and at home and to provide practical techniques to...

  • Perspectives on conflict : approaches to understanding and working with difference

    If you find conflict difficult to manage, then this webinar might interest you. The session is presented by Sarah Goldsworthy.

  • Introduction to dialogue

    This session is presented by Sharon Millar. It is for managers and leaders who want to work effectively with others to achieve better outcomes for people by enhancing their influence through dialogue.

Featured resources
  • This webinar with Shona Cameron will explore the ‘how to’ of empathy. In particular how we can create a culture of empathy by changing everyday conversations. As a communication tool Non Violent Communication is more relevant than ever.

  • Who is this intended for? If you are a manager or leader wanting to know more about Resilience, how it impacts on you, and what strategies may be appropriate to support you, then this webinar is for you. What is the intention of this...