Driving performance improvement in health and social care through Team Based Working - based on the research of Professor Michael West @WestM61
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Ready for something different? It's great to be working with @skillsforcare to bring you the Building #Allyship Programme - March 2026 - with the fabulous Hári Sewell. affinaod.com/how-we-help/bui…
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Final touches underway for tomorrow’s #LetsTalkTeams Symposium! Exploring multi-team systems in #healthandsocialcare with a full house of senior leaders, academics and thought leaders, including our speakers: Michael West @WestM61, Dr Jo Lyubovnikova, Jon Dolman, @JohnHerringOD
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Today’s #ODintheNHS conference was perfectly timed for the launch of our ‘Working with Turbulent Teams’ programme - for HR/OD practitioners supporting teams through complexity, conflict and change. More here: affinaod.com/more-about-our-…
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What's bubbling under the surface in your team? @AffinaOD team specialists affinaod.com/training/team-a…
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Early start for our orange tablecloth #ODintheNHS conference in Birmingham today! #busybusy @NHSEmployers @skillsforcare @SarahJane_AOD
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Tomorrow we’ll be connecting with our fantastic OD colleagues at #ODintheNHS in Birmingham. See you there? You can’t miss us! #itsallorange @NHSEmployers
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'Companies that invest in diverse workforces gain access to a broader range of perspectives, reduce blind spots in decision-making, and build more adaptive, forward-thinking teams.' entrepreneur.com/en-gb/leade…
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4 Feb 2025
Thanks @SarahJane_AOD and to all the team at @AffinaOD for all your encouragement, support and collaboration over the years! Here’s to the next part of our journey together.
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New research highlighting the immense pressures placed on HR teams, but still good to see that ‘93% of HR professionals enjoy supporting employees’ learning and development, with 58% wanting to focus more on this area.’
15 Jan 2025
Experts warn of potential talent gap in people teams and urge prioritising wellbeing alongside employee support
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Our parent company @skillsforcare is currently focusing on why it’s important to #KeepLearning and how learning and development benefits people and organisations working in and accessing care.
23 Jan 2025
Care workers who received more training opportunities were less likely to leave their role, showing that continued investment in staff training can positively impact retention. Learn more and #KeepLearning: bit.ly/LDMatters
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Detailed report from McKinsey Health Institute suggesting tailored health and well-being interventions that consider team-level needs and dynamics drive higher productivity and engagement mckinsey.com/mhi/our-insight…
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26 Nov 2024
How can we embed a more compassionate culture into healthcare?
Our Professor of Compassionate Care, Sir Al Aynsley-Green, writes in @bmj_latest about keeping #compassion in health.
@UniNhantsFHES/@JacobSaranga/@gforrestergale/@KhatriRoshni
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Systems and organisations come in all shapes and sizes! In addition to our standard #CultureAssessmentTool, we now offer a refined and scaled version designed specifically to meet the needs of smaller organisations, departments or similar setups. affinaod.com/team-tools/cult…
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18 Dec 2024
There's a growing appreciation of the importance of trust for team leadership & effective change. As leaders we are signal generators - our smallest actions & interactions can build or destroy trust. I like this piece on powerful, practical ways we can build trust with our team members (& partners, peers & collaborators): medium.com/management-matter…. By Pinnacle Project via @Medium
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What a great way to kick off 2025! Thank you Fiona @NHSGrampian for taking the time to share your feedback.#HappyNewYear2025 #proud #helpinghand
@SarahJane_AOD @SuFowlerJohnson @MicheleWhite24 @ShonaBrown19 @Aspirepod @GrowSucceed @TracyBertran
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Research article from Associate Professor Sarah Wright and Dr Constance Noonan Hadley identifying what companies get wrong about loneliness and presenting practical techniques for reducing it in the workplace.
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Financial stress in leaders harms team performance and morale phys.org/news/2024-12-financ… via @physorg_com
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A heartfelt thank you to @WestM61 for championing
#teambasedworking in health and social care, founding @AffinaOD with fellow organisational psychologist Lynn Markiewicz and remaining a driving force 21 years on! #turning21 youtu.be/u9Jk2uFuzjo
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20 Nov 2024
Red sky in the morning - OK possibly a warning weatherwise, but what a beautiful start to the day, ahead of @AffinaOD annual Development Day tomorrow. AOD colleagues from across the UK including the wonderful @WestM61 marking together AOD's 21st Anniversary supporting #teams. 🧡
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