by Linda Jamieson | Mar 12, 2020 | Blame Culture, Culture change, Staff engagement, Uncategorized
“We are taught you must blame your father, your sisters, your brothers, the school, the teachers – but never blame yourself. It’s never your fault. But it’s always your fault, because if you wanted to change, you’re the one who has got to...
by Linda Jamieson | Feb 14, 2020 | Culture change, Leadership, NHS, Patient Safety, Uncategorized
News reports in whatever country you live in will periodically be dominated by a story whose horror is compounded by the fact that there were bystanders who could have prevented it. We have had one of these this recently in the UK and it shines a light on something...
by Linda Jamieson | Jan 23, 2020 | Leadership, Learning Lessons, Uncategorized
On 26th January every year, Australians have an official holiday to mark the day when Captain Arthur Phillip guided a fleet of 11 British ships carrying convicts to the colony of New South Wales, effectively founding Australia in 1788 (notwithstanding the Aboriginal...
by Linda Jamieson | Jan 7, 2020 | Culture change, System Learning, Uncategorized
If you type the term “psychological safety” into a search engine like Google, you will get around 758,000 results and the number is increasing daily. This demonstrates the extent to which this concept has come into vogue, largely as a result of two things; the...
by Linda Jamieson | Dec 19, 2019 | Culture change, Uncategorized
As the Christmas holiday approaches, I enjoy ticking things off my list of the “essentials” and if I get these sorted, I might get on to the “desirables” list too. What makes up this list of “essentials” will vary every year but one consistent element since I became...
