Clarity isn't about knowing what you want to do with your life, it's about knowing what you want to do this week.

You don't need to have it all figured out. You just need to know your next step.

The best place to relax is near water.

After just 2 minutes of viewing water outdoors, blood pressure and heart rate drop. It's more calming to look at a lake, pool, or stream than trees or grass.

Beaches are popular for a reason. Wider bodies of water bring more tranquility.

Most leadership development in the health & care sector is focussed on supporting individual leaders to develop their personal skills. It's a positive thing AND, in a world that increasingly needs to be based on collaborative leadership, we also need to shift much of the focus to

THP #InstituteForBetterHealth researcher Dr. Arija Birze on the stage at the Ontario First Responders' Mental Health Conference presenting results from a WSIB program evaluation. #FirstResponders #FirstResponders MentalHealthConference

At last #IHIForum , I focused my opening talk on the importance of connecting to #purpose . That connection, important for everyone, is simply crucial for those of us who work in health care. It’s the lifebuoy that can keep us from drowning in a churning sea of challenges. (1/10)

The power of science to advance better health & system performance in a #LHS . Fantastic discussion at #CAHSPR24 w/ Adalsteinn (Steini) Brown Kim McGrail Rob Reid & Denis Roy, including the intro of new:
✅ refreshed enriched #HSPR core competency framework
✅ LHS Action Framework
💯🔥CAHSPR

Opinion: Coming soon to a loved one near you: The crisis in caregiving /via The Globe and Mail theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…

Congrats Dr. Michelle LA Nelson (she/her) and team!!!! Really important work

It's important to use words like 'vulnerable' with care. Many people are made vulnerable due to obstacles preventing them from participating fully in society and not recognising their gifts and unique worth. Addressing the issue of vulnerability necessitates an enabling state;

Involved in mental health research as a lived experience partner, family partner or researcher? Consider this great opportunity to share you experience 👇

In implementation work, the assumption that sharing facts and evidence alone will drive behavior change is common.

But we know better. Having KNOWLEDGE does not guarantee change.

A thought-provoking visual by Tracy Tang sheds light on the realities of supporting change.

This article describes trends, key concepts & theories in Organizational Development (OD) between 2018-23 based on empirical evidence. The trends include:
1) strategic agility & speeding up adaptability to change
2) more systematic approaches to learning and development
3) the

4 Invisible Assets Waiting to be Discovered - Nurture Development nurturedevelopment.org/blog/abcd-prac…

Psychological safety: Feeing confident to speak up & use your voice without fear of retribution or judgement

We learn most from mistakes, failures, honest conversations & being vulnerable

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The superb Tom Geraghty is spot on! #Empathy is a necessary component for building #PsychSafety & reading fiction is a great way to develop that muscle

📚 I recommend: Covenant of Water - Abraham Verghese, Matrix - Lauren Groff, & Flight - Lynn Steger Strong

psychsafety.co.uk/empathy/

This.

#QF24

Helen Bevan

Thrilled to share that 30 health systems are joining Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) in a first-ever nationwide Collaborative to spread #AgeFriendly care across all their sites & care settings. It's an ambitious, exciting, essential endeavor that will rapidly scale age-friendly care delivery!

How might we apply double loop learning to #healthcare ? I’m excited by thinking how this example can be applied!!

Helen Bevan
#QF24

A spectacular reminder from a follower on LinkedIn...if we are to succeed in new territory, we must be willing to encounter #IntelligentFailure along the way!

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.Richard Meade makes the vital point that informal carers make a massive contribution to health and care and need to be an essential part of any major planned intervention. Hear hear!! 👏👏👏 #ICIC24 IFIC Updates