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In this solo episode, I shared 3 tips on leading as a social worker and aspiring manager

On this week's guest episode, I was joined by Nana. Nana is a social worker, team manager, guest lecturer, co-host of The Social Worker and the Mentor podcast alongside so many other roles. It’s also actually the 2nd time Nana has been on the podcast!

We spoke about:

* Who Nana is and what he does

* Nana's passion for advocating for social work

* Nana's time in Parliament speaking about working conditions for social workers

* Advice for social workers fearful of using their voices to effect change

* Advice for managers on how they can create an environment where social workers can use their voices

* Nana's hopes for the profession over the next 3-5 years

* What social work leadership means to Nana

* How you can connect with Nana

On this week's solo episode, I shared 5 tips on how you can connect with your team as a new supervisor and/or manager.



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A solo episode talking about the importance of an induction in creating effective and confident new starters in social work

On this episode, I spoke to Suzy. Suzy is a 2nd year social work student, creator of a student platform Social Work Survival Files and an all rounded great example of what leadership as a social work student looks like.

We spoke about:

* Suzy's journey to becoming a social work student

* Why Suzy chose to study social work

* What has gone well and Suzy's biggest challenges on the degree so far

* How social media has impacted Suzy's student journey so far?

* Suzy's advice for any people who are considering applying to study social work

* What social work leadership is to Suzy?



To connect with Suzy, you can follow her on Instagram here

Link to the eBook ' A guide to your first 4 weeks as a new social work manager' here

This week's episode is a solo episode where I share my thoughts on what PCF 9 tells us about creating the change we want to see and ultimately how the future of our profession is in our hands.

I share my thoughts on how as social workers we can create change, ways to do this and the impact of us doing this.

I refer to PCF 9 as referenced through BASW here.

As mentioned in the episode, if you are a new or aspiring social work manager, my new eBook is perfect for you! It is a guide putting you on the best path to success in your first managerial role. Here is the link to the eBook here.