The Leadership Log

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The Leadership Log is a podcast for curious leaders and those aspiring to make a difference. Through thoughtful conversations with leaders, changemakers and everyday influencers, we explore the ideas, experiences and challenges that shape leadership in practice. From culture and courage to activism, belonging and personal growth, each episode invites us to think differently about what it means to lead. This isn’t a podcast about having all the answers. It’s a space to pause, reflect, get curious and learn from the stories of others. Because leadership isn’t about a title. It’s about the impact we have on the people and systems around us.

  1. Quiet Courage: from spark to sustained change

    4 Jun

    Quiet Courage: from spark to sustained change

    Hello Intrepid Leaders! Welcome to the first episode of a new chapter for The Leadership Log. As the podcast settles into a new rhythm, we're kicking off the first of the Summer Sessions with a conversation about activism, advocacy and the courage to create change. What comes to mind when you hear the word activism? For many of us, it's protests, placards and public demonstrations. But activism can also be quieter than that. It can begin with a conversation, a challenge, or a decision not to stay silent. In this episode, Becky is joined by the lovely Jess Sainsbury for an honest exploration of activism, advocacy and allyship. Together, they unpack the difference between sparking change and sustaining it, the power of collective voice, the role of social media, and the courage it takes to challenge systems while remaining true to your values. A thoughtful conversation about leadership, influence and how small acts of courage can create lasting change. If this episode resonated with you, please share it with your network and tag us in your posts and stories. We love hearing what sparks your curiosity and the conversations that continue long after the episode ends. You can follow Jess on: LinkedIn Instagram LinkTree Follow Becky: Instagram LinkedIn Website To keep up to date with new episodes, behind-the-scenes content and leadership reflections, follow us on Instagram: ⁠@the_leadership_log We would love you to explore our back catalogue of conversations while you're here. From psychological safety and coaching leadership to storytelling, influence and culture change, there's plenty to dive into. And don't forget to follow and subscribe to The Leadership Log on your favourite podcast platform so you never miss an episode. Have a story to share, a topic you'd love us to explore, or are you interested in being a guest on the podcast? We'd love to hear from you. 📧 TheLeadershipLogPodcast@curiousbecks.com Disclaimer The Leadership Log is an independent podcast. The views, thoughts and opinions expressed by the host and guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of their employers, professional bodies, organisations or affiliations.

    1hr 2min
  2. Speaking Up

    03/06/2024

    Speaking Up

    Hello Intrepid Leaders and welcome to another episode of the Leadership Log where we talk about navigating everyday leadership. Joining me in this episode is Helene Donnelly. Helene is a registered nurse with over twenty years experience working in the NHS and Social Care. She raised concerns about the failings at Stafford Hospital (part of Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust) and she was a key witness to the Francis public inquiry that followed in 2010. Helene was awarded an OBE in 2014 for this and she has since pioneered the role of ambassador for cultural change and the concept of Freedom to Speak Up Guardians which is now embedded across NHS and independent sector healthcare organisations I am so thrilled to be have had the opportunity to sit down and have a one on one conversation with the inspirational Helene. I was in awe of her candidness and at times floored by the lived examples she shared that ultimately drove her to be the ‘skunk at the picnic’ Helene brave decision to speak up about care and behaviours she was observing and sometimes experiencing first hand allowed others to feel that they could do the same. Join us as we discuss the potential challenges of speaking up and how, collectively, speaking up in healthcare isn't just about making your voice heard—it's about making a difference. Here are the links we promised: Mid Staffs Report Freedom to Speak Up Guardians Pending Thirlwall Enquiry Civility Saves Lives We would encourage you to tune in and listen to our back catalogue of shows! Keep up to date and follow ⁠⁠@leadership_log⁠⁠ on Twitter. Our DMs are always open. If you do tweet about us don’t forget to use these hashtags to help us follow the conversations: #EverydayLeadership #DigiTell #LetsGetDigiTell Follow and subscribe to our shows on anchor or you can find them on all the MAJOR podcast platforms For more information or if you would like to record an episode with us then please drop us an e-mail at:  theleadershiplog@gmail.com Disclaimer Thanks for listening to the leadership log where we are navigating everyday leadership. This is a non affiliated podcast in any views, thoughts and opinions expressed by the hosts or guests belong solely to them, and not necessarily to their employer, organization, committee or other group or individual

    1hr 22min
  3. 03/03/2023

    Go With The Flo - Ep3: Jonathan O'Reilly - "Doing" Quality Improvement

    Hello Intrepid Leaders and welcome to episode three of Go with the Flo! In this episode  I am joined by a wonderful Scots man - the incomprable Jonathan O’Reilly. Johnathan and I connected through the amazing QI Twitter community and our shared passion for all things quality improvement. Join us both as we chat about ‘doing QI’ in the real world. From getting started to sharing impact and measuring success we do our best to share our experiences, skills and knowledge that we hope will help you better understand and therefore better navigate the quality improvement process. You might recall that we asked you for some of your question around this very subject and we do our best to answer them in this episode. Jonathan O’Reilly has worked for the NHS in Scotland for over 22 years. Jonathan has spent the past 11 years leading improvement programmes at a number of NHS territorial boards, and across Scotland as part of Healthcare Improvement Scotland’s ihub. He is a graduate of NHS Education for Scotland's Scottish Improvement Leader Programme (ScIL) cohort 1.  Jonathan is the host of a podcast on Quality Improvement and has had conversations with leaders, educators and practitioners of change across the UK. Listen to Jonathan’s podcast ‘The QI Guy in Conversation with…’ at https://anchor.fm/theqi-guypodcast or wherever you listen to podcasts.  You can follow Jonathan on twitter at https://www.twitter.com/jonathano_qi  and https://www.twitter.com/theqi_guy. Keep up to date and follow @leadership_log on Twitter. Our DMs are always open. If you do tweet about us don’t forget to use these hashtags to help us follow the conversations: #EverydayLeadership #GoWithTheFlo #FNFFridayFlo Follow and subscribe to our shows on anchor or you can find them on all the MAJOR podcast platforms For more information or if you would like to record an episode with us then please drop us an e-mail at:  theleadershiplog@gmail.com Disclaimer Thanks for listening to the leadership log where we are navigating everyday leadership. This is a non affiliated podcast in any views, thoughts and opinions expressed by the hosts or guests belong solely to them, and not necessarily to their employer, organization, committee or other group or individual

    1hr 17min
  4. Episode 3: Psychological Safety

    09/02/2023

    Episode 3: Psychological Safety

    Hello Intrepid Leaders and welcome to another episode of the Leadership Log where we talk about navigating everyday leadership. In this episode we are discussing Psychological Safety (PS) with the brilliant Tom Geraghty. Tom and Becky connect through the power of twitter and a mutual passion for understanding PS and ho we can support and enable others to measure, build and maintain a climate of PS in their teams. In this episode they explore the concept of PS from its origins through to some top tips from Tom on how to start building that climate of PS in your team  Tom's Bio  Tom is the CEO & founder of Iterum Ltd, powering psychsafety.com. His first job title was “Experimentalist”, which set the tone for the rest of his career. He then made the move into technology, and many subsequent years of leadership including CTO and CIO roles has made Tom passionate about DevOps, psychological safety and generative leadership. Tom now focusses on organisational transformation through safety culture. Additionally, he is the founder of psychsafety.co.uk, an online resource intended to aggregate and share current research, opinion and practices related to psychological safety. They have a newsletter and community and through psychsafety also provide psychological safety coaching, workshops, consulting and training. Outside of work, Tom spends as much time as possible outdoors, and is studying for a Masters Degree in Global Health and Humanitarianism. Follow Tom on Twitter: @Tom_Geraghty And find out more about his work and sign yup to his amazing PS newsletter here  We would encourage you to tune in and listen to our back catalogue of shows! Keep up to date and follow @leadership_log on Twitter. Our DMs are always open. If you do tweet about us don’t forget to use these hashtags to help us follow the conversations: #EverydayLeadership #GoWithTheFlo #DigiTell #LetsGetDigiTell Follow and subscribe to our shows on anchor or you can find them on all the MAJOR podcast platforms For more information or if you would like to record an episode with us then please drop us an e-mail at:  theleadershiplog@gmail.com Disclaimer Thanks for listening to the leadership log where we are navigating everyday leadership. This is a non affiliated podcast in any views, thoughts and opinions expressed by the hosts or guests belong solely to them, and not necessarily to their employer, organization, committee or other group or individual

    53 min
  5. Episode 2: A day in the Life of ..... with Andrea Sutcliffe

    26/01/2023

    Episode 2: A day in the Life of ..... with Andrea Sutcliffe

    Hello Intrepid Leaders and welcome to another episode of the Leadership Log where we talk about navigating everyday leadership. In this episode we are doing something a little different. We thought it would be nice to get some leaders on the show to just chat with us about a day in their life, and so here is our first episode in that format.  We were thrilled to have the opportunity to have a chat with the lovely Andrea Sutcliffe, Chief Executive and Registrar of The Nursing and Midwifery Council (The NMC)  Listen as Andrea shares her leadership journey to date, gives us an insight into a typical day for her and provides her perspective on some of the greatest leadership challenges for nurses and midwives at the moment  Andrea's Bio  Andrea joined the Nursing and Midwifery Council as Chief Executive and Registrar in January 2019. Andrea has over 35 years’ experience in health and social care, at a local and national level. Previously she was the Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care at the Care Quality Commission, Chief Executive at the Social Care Institute for Excellence and Chief Executive of the Appointments Commission. She was also an Executive Director at the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence for seven years from 2000 having managed services for children, women, older people and neurosciences for local organisations in London in the 1990’s. Andrea is an advocate for the positive use of social media and you can follow her as @CrouchEndTiger7 and discover her love of her cat Archie, hiking, Sunderland football club, music, theatre and film as well as her thoughts on health and social care. We would encourage you to tune in and listen to our back catalogue of shows! Keep up to date and follow @leadership_log on Twitter. Our DMs are always open. If you do tweet about us don’t forget to use these hashtags to help us follow the conversations: #EverydayLeadership #GoWithTheFlo #DigiTell #LetsGetDigiTell Follow and subscribe to our shows on anchor or you can find them on all the MAJOR podcast platforms For more information or if you would like to record an episode with us then please drop us an e-mail at:  theleadershiplog@gmail.com Disclaimer Thanks for listening to the leadership log where we are navigating everyday leadership. This is a non affiliated podcast in any views, thoughts and opinions expressed by the hosts or guests belong solely to them, and not necessarily to their employer, organization, committee or other group or individual

    54 min
  6. S2 Episode 1: Courageous Leadership

    12/01/2023

    S2 Episode 1: Courageous Leadership

    Hello Intrepid Leaders!!! Welcome to the first episode of  Series 2 of the Leadership Log Podcast!  In this episode we are going to chatting about courageous leadership with the Bethan Davies, Co-Founder of The Bravest Path , a courage building consultancy Bethan spent the first 15 years of her career in Tech and Insurance developing and coaching leaders in- house in regional and global leadership development positions. She co-founded the Bravest Path to bring a different approach to developing individuals and organisational cultures, helping leaders take more smart risks, develop empathy, and deeply connect with their people to achieve audacious goals. They develop courage, compassion and connection through psycho-educational workshops, webinars, coaching and cultural transformation. Bethan brings a warm, empathetic, and insightful approach, focused on how clients can leverage their strengths to support their development and specialises in helping leaders be bolder, self- compassionate and authentic, letting go of perfectionism and imposter syndrome to build greater courage and confidence. Her recent work includes keynotes at NHS Trusts on “Cultivating Courage and Compassion” developing empathetic and authentic leaders through individual and cultural transformation. She is currently partnering with FNF and NHS England on national webinars aiding the retention and engagement of newly registered nurses and midwives. Bethan designed and facilitated global leadership programmes at Microsoft and BP, coaching senior leaders to develop their people leaders and top talent. She regularly facilities Braver than Before TM delivered in NHS Trusts, developing self compassion, resilience and courage in clinicians. Having lived in San Francisco and facilitated multinational programmes in 15+ countries, she enjoys working across cultures and is quick to establish inclusive, appreciative, and stretching learning environments. Follow Bethan on Twitter: @BravestPath We would encourage you to tune in and listen to our back catalogue of shows! Keep up to date and follow @leadership_log on Twitter. Our DMs are always open. If you do tweet about us don’t forget to use these hashtags to help us follow the conversations: #EverydayLeadership #GoWithTheFlo #DigiTell #LetsGetDigiTell Follow and subscribe to our shows on anchor or you can find them on all the MAJOR podcast platforms For more information or if you would like to record an episode with us then please drop us an e-mail at:  theleadershiplog@gmail.com Disclaimer Thanks for listening to the leadership log where we are navigating everyday leadership. This is a non affiliated podcast in any views, thoughts and opinions expressed by the hosts or guests belong solely to them, and not necessarily to their employer, organization, committee or other group or individual

    42 min
  7. Go With The Flo - Ep2: Gillian Knight - An FNF Global Scholar

    11/11/2022

    Go With The Flo - Ep2: Gillian Knight - An FNF Global Scholar

    Hello Intrepid Leaders and welcome to episode two of Go with the Flo! In this episode we chat with the lovely Gillian Knight, Nursing Officer in the Office of the Chief Nursing Officer for Wales. Gillian shares her experience of being a Global Scholar and gives us an overview of her project. She also shares with us a little about her leadership journey and how she got interested in global nursing and policy.   Find out more about the FNF Global Leadership Scholarship HERE  Gill registered  as a general nurse in 1994  and has held a varied range of senior nursing positions across care sectors and in the NHS primarily in cancer care including clinical practice, education, Cancer Services Coordinating Group,  the Wales Cancer Network  and was appointed as a Nursing Officer for Welsh Government  in January  2018. Gill had worked within the Welsh NHS for over 22 years since moving to Wales from her native Ireland. She now supports the Chief Nursing Officer as a nursing officer in the Welsh Government, providing professional advice for the following policy areas: nurse regulation; nursing education and career development; workforce modernisation and development including implementation of the Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act 2016. Gill is the first Welsh FNF Global scholar. Gill has worked with a number of third sector organisations as a nurse adviser to support nursing workforce developments in Uganda. Follow Gillian on Twitter: @n_gillknight Keep up to date and follow @leadership_log on Twitter. Our DMs are always open. If you do tweet about us don’t forget to use these hashtags to help us follow the conversations: #EverydayLeadership #GoWithTheFlo #FNFFridayFlo Follow and subscribe to our shows on anchor or you can find them on all the MAJOR podcast platforms For more information or if you would like to record an episode with us then please drop us an e-mail at:  theleadershiplog@gmail.com Disclaimer Thanks for listening to the leadership log where we are navigating everyday leadership. This is a non affiliated podcast in any views, thoughts and opinions expressed by the hosts or guests belong solely to them, and not necessarily to their employer, organization, committee or other group or individual

    43 min

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The Leadership Log is a podcast for curious leaders and those aspiring to make a difference. Through thoughtful conversations with leaders, changemakers and everyday influencers, we explore the ideas, experiences and challenges that shape leadership in practice. From culture and courage to activism, belonging and personal growth, each episode invites us to think differently about what it means to lead. This isn’t a podcast about having all the answers. It’s a space to pause, reflect, get curious and learn from the stories of others. Because leadership isn’t about a title. It’s about the impact we have on the people and systems around us.

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