Steve Andrews
@steveandrews3.bsky.social
Committed to improving healthcare through developing leadership, teamwork, culture & coaching. I support Bevan's principles but views expressed are mine.
Looking back is inaccurate, our memories are poor and time machines don't exist. Looking forward is often guesswork & fantasy. The present, the here and the now... pause and appreciate the here and the now, those here and the events lived today...
November 10, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Looking back is inaccurate, our memories are poor and time machines don't exist. Looking forward is often guesswork & fantasy. The present, the here and the now... pause and appreciate the here and the now, those here and the events lived today...
Understanding intent & impact. I suspect the amount of distress we feel and link the cause to other people is disproportionate to the amount of distress other people actually intended us to experience... (image CCL)
November 10, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Understanding intent & impact. I suspect the amount of distress we feel and link the cause to other people is disproportionate to the amount of distress other people actually intended us to experience... (image CCL)
There are many similar images considering the idea that spending time on the things you can't change denies you the opportunity to change the things you can... ask "is it in my control" the answer helps decide the action (image david meade)
November 10, 2025 at 7:16 AM
There are many similar images considering the idea that spending time on the things you can't change denies you the opportunity to change the things you can... ask "is it in my control" the answer helps decide the action (image david meade)
A quick guide to help as a daily prompt - may encourage a pause and an opportunity to lift your head and see what is happening around you... (image maurice duffy)
November 10, 2025 at 7:12 AM
A quick guide to help as a daily prompt - may encourage a pause and an opportunity to lift your head and see what is happening around you... (image maurice duffy)
Everyone has a gripe at thier level, everyone - but telling people they should be lucky to work here, to have a job & so they should stop moaning only seems to go down the chain of command. Attitude is data... what is it telling us?
November 3, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Everyone has a gripe at thier level, everyone - but telling people they should be lucky to work here, to have a job & so they should stop moaning only seems to go down the chain of command. Attitude is data... what is it telling us?
"I keep six honest serving-men (They taught me all I knew); Their names are What and Why and When And How and Where and Who" Kipling (image justin wright)
November 3, 2025 at 7:19 AM
"I keep six honest serving-men (They taught me all I knew); Their names are What and Why and When And How and Where and Who" Kipling (image justin wright)
This is a popular, simple but not easy feedback model - just make sure after the impact stage you continue to discuss - what stays the same and what changes... (image CCL)
November 3, 2025 at 7:15 AM
This is a popular, simple but not easy feedback model - just make sure after the impact stage you continue to discuss - what stays the same and what changes... (image CCL)
Feedback is so important because it requires an output - keep doing what you're doing it's good, imporve what you're doing lets agree how, chnage what you're doing lets commit to something new... (image HR Hacking)
November 3, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Feedback is so important because it requires an output - keep doing what you're doing it's good, imporve what you're doing lets agree how, chnage what you're doing lets commit to something new... (image HR Hacking)
Not every word said, action taken, email sent, look given needs you to respond. You are not ignoring them you are choosing your way (image jefferson fisher)
October 27, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Not every word said, action taken, email sent, look given needs you to respond. You are not ignoring them you are choosing your way (image jefferson fisher)
People need a purpose at work... kinda !! People need a purpose might be all the is required to say. You hope that your purpose & the entity of work match to some extent and serve each other but knowing, being clear and referring back to purpose as a regular check in matters...
October 27, 2025 at 7:21 AM
People need a purpose at work... kinda !! People need a purpose might be all the is required to say. You hope that your purpose & the entity of work match to some extent and serve each other but knowing, being clear and referring back to purpose as a regular check in matters...
People need a purpose at work... kinda !! People need a purpose might be all the is required to say. You hope that your purpose & the entity of work match to some extent and serve each other but knowing, being clear and referring back to purpose as a regular check in matters...
October 27, 2025 at 7:17 AM
People need a purpose at work... kinda !! People need a purpose might be all the is required to say. You hope that your purpose & the entity of work match to some extent and serve each other but knowing, being clear and referring back to purpose as a regular check in matters...
After many years the conversation about control remains impactful - what you can control, what you can't, what you worry about... This narrows it down a little further to where you should try & focus... always harder in reality but worthy of a go... (image behaviour gap)
October 27, 2025 at 7:13 AM
After many years the conversation about control remains impactful - what you can control, what you can't, what you worry about... This narrows it down a little further to where you should try & focus... always harder in reality but worthy of a go... (image behaviour gap)
Once you think hard about the Drama Triangle you realise that in the complexity of your life you may well be in each corner at different times & in different realtionships & all happening now - consider how to 'break free' (image Julia Wood)
October 27, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Once you think hard about the Drama Triangle you realise that in the complexity of your life you may well be in each corner at different times & in different realtionships & all happening now - consider how to 'break free' (image Julia Wood)
NHS Leadership Academy Hub
The home of a wide range of learning materials.
www.leadershipacademy.nhs.uk/bitesize/
The home of a wide range of learning materials.
www.leadershipacademy.nhs.uk/bitesize/
October 24, 2025 at 5:36 AM
NHS Leadership Academy Hub
The home of a wide range of learning materials.
www.leadershipacademy.nhs.uk/bitesize/
The home of a wide range of learning materials.
www.leadershipacademy.nhs.uk/bitesize/
What I like about this image is it suggests people want to help, feel meaning & purpose in their kindness & concern for others. Caring is a relationship in which both benefit
October 20, 2025 at 7:01 AM
What I like about this image is it suggests people want to help, feel meaning & purpose in their kindness & concern for others. Caring is a relationship in which both benefit
The common phrase is "recruit for attitude and train for skill because it's hard to do it the other way around" it reality what does recruitment look like in your area?
October 20, 2025 at 6:27 AM
The common phrase is "recruit for attitude and train for skill because it's hard to do it the other way around" it reality what does recruitment look like in your area?
This week you will need to make some decisions. How do you do that? It appears effortless in some moments but what process are you actually using. Pause this week & consider your decision making model... (image Justin Mecham)
October 20, 2025 at 6:23 AM
This week you will need to make some decisions. How do you do that? It appears effortless in some moments but what process are you actually using. Pause this week & consider your decision making model... (image Justin Mecham)
The stages of psychological safety. What comment do you want to make? MINE - you are learning when it is NOT psychologically safe, what you are learning is very different - do not speak up, don't challenge, offer bland feedback, look out for yourself... (image haypsych)
October 20, 2025 at 6:16 AM
The stages of psychological safety. What comment do you want to make? MINE - you are learning when it is NOT psychologically safe, what you are learning is very different - do not speak up, don't challenge, offer bland feedback, look out for yourself... (image haypsych)
Make the moment matter, understand it is never coming back and when it is done thank it for all it offered you.
October 13, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Make the moment matter, understand it is never coming back and when it is done thank it for all it offered you.
Psychological Safety - 'they like optics not the obligations' - that rattled round my mind for a little. If you are interested in this topic search out Maurice Duffy - offering a different perspective... (image Maurice Duffy)
October 13, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Psychological Safety - 'they like optics not the obligations' - that rattled round my mind for a little. If you are interested in this topic search out Maurice Duffy - offering a different perspective... (image Maurice Duffy)
Recognition - important motivator at work. This week recognise the contribution of those you manage (by recognition I mean - see it, feed it back, praise it and be grateful for their effort, engagement and commitment) (image justin wright)
October 13, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Recognition - important motivator at work. This week recognise the contribution of those you manage (by recognition I mean - see it, feed it back, praise it and be grateful for their effort, engagement and commitment) (image justin wright)
"all models are wrong - but some are useful" (Box) I wonder if these are useful concerning teams. Even if you to reject them the question is 'what are you doing to develop your team performance?' (image C-Serv)
October 13, 2025 at 6:18 AM
"all models are wrong - but some are useful" (Box) I wonder if these are useful concerning teams. Even if you to reject them the question is 'what are you doing to develop your team performance?' (image C-Serv)
You want to make better decisions and bring more of your experience, wisdom, knowledge to the fore....... go for a walk.
October 6, 2025 at 6:49 AM
You want to make better decisions and bring more of your experience, wisdom, knowledge to the fore....... go for a walk.
The weakness of the lone mind. The bias we have the mistakes we make. Groups also suffer in their own way... less arrogance about being right and increase your readiness to be wrong and just maybe a different process emerges...
October 6, 2025 at 6:43 AM
The weakness of the lone mind. The bias we have the mistakes we make. Groups also suffer in their own way... less arrogance about being right and increase your readiness to be wrong and just maybe a different process emerges...
Perhaps the reason culture is so difficult to change in organisations is that you don't know you're in it... even the demands for 'culture change around here' mostly focus on the changes others have to make...
October 6, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Perhaps the reason culture is so difficult to change in organisations is that you don't know you're in it... even the demands for 'culture change around here' mostly focus on the changes others have to make...