There is a lot being written about leadership in social care at the moment. This is the best advice I have ever seen. It was written for me by my dad (a former management trainer) when I became a manager of other managers. “You will be expected to be on top of your job and […]

Recently in a workshop on supervision, I asked some new practitioners what their ideal supervisor would be like. ‘Kind’ was the first reply. I consider that a bit more kindness in social care could help us all feel better and make more progress. The word kind is linked to Old English gecynd, meaning nature, offspring, race. It

Research shows that professional concerns often drown out what people think is important in their own lives. The tool ‘Sorting important to and important for’ helps to make their voices clear. I recently did some training with practitioners and managers, who work in adult social care in a local authority. The training was on effective recording. One

When things go wrong in social care, we look for poor decisions. Good leaders and good professionals should get things right. When things go wrong, leaders get blamed and they resign; professionals get blamed and they get sick. Writing a handbook for practitioners on Making Good Decisions gave me the chance to really think about what a