by John-Paul Crofton | Mar 23, 2025 | Leadership, Budgeting, Change Management, Engagement, Health and Wellbeing, Leadership & Decision Making, NHS, Problem Solving & Decision Making
The NHS is having to cut costs, to save £6.6 billion, but why is the approach of Wes Streeting the Health Minister acting as a terrible role model and leading the health service down a dangerous path? The NHS Budget Cutting CrisisCuts to Local Systems.A Rotten Role...
by John-Paul Crofton | Mar 8, 2025 | Measurement, Community & Social Challenges, Engagement, Health and Wellbeing, Leadership & Decision Making, Learning, Motivation, NHS, Problem Solving & Decision Making, Public Services Innovation, Purpose & Wellbeing, Social Impact, Social Innovation
Healthcare is driven by measurement; tracking performance, improving efficiency, and meeting targets. But in our obsession with data, are we losing sight of what really matters? When clinicians spend more time filling out forms than listening to patients, we risk...
by John-Paul Crofton | Oct 5, 2024 | Motivation, Engagement, Health and Wellbeing, NHS
Love is an essential part of healthcare. The National Health Service needs be managed with love and compassion to build trust in the services it provides. As any organisation providing a service needs to do it from a place of love. Yet, despite its mission to improve...
by John-Paul Crofton | Jun 24, 2024 | Change Management, Engagement, Leadership & Decision Making, Motivation, Purpose & Wellbeing
What kills the performance of teams? Why is it that teams of excellent people can massively underperform? IntroductionA Team of Excellent Individuals Can Still be Poor PerformersFear and Team PerformanceThe Problem with Facing Your Fears.Unconscious...
by John-Paul Crofton | Jun 19, 2024 | Change Management, Engagement, Fundamentals, Leadership & Decision Making, Motivation, Problem Solving & Decision Making, Tools For Change
Why do we have comfort zones? For us all to have them they must have a strong evolutionary purpose. We can find that in the science of ecological niches. This approach can give us a fresh perspective on resistance to social change and how we can make it more easier...
by John-Paul Crofton | Jun 19, 2024 | Engagement, Leadership & Decision Making, Motivation, Stakeholder Engagement
People are so passionate about team sports. Can leaders harness a similar passion and motivation in their organisation? When we think of passion we tend to think of team sports. But we rarely if ever see any of this passion in our organisations. What can leaders...