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Workplaces where people are engaged do significantly better in productivity & performance. If we want to build better staff engagement, we need more conversations, not "engagement campaigns". Too often, leaders who want to improve staff engagement build “campaign-style” interventions: analysing levels of engagement, having listening sessions, broadcasting messages & creating dashboards. Yet engagement isn’t a tool or a project - something you can "install" top down. It’s a daily, ongoing practice, rooted in the rhythms of conversation. The single force that shapes day-to-day engagement more than any other is line managers. (In the NHS, it is the frontline leaders, around band 7 level, who line manage >60% of the NHS workforce & who have an outsized influence on NHS productivity & performance). Consistent, authentic dialogue between managers & teams creates the psychological safety people need to speak up, take risks & challenge the status quo. If we want better engagement, we need to support front line leaders to develop skills for conversation-based leadership & build in routines that enable regular conversations to happen: @kylejones_47003/the-importance-of-employee-engagement-why-culture-lives-in-conversations-not-campaigns-027cbf15bee0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">medium.com/@kylejones_470…. By Kyle Jones on @Medium, via @LauraJYearsley.

We know every day is difficult for all those whose lives changed forever eight years ago - but this one particularly so. Today we remember, send our love to you all and recommit our unending support.

How to Build a Trust-and-Inspire Leadership Culture | Psychology Today United Kingdom psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/the-le…

How Does Menopause Affect Your Mental Health? greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/h…

Kindness: The Ripple That Changes Everything | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-jo…

The Importance of Loudly Celebrating Others' Strengths | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/us/blog/better…

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Life is happier when we get outside and move more. Join us for Active April and give your wellbeing a boost ☀️🤸‍♀️⚽️🚴‍♂️🌿 actionforhappiness.org/active-april #ActiveApril

If you're not working this weekend, take some time out to do something that you love. Rest is different from play,.. do both! Have a great weekend!

Psychological safety is not about withholding criticism. It’s about enabling people to speak up without fear. The goal is not to lower our standards. It’s to replace knee-jerk reactions with open-minded consideration. All ideas are welcome. Not all views are equally valid.

How to Move Beyond Outrage Toward Understanding greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/h…

How to Cultivate Active, Sustainable Hope | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/thre…