by Anonymous | 9th Jun 2020 | Culture, Leadership
“But we love you.” Four little words. Three that matter and one that negates the three, turns them on their head, makes a mockery of them. That little word ‘but’ makes a world of difference. Beware the word ‘but.’ Don’t be fooled by the phrase, “but we love you.” How...
by Anonymous | 5th May 2020 | Humanity, Identity
“I’m probably being paranoid.” How often have you said this, as a preface to saying something you suspect will be dismissed? How often has a friend or colleague said it? And what does it mean, in our common usage of the term? Paranoia as many of us will...
by Anonymous | 1st Aug 2019 | Clinician Stories, Culture
It was my first ward sisters post. It was on ‘that ward’. You know, the one that everyone talks about? The staff are always rude, (apparently) the patients have a terrible experience and it always has well, an ‘aroma’ about it. Colleagues looked at me with total...
by Anonymous | 14th May 2019 | Culture, Stress and Burnout
This is the first of a series of stories about workplace culture, and how individuals and organisations engage, often unwittingly in a macabre dance of collusion which, it is suggested, is the real reason for burnout. How does your organisation affect you? What...
