by Adam Carter Is it better for a leader to be introverted or extroverted? It’s an age-old question and one that is debated each time we see a new high profile leader who doesn’t quite fit the ‘type’ of what we have come to expect of a ‘leader’ take to the helm of their respective organisation.…
Most leaders within the care industry will agree that the fragmented and increasingly complex nature of the sector in which we operate often leads to a state of fragmentation, whereby some stakeholders retract into their own self-imposed groups – or ‘silos’. We all know that a silo mentality exists, the question is what can care…
Open the pages of most newspapers on any given day and you will invariably be met with a plethora of news stories bemoaning the state of the care system in this country – often with little to discriminate between the public and independent sectors. Much of the criticism levied is concerned with the current state…
As individuals, we are one of probably the most experienced (some might say ‘old’) search consultants in the country who specialise in the independent social, healthcare and education sectors. We’ve certainly been doing it longer than most. As a team, we provide something particularly unique to our clients – expertise and experience combined with exceptional…
The recession provided the perfect excuse for employers to hang fire on giving their employees a pay rise, the early years of the post-recession era pretty much followed suit. Now, with the economy very much on the up, isn’t time that all the hard and commitment you have put in over the last few years…
Being one of the strongest economies in Europe would make most people consider the UK to have of the most engaged workforces, but we don’t. In fact, the UK ranks near the bottom of the world engagement rankings – 18th out of 20 to be precise. A lack of employee engagement is bad enough for most…
The issue of transgender equality has been gaining momentum over the last 12 months. From Bruce Jenner and the release of The Danish Girl to the tragedy of transgender woman Vikki Thompson taking her own life in a male prison last November, concerns over the ability of social and care workers to better manage transgender identity issues…
The escalation in the so-called war for talent is certainly showing no signs of slowing down. Despite its corporate world undertones the practice of organisations vying with one another to secure the right people they need is perhaps greater in the social and health care sectors than anywhere else, especially when staff shortages are national…
To say that technology has advanced apace over the last 10 years would be a gross understatement. Today we have a plethora of technologies that are becoming increasingly accessible to the extent that their impact both in the way social and healthcare professionals perform their jobs and their ability to significantly affect patient outcomes is…
In a report published today, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has said that the CQC’s abject failure to meet its targets for inspecting GPs in addition to delays in completing its reports – which it says are often factually incorrect – has seen it fall “behind where it should be, six years after it was…
