Compassion Fatigue vs Compassionate Cultures: What’s the Difference?
Across health and care, the call for compassion has never been stronger. Leaders at every level are being encouraged to bring empathy, humanity, and care into how they lead. Yet one common misconception persists… that being compassionate inevitably leads to compassion fatigue or emotional exhaustion brought on by caring “too much.” The truth is that […]
Compassion Under Pressure: What Leadership Really Looks Like in Today’s Health and Social Care Sector
Compassion is often seen as the heartbeat of healthcare. It’s central to patient care and deeply embedded in the culture of the NHS and other health and care systems. But when it comes to leadership, compassion is sometimes misunderstood – mistaken for being overly agreeable, avoiding conflict, or going easy on performance. In today’s healthcare […]
Healthy Boundaries & How To Set Them
Healthy boundaries are important to have in place in many areas of our lives. Working in healthcare requires us to manage a number of boundaries which serve to: maintain a level of professionalism, ensure we are effective within our role, and protect both practitioner and patient. Boundaries help us to define and communicate the parameters […]
Developing Supportive Challenge
Early in my development as a coach, just starting on my training and beginning to try things out, the use of challenge was definitely a learning edge for me, a place of discomfort, and something that moved me well out of my comfort zone. Now with several years of experience and coaching hours behind me, […]