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We just hit an exciting milestone in the AOD story - 21 years of team-based working in health and social care! #woohoo #LetsTalkTeams affinaod.com/planting-trees… Sarah-Jane Dale @oonaghsmyth Michele White

We know that acts of kindness ripple out. Not only does the person experiencing that act of kindness feel good, they go on to reciprocate. It's tangible - we know what it feels like to be kind & to experience kindness. Improve someone's day in a moment. AOD

Red sky in the morning - OK possibly a warning weatherwise, but what a beautiful start to the day, ahead of AOD annual Development Day tomorrow. AOD colleagues from across the UK including the wonderful Michael West marking together AOD's 21st Anniversary supporting #teams. 🧡

How can we embed a more compassionate culture into healthcare? Our Professor of Compassionate Care, Sir Al Aynsley-Green, writes in The BMJ about keeping #compassion in health. Uni of Northampton Health, Education & Society/Dr Jacob Saranga/Gail Forrester-Gale/Dr. Roshni Khatri bmj.com/content/387/bm…

There's a growing appreciation of the importance of trust for team leadership & effective change. As leaders we are signal generators - our smallest actions & interactions can build or destroy trust. I like this piece on powerful, practical ways we can build trust with our team

A heartfelt thank you to Michael West for championing #teambasedworking in health and social care, founding AOD with fellow organisational psychologist Lynn Markiewicz and remaining a driving force 21 years on! #turning21 youtu.be/u9Jk2uFuzjo

Financial stress in leaders harms team performance and morale phys.org/news/2024-12-f… via Phys.org

Research article from Associate Professor Sarah Wright and Dr Constance Noonan Hadley identifying what companies get wrong about loneliness and presenting practical techniques for reducing it in the workplace. hbr.org/2024/11/were-s…

What a great way to kick off 2025! Thank you Fiona NHS Grampian for taking the time to share your feedback.#HappyNewYear2025 #proud #helpinghand Sarah-Jane Dale Su 💙 Michele White Shona Brown Aspirepod Rob Booth Tracy Bertran

Systems and organisations come in all shapes and sizes! In addition to our standard #CultureAssessmentTool, we now offer a refined and scaled version designed specifically to meet the needs of smaller organisations, departments or similar setups. affinaod.com/team-tools/cul…

Detailed report from McKinsey Health Institute suggesting tailored health and well-being interventions that consider team-level needs and dynamics drive higher productivity and engagement mckinsey.com/mhi/our-insigh…

Our parent company Skills for Care is currently focusing on why it’s important to #KeepLearning and how learning and development benefits people and organisations working in and accessing care.

New research highlighting the immense pressures placed on HR teams, but still good to see that ‘93% of HR professionals enjoy supporting employees’ learning and development, with 58% wanting to focus more on this area.’

Will Young Ulster University Richly deserved Will. Congratulations from us all AOD

Sarah-Jane Dale Ulster University AOD Thanks Sarah-Jane Dale and to all the team at AOD for all your encouragement, support and collaboration over the years! Here’s to the next part of our journey together.

'Companies that invest in diverse workforces gain access to a broader range of perspectives, reduce blind spots in decision-making, and build more adaptive, forward-thinking teams.' entrepreneur.com/en-gb/leadersh…

Tomorrow we’ll be connecting with our fantastic OD colleagues at #ODintheNHS in Birmingham. See you there? You can’t miss us! #itsallorange NHS Employers Sarah-Jane Dale

Early start for our orange tablecloth #ODintheNHS conference in Birmingham today! #busybusy NHS Employers Skills for Care Sarah-Jane Dale

What's bubbling under the surface in your team? AOD team specialists affinaod.com/training/team-…

Today’s #ODintheNHS conference was perfectly timed for the launch of our ‘Working with Turbulent Teams’ programme - for HR/OD practitioners supporting teams through complexity, conflict and change. More here: affinaod.com/more-about-our… Michele White Shona Brown Sarah-Jane Dale