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Heather Longbottom
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Divisional Director for Specialised Community Services and Deputy COO at Derbyshire Community Health Services. Mum, bookworm, beekeeper, and public health fan. Currently exploring how to define productivity of leadership.
Views my own. She/her.
Sums up today nicely.
March 2, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Reposted by Heather Longbottom
"Humanocracy: creating organisations as amazing as the people inside them": a book that's had big impact on my change practice (new edition out in Aug 25). tanmayvora.bsky.social s new sketch on a key "Humanocracy" principle: impact multipliers for large scale change:
linkedin.com/posts/tnvora....
January 12, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Here are the books I shared 2024 with. My favourites were:

Lessons in Chemistry
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Prima Facie
You are Here
None of This is True
Black Box Thinking
Deep Work
Radical Candor
How They Broke Britain
Unruly
Hungry
I've Not Been Entirely Honest With You
January 4, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Made it!
December 23, 2024 at 5:59 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#booksky
#books
#bookchallenge
Day 13
December 20, 2024 at 8:28 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#booksky
#books
#bookchallenge
Day 12
December 18, 2024 at 10:55 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#booksky
#books
#bookchallenge
Day 11
December 16, 2024 at 9:38 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#booksky
#books
#bookchallenge
Day 10
December 15, 2024 at 10:55 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#booksky
#books
#bookchallenge
Day 9
December 14, 2024 at 9:53 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#booksky
#books
#bookchallenge
Day 8
December 13, 2024 at 11:26 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#booksky
#books
#bookchallenge
Day 7
December 12, 2024 at 9:12 PM
Reposted by Heather Longbottom
Just a reminder, as you look outside and notice it's already getting dark 😱, that today is the earliest sunset of the year (15:51 in London). From tomorrow the sunsets slowwwwly start getting later again. (Sunrises don't start getting earlier until Dec 30th hence solstice on 21st.) YOU ARE WELCOME.
December 12, 2024 at 2:37 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#booksky
#books
#bookchallenge
Day 6
December 10, 2024 at 7:46 PM
Reposted by Heather Longbottom
The world is awful. The world is much better. The world can be much better.

All three statements are true at the same time. Understanding this is key to solving big global problems.

We believe data & research can help us understand both the problems we face & the progress that’s possible. 🧵
December 10, 2024 at 1:05 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#booksky
#books
#bookchallenge
Day 5
December 10, 2024 at 6:15 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#booksky
#books
#bookchallenge
Day 4
December 8, 2024 at 9:02 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#booksky
#books
#bookchallenge
Day 3
December 7, 2024 at 9:41 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#booksky
#books
#bookchallenge
Day 2
December 6, 2024 at 11:19 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#booksky
#books
#bookchallenge
December 5, 2024 at 9:15 PM
This isn't getting much attention at the moment but it feels important. Worth a read and response, I think.
The consultation to regulate NHS managers has opened. You can respond directly here: www.gov.uk/government/c...
Leading the NHS: proposals to regulate NHS managers
www.gov.uk
December 4, 2024 at 10:54 PM
Reposted by Heather Longbottom
Ethnic minority comms professionals are leaving NHS roles due to poor relationships with managers, lack of career progression and structural racism. Well done @nhsconfed.bsky.social, NHS Providers & the Centre for Health Communications Research for highlighting.
www.nhsconfed.org/news/new-res...
New research reveals NHS risks exodus of ethnic minority talent
The survey revealed ethnic minority communicators are now disillusioned and leaving due to negative experiences.
www.nhsconfed.org
December 2, 2024 at 5:00 PM
It's Friday! The week has consisted of a lovely mix of remote and in person work, including a great planning session with our divisional team. Love seeing how we keep making links between our different services. Lots of talk of co-location, pathway alignment, and maximising digital opportunities.
November 22, 2024 at 7:05 AM
Too hard to come up with a profound first post, so instead here are a few facts about me:
• I've worked in healthcare all my career
• I am very interested in workplace cultures and productive leadership
• I'd like to write a book one day
• I keep bees and chickens, and
• I have 2 Blue Peter badges!
November 19, 2024 at 7:29 PM