⭐️Ben Allen⭐️
@benallengp.bsky.social
Sheffield GP, NHS leader, convener, innovator, OD, QI, large scale change. Releasing potential for joyful & effective teams. Open to challenge! Views my own
⭐️There's a huge mix of both appreciation for transparency & horror stories my twitter thread⭐️
My aim was to draw attention to both
➡️ If health staff tweak their processes
➡️ And tech teams engage & adapt our products
🙏 Hopefully we can reduce harm & get the best out this change
My aim was to draw attention to both
➡️ If health staff tweak their processes
➡️ And tech teams engage & adapt our products
🙏 Hopefully we can reduce harm & get the best out this change
May 3, 2025 at 6:40 PM
⭐️There's a huge mix of both appreciation for transparency & horror stories my twitter thread⭐️
My aim was to draw attention to both
➡️ If health staff tweak their processes
➡️ And tech teams engage & adapt our products
🙏 Hopefully we can reduce harm & get the best out this change
My aim was to draw attention to both
➡️ If health staff tweak their processes
➡️ And tech teams engage & adapt our products
🙏 Hopefully we can reduce harm & get the best out this change
It happens with all manner of blood tests results too.
Is too much information potentially harmful or creating confusion and worry?
Or should we welcome such transparency?
On the whole, it's a great innovation. But it has some risks and challenges we need to thoughtfully manage
Is too much information potentially harmful or creating confusion and worry?
Or should we welcome such transparency?
On the whole, it's a great innovation. But it has some risks and challenges we need to thoughtfully manage
May 3, 2025 at 6:40 PM
It happens with all manner of blood tests results too.
Is too much information potentially harmful or creating confusion and worry?
Or should we welcome such transparency?
On the whole, it's a great innovation. But it has some risks and challenges we need to thoughtfully manage
Is too much information potentially harmful or creating confusion and worry?
Or should we welcome such transparency?
On the whole, it's a great innovation. But it has some risks and challenges we need to thoughtfully manage
Dr Ben Allen - Hope, challenge and change in General Practice
YouTube video by The King's Fund
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February 6, 2025 at 6:32 PM
8) ⭐️Influence, when used wisely, can be more impactful than authority (including if you HAVE authority.)⭐️
And most of the actions that lead to influence may lead you to authority in the end too!
What would your top tips be?
How have you made change when you weren't in charge?
And most of the actions that lead to influence may lead you to authority in the end too!
What would your top tips be?
How have you made change when you weren't in charge?
January 29, 2025 at 12:08 PM
8) ⭐️Influence, when used wisely, can be more impactful than authority (including if you HAVE authority.)⭐️
And most of the actions that lead to influence may lead you to authority in the end too!
What would your top tips be?
How have you made change when you weren't in charge?
And most of the actions that lead to influence may lead you to authority in the end too!
What would your top tips be?
How have you made change when you weren't in charge?
7) ⭐️Patience and Influence Build Authority⭐️
Consistently growing your influence increases your capacity to create change and the likelihood of gaining formal authority in the future.
Consistently growing your influence increases your capacity to create change and the likelihood of gaining formal authority in the future.
January 29, 2025 at 12:08 PM
7) ⭐️Patience and Influence Build Authority⭐️
Consistently growing your influence increases your capacity to create change and the likelihood of gaining formal authority in the future.
Consistently growing your influence increases your capacity to create change and the likelihood of gaining formal authority in the future.
6) ⭐️Assess Your Organisation⭐️
If your workplace is deeply resistant to change or misaligned with your values, consider whether a better organisation might suit your ambitions.
If your workplace is deeply resistant to change or misaligned with your values, consider whether a better organisation might suit your ambitions.
January 29, 2025 at 12:08 PM
6) ⭐️Assess Your Organisation⭐️
If your workplace is deeply resistant to change or misaligned with your values, consider whether a better organisation might suit your ambitions.
If your workplace is deeply resistant to change or misaligned with your values, consider whether a better organisation might suit your ambitions.
5) ⭐️Learn from Role Models⭐️
Seek mentors or colleagues who successfully drive change with compassion and integrity.
Allow them to challenge you and guide your growth as a change-maker.
Seek mentors or colleagues who successfully drive change with compassion and integrity.
Allow them to challenge you and guide your growth as a change-maker.
January 29, 2025 at 12:08 PM
5) ⭐️Learn from Role Models⭐️
Seek mentors or colleagues who successfully drive change with compassion and integrity.
Allow them to challenge you and guide your growth as a change-maker.
Seek mentors or colleagues who successfully drive change with compassion and integrity.
Allow them to challenge you and guide your growth as a change-maker.
4) ⭐️Understand and Support Leaders⭐️
Leaders may seem uninterested in your ideas but often need reminders or encouragement.
Show gratitude for their efforts and communicate your admiration for what they’ve done well.
Leaders may seem uninterested in your ideas but often need reminders or encouragement.
Show gratitude for their efforts and communicate your admiration for what they’ve done well.
January 29, 2025 at 12:08 PM
4) ⭐️Understand and Support Leaders⭐️
Leaders may seem uninterested in your ideas but often need reminders or encouragement.
Show gratitude for their efforts and communicate your admiration for what they’ve done well.
Leaders may seem uninterested in your ideas but often need reminders or encouragement.
Show gratitude for their efforts and communicate your admiration for what they’ve done well.
3) ⭐️Model Excellence⭐️
People mirror the attitudes and behaviours around them. Be empathetic, curious, and positive to influence others in the same way.
Build trust, respect and therefore influence by embodying organisational (perhaps unwritten?) values.
People mirror the attitudes and behaviours around them. Be empathetic, curious, and positive to influence others in the same way.
Build trust, respect and therefore influence by embodying organisational (perhaps unwritten?) values.
January 29, 2025 at 12:08 PM
3) ⭐️Model Excellence⭐️
People mirror the attitudes and behaviours around them. Be empathetic, curious, and positive to influence others in the same way.
Build trust, respect and therefore influence by embodying organisational (perhaps unwritten?) values.
People mirror the attitudes and behaviours around them. Be empathetic, curious, and positive to influence others in the same way.
Build trust, respect and therefore influence by embodying organisational (perhaps unwritten?) values.
Identify how leaders are persuaded (stories, data, emotions) and tailor your approach accordingly.
January 29, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Identify how leaders are persuaded (stories, data, emotions) and tailor your approach accordingly.
2) ⭐️Influence Over Authority⭐️
Influence is often more effective than top-down authority. So work to develop yours.
Understand what matters most to leaders — be it finances, targets, patient experience, or outcomes — and find your common priorities.
Influence is often more effective than top-down authority. So work to develop yours.
Understand what matters most to leaders — be it finances, targets, patient experience, or outcomes — and find your common priorities.
January 29, 2025 at 12:08 PM
2) ⭐️Influence Over Authority⭐️
Influence is often more effective than top-down authority. So work to develop yours.
Understand what matters most to leaders — be it finances, targets, patient experience, or outcomes — and find your common priorities.
Influence is often more effective than top-down authority. So work to develop yours.
Understand what matters most to leaders — be it finances, targets, patient experience, or outcomes — and find your common priorities.
Ask how much freedom you have to adapt your environment, systems or workflows and demonstrate how these changes align with organisational goals.
January 29, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Ask how much freedom you have to adapt your environment, systems or workflows and demonstrate how these changes align with organisational goals.
1)⭐️Seek forgiveness, rather than permission⭐️
Many people fear taking action due to concerns about overstepping. How do you know your assumptions are accurate? Leaders often allow more flexibility than you think.
Many people fear taking action due to concerns about overstepping. How do you know your assumptions are accurate? Leaders often allow more flexibility than you think.
January 29, 2025 at 12:08 PM
1)⭐️Seek forgiveness, rather than permission⭐️
Many people fear taking action due to concerns about overstepping. How do you know your assumptions are accurate? Leaders often allow more flexibility than you think.
Many people fear taking action due to concerns about overstepping. How do you know your assumptions are accurate? Leaders often allow more flexibility than you think.