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What should leaders across the NHS be thinking about as they face a set of challenging decisions? Katie Goulding sets out why they should be focusing not just on what needs to change, but how to support their organisations through the changes.

Transformation in health and care should be a means to improvement, not an end in itself. But how do we know we’re on the right road? Dan Grimes fires up his sat nav to lead us through the transformation journey.

We often talk about change as being something to aspire to, but sometimes it is something painful to resign ourselves to. Katie Goulding reflects on how to navigate uncertain times.

How we treat each other at work is the single biggest determinant affecting both individual and organisational performance. Dan Grimes from the Royal Liverpool Hospital suggests how we can make it a reality in the NHS.

If you're developing a strategy, looking at what others have done can be a good place to start. So we’ve read through numerous NHS trust strategies to assess how they're responding to the changing roles of providers.

Healthcare isn't like any other industry. ConfedExpo showed Rich Taunt that maybe we need to observe less, ask the right questions and listen to real stories.

Why do strategies end up collecting dust on a lonely shelf? Rich Taunt blames a failure to understand why change fails, and explains that how a strategy is developed is just as important as the end product.

If you want to make a team or an organisation work better, it is easy to focus on tasks, outputs, systems and processes. Often, the answer to making a team work lies somewhere else entirely, writes Katie Goulding.

At Kaleidoscope we specialise in the art and science of collaboration. We hold a firm belief that collaboration is the future of health and care, but not always, as Rich Taunt explains.

What does it mean to be a system leader in south east London? That’s the big question we want to answer. Over the last year we have spoken to people working in different care settings across our system, including those delivering, receiving and managing services.