12 June 2025
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IHSCM: How to be an Influential and Compassionate Leader
12 June 2025
10:00am - 4.00pm
WMCA MEMBERS ONLY
These meetings are an opportunity for leadership teams to learn from other colleagues and to share good practice
As WMCA is the designated IHSCM Care Hub for the West Midlands, WMCA are fully funding places on this course for our members.
The condition is that attendees sign up for their fully funded membership with IHSCM here (please request your discount code by contacting enquiries@wmca.care)
Lunch is provided
AGENDA
Susan Jones, Director of Social Care at the Institute of Health and Social Care Management (IHSCM) will be delivering a workshop on developing managers to be influential and compassionate leaders.
Content covered throughout the workshop will include:
- Exploring how you can effectively influence the people in
your team and wider network with compassion at the heart
- Exploring how creating psychologically safe teams increases
effectiveness.
- Tools on persuasive language/techniques.
- Tools to help you manage conflict and expectations.
- Learn how the circle of influence enables constructive
conversations with families.
- Learn how the above links to CQC standards
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