In this episode, we’re catching up with Office Manager Lyn Taylor who talks about the importance of continual development. Having taken a career break to spend time with her children, Lyn returned to work and took the initiative to update her skill set and look for constant opportunities to learn more. Lyn reflects on the benefit of her secondment to IT and how it pushed her outside her comfort zone and impacted her leadership style on return to Therapies. For anyone considering further development in their role, this is a worthwhile watch.
3 Quotes to lead by...
1. KEEP UP TO DATE
‘Thinking about my early career and what I learnt, I think the main thing from an admin point of view is keeping up to date with change.’
Q. When’s the last time you updated your mindset and the way you show up as a leader?
2. ALWAYS DEVELOP
‘If you can and there’s opportunities there for you to develop, take those opportunities…. because they don’t come around all the time.’
Q. What development opportunities are on your horizon as a leader in the Trust?
3. STEP OUTSIDE YOUR COMFORT ZONE
‘It was nice to see how other people work (…) going to the IT department was completely different. When I did come back to therapies, I’d got a completely different approach and I’d learnt a lot of new skills I didn’t know I had before.’
Q. There are thousands of first line leaders in the Trust, when did you last reach outside your speciality and connect with someone?
External Resources
As Work Changes, Leadership Development Has to Keep Up
The continuous improvement leader: Engaging people for a digital age
Secondments: the most powerful job training you’ve never heard of
