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External connections — Who did you talk to outside of your organisation?
A whole bunch of folk! The start of the week was the first leadership forum for digital academy. There was around 60 of us, funnily enough 3 pharmacists sat down at the same table without knowing each other. On the Tuesday we went into our peer groups and learnt about each others work and the projects we were undertaking this year. It was interesting to hear peoples views on what projects they wanted to cover in the assessments some are taking the smart route and using what they know they will already need to complete, others where wondering about if they were aligned well enough with the trusts priorities. I think, we need to be passionate about these things, needs to be sensible enough to be achievable but if your not interested in it its going to be harder!
Growth opportunities — What would you have liked to do more of?
At digital academy, we learnt about using our strength profiles, I still need a bit of convincing that my strength profile is accurate. but the top 5 seem pretty accurate. The futuristic, ideation, strategic ones sound like me, or rather I like to day dream and solve the impossible. The relator and restorative ones I always thought they were holding me back, I am massively introverted and I need to take my time to solve things, but perhaps I just need to make sure I have that time away and be clear that is what is needed.
Changes — What do you wish you could have changed?
I felt really out of the loop with my team, I was at digital academy Monday and Tuesday and the MUN wed and thurs, not only did it completely wipe out my social battery I was so drained by the end of it I just couldn’t concentrate on anything, so our team catch up on Friday I wasn’t paying as much attention as I should have.
Emotional moments — What situation caused the strongest emotional response this week?
I genuinely felt like I was important and I can make a big difference at digital academy, like I was worth investing in. I often think that I am lacking in lots of aspects of leadership, but the talks and workshops where really inspiring and understanding how to play to my strengths just seem to click something into place
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Learning — What did you learn?
That I have strengths I thought where holding me back.
Enjoyment — What did you enjoy the most?
Getting back home on Tuesday to see my fiancee and my brilliant (almost) 2 year old. Although i did enjoy the strengths workshop and the talk on reflection (hence why I am writing this!)
Achievements — What did you achieve?
I also presented at MUN, wasn’t the best but I presented better than I did last year so I am improving!
Looking ahead — What are you looking forward to next week?
Developing my ideas, theres three areas that I want to invest some time into and I’ll get stuck in next week.
