Making Change Happen in a World Full of NoNos, with Ben Gowland

In this episode, Rachel is joined by Ben Gowland, Director of Ockham Healthcare and host of The General Practice Podcast.We chat about why changes work or fail -  it’s often dependent how we do the change rather than what we are trying to change, so how we make changes is a really important part of how we run our practices. We talk about the best approach to change and discuss how John Kotter’s book suggests starting with a focus on the problem, helping colleagues to see the reason that the change is needed and creating a sense of urgency. We discuss why GPs can so often neglect to see the need for change and talk about how to create a common narrative around what needs to change. Podcast linksThe General Practice Podcasthttps://ockham.healthcare Follow Ben on twitter @BenXGowlandOur Iceberg is melting – John KotterThe Model For Improvement https://improvement.nhs.uk/documents/2142/plan-do-study-act.pdf Sign up for downloadable CPD reflection forms plus more tools and resourcesFor more episodes of You are not a frog, check out our website www.youarenotafrog.co.uk and sign up to our mailing list here for loads of useful resources about thriving at work. Follow Rachel on twitter @DrRachelMorris or LinkedIn and find out more about her online and face to face courses for doctors on surviving and thriving at work at www.shapesfordoctors.com or for other organisations at www.wildmonday.co.ukMentioned in this episode:Work Well Webinars – Wellbeing and resilience sessions that actually work. Registration for January is now open