Nicky Spencer

Nicky Spencer is the managing consultant at Accomplice, www.accomplice.uk.com

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    We're feeling stretched, but we must not snap

    2010-12-08T07:00:00

    One colleague escapes redundancy to find his role is to continue but across three newly merged directorates.

  • Make the most of your transferable skills
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    Make the most of your transferable skills

    2010-10-18T07:00:00

    You want to change career, secure a new role, position yourself for a job in a GP consortium or maybe move into a different sector. So you need to know how to identify, present and evidence your transferable skills.

  • How to leave the NHS
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    How to leave your job

    2010-09-06T00:00:00

    If you are due to leave your job, whether for a new role or retirement, voluntary or compulsory redundancy, it’s essential to deal well with the practical, professional and personal issues around your departure.

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    Nicky Spencer on making your career your business

    2010-07-19T00:00:00

    Inspiration on steering your career through a recession is peculiarly sparse. But by applying the plethora of business advice to your career you can create some useful tips.

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    Nicky Spencer on reputation management

    2010-06-14T00:00:00

    An executive hears reports of committee members’ behaviour, experience of an interview panel is relayed to a colleague, staff are overheard chatting about their team-mate - so it is that reputations are built.

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    Nicky Spencer on NHS innovation

    2010-05-03T00:00:00

    If innovation was only about generating big ideas, then things would not be so challenging. But the real expertise comes in seeing our radical ideas successfully implemented and the benefits realised.

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    Nicky Spencer on facing NHS changes

    2010-03-25T00:00:00

    Unprecedented levels of change and uncertainty are facing us all. Whatever the scale, political or economic, sector or service, organisational or personal, everyone is awaiting or experiencing unrest.

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    Nicky Spencer on building a high performing team

    2010-02-08T00:00:00

    Attention on world class organisations, productive services and talent management, together with a natural inclination to safeguard our own roles and careers, could leave a crucial building block neglected: the team.

  • How to develop professional networks
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    How to develop professional networks

    2009-12-07T00:00:00

    Many who feel their career or performance is faltering are sometimes wary of networking. For the more introverted, networking is daunting. For others it conjures up images of currying favour along corridors of power for personal gain and so is unacceptable.

  • Nicky Spencer on the pitfalls of email
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    Nicky Spencer on the pitfalls of email

    2009-11-03T00:00:00

    Every magnificent technological advance in communications presents us with a double edged sword. The battle for the effective use of email is just beginning.

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    Nicky Spencer on handling NHS complaints

    2009-09-24T00:00:00

    It’s tempting to avoid complaints or that quiet aside that indicates dissatisfaction with our services. But it’s a false economy. Dealing well with complaints as early as you can saves time, resources and reputation, and improves quality.

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    Nicky Spencer on NHS workforce health and wellbeing

    2009-08-13T00:00:00

    A while back, I was asked to deliver a day programme on health and wellbeing at work.

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    Nicky Spencer on aspiring to leadership

    2009-07-01T00:00:00

    July brings us a further step forward in the delivery of Inspiring Leaders, the regional leadership plans.

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    Nicky Spencer on the three dimensions of workload management

    2009-05-20T00:00:00

    Overwhelmed by your workload? Need to increase capacity at work, career potential, confidence?