Belonging

Our guests for this episode are Dr Kieran Dinwoodie and Margaret Webb.  Kieran is a GP Partner and Trainer in Lanarkshire and a Fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners. Margaret is a Psychotherapist, using the lens of Transactional Analysis in her work.

 

In this episode Kieran, Margaret and Elaine consider the impact of belonging on the individual and the team, discussing:

• What do we mean when we use the term “belonging”? What does it feel like to belong?
• Where are we in belonging? How ready are we to belong?
• How open are others to us belonging?
• What are the people barriers and organisational barriers to belonging?
• What does it feel like or look like to “not belong”?
• What can we do when nothing is being done to address a lack of belonging in the workplace?
• Are there any strategies to aid belonging?

And lots, lots more!

 

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Margaret Webb

Margaret taught Physics and Mathematics for 20 years, including 9 years in a school for young people with special educational needs. During the latter years of her teaching career she trained in counselling and psychotherapy  and in 2004 joined the Primary Care Mental Health Team in East Dunbartonshire where she worked for 8 years.

Margaret taught Physics and Mathematics for 20 years, including 9 years in a school for young people with special educational needs. During the latter years of her teaching career she trained in counselling and psychotherapy  and in 2004 joined the Primary Care Mental Health Team in East Dunbartonshire where she worked for 8 years.

She has been a visiting tutor at the Physis Training Institute in Edinburgh and now runs a private practice in Glasgow offering psychotherapy, supervision and training.

 

Dr Kieran Dinwoodie

Kieran is a GP Partner and Trainer working in Lanarkshire. He is GP advisor for chronic pain working with the Centre for Sustainable Delivery, NHS Scotland. He is interested in sustainable general practice through exploring ways to be happier at work and to deliver safe, effective patient care.

 

Dr Elaine Taylor

Elaine is a GP in Lothian. She is an Associate Adviser with NES, as Module Development lead for PBSGL and lead for the Whole Story Podcast series.

Elaine is passionate about professional development and has held roles in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education at both local and national levels with the RCGP and NES. She has a decade of experience as lead for Clinical Communication at Glasgow Medical School.

Elaine is an International Coaching Federation globally accredited Coach. She has a Masters in Clinical Education, whose research focus was professional identity development.

 

Resources Mentioned in the Episode:

GMC Good Medical Practice – most recent version includes statements about positive culture and respect for colleagues. Published in jan 2024

Civility Saves Lives website

A Promise to learn – a commitment to act. Don Berwick review 2013 – “Make sure pride and joy in work, not fear, infuse the NHS”  

Dare to Lead. Brene Brown - “clear is kind”

The Kings Fund: Compassionate Leadership

https://www.gov.scot/publications/everyone-matters-2020-workforce-vision/ - everyone matters

 

“Growing Up Again: Parenting Ourselves: Parenting Our Children.”

Jean Illsley Clarke and Connie Dawson.

 (ISBN   1-56838-190-5)

 

“Achieving Emotional Literacy”

Claude Steiner, Paul Perry

(IBSN -13 978-0747541356)

 

“Born to Win”

Muriel James and Dorothy Jongeward

(IBSN    0-201-59044-1)

 

The Pain of Exclusion, Scientific American

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-pain-of-exclusion/

 

The Value of Belonging at Work

https://hbr.org/2019/12/the-value-of-belonging-at-work

 

The Benefits of Laughing in the Office

https://hbr.org/2018/11/the-benefits-of-laughing-in-the-office

 

5 minute Team Building Activities and Icebreakers for Any Workplace

https://www.coffeepals.com/blog/5-minute-team-building-activities-and-icebreakers-for-any-workplace

 

61 Ice Breaker Games (That your Team Won’t Find Cheesy) SessionLAB

https://www.sessionlab.com/blog/icebreaker-games/

 

35 Icebreakers Perfect for Virtual and Hybrid Meetings - Slido Blog

https://blog.slido.com/virtual-icebreakers/