NHS Testimonials

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NHS Sandwell and West Birmingham CCG is an organisation that prides itself in looking after its staff and developing them; both with the skills to do their job and the tools to be resilient.

In 2018 we trialed the Thriving at Work programme in two ways:

1. Small group introductions to the programme (Me Myself & I, Surviving v Thriving and Creating a Line of Sight
2. One to one attendance on the 10 week programme (Thriving at Work)

We could not have predicted the phenomenal response to these programmes and the positive impact it has had for our staff and our organisation.

With a large scale launch of the programmes, the feedback and recommendations spoke for themselves and requests to attend the programme grew beyond our expectations and became the hallmark of our positive and proactive support for staff.

The personal programme has supported our staff in a number of ways; confidence, resilience, proactive self-care, ability to challenge themselves and the organisation in a positive way.

The wider impact of the personal development has meant that there is a critical mass of staff who are able to lead others, both formally and informally, in a way that has ensured that we have a resilient workforce that can approach thinking to challenges in a different way – solution based, positive impact and resilient.

Most notably the Thriving at Work programme has become the first proactive well being programme that staff are accessing before going into personal crisis, this means that staff are personally looking after themselves and proactively accessing support in a way that enables them to shift thinking before the stresses of life and work becomes unmanageable – which has also enabled them to support others to do the same.

I cannot recommend enough this programme and Paul himself to support any organisation which recognises the importance of its people at the heart of its success.

SWBCCG Individual Feedback

How has Thriving at Work (TW) helped you in your job?

Thriving at Work has completely changed my mindset on how I view the world, my job, my colleagues, my family and most of all myself. 

It turned the spot light onto me and as a ‘people pleaser’ that is something that was completely out the norm. 

It has built my confidence at work and I feel that I not only have a voice but a valid voice. 

If I have something to say I will say it.  If I have an opinion or an idea, I will share it. 

 am less tolerant of unnecessary drama now and of the mood hoovers (we all know some). 

I am more resilient now than ever before, which can only be a good thing in the current work climate.

Outside of the workplace, has the programme helped you in your personal life at all?

Thriving at Work has definitely pushed me to try new things and to stop procrastinating  so much.  A

s a perfectionist (not a good thing!), I find it easier to let things go now.  I have held on to stuff for years and for what? 

Resolve if you can…let it go if you can’t. 

I am also more mindful in the language I use with my family and how I am at home.  In the past, as a perfectionist (again not always a good thing), I can recall instances of my unrealistic and control freak levels of high expectations.  I believe that those nearest and dearest to me can see a new and improved, chilled out me.

In terms of both quality and usefulness, how would you rate Thriving at Work against other development courses you have done?

Seriously, Thriving at Work has changed my life. My advice to anyone embarking on this journey, is embrace it, keep yourself open to it and be honest with yourself and true to yourself whilst working through it. Read, read and read your workbook (and feel free to deface it).You will get out what you put in.

Finally, can you add a few comments about how you found Paul’s ‘style’ of delivery and what is was like working with him.

Paul was a breath of fresh air. I actually valued the banter and the frequent use of bad language, by myself and by Paul. I definitely felt at ease and no topic of conversation or discussion of my personal traits or my opinions were out of bounds.  Paul tailored the programme to me personally, asking all the right questions and pushing all the right buttons to enable me to take a long hard look at myself. 

TW can definitely take you to some dark places, but out of darkness comes light!!!

SWBCCG Individual Feedback

Working through the programme has helped me understand that some of the beliefs I had were having a limiting effect on my life and preventing me from achieving my goals.

Believing that I was not ‘good enough’, that I had arrived at where I was by chance and other external factors was having a negative impact on my confidence and self-esteem.

I often used to think that the worst-case scenario is the most likely to happen and I would spend time brooding over it which created unnecessary anxiety for myself.

I am now able to recognise my limiting beliefs and unhelpful thinking styles, I can turn them around into something more positive and have more internal control.

Learning to Thrive at Work has changed the way I view the world and is a fantastic technique which will continue to improve both my work and personal life.

My team are also working through the programme which is adding benefit to us all as we are sharing our experiences and encouraging each other to always Thrive.

SWBCCG Individual Feedback

Thriving at Work has helped me enormously in both my work and personal life and I could not praise both the programme and Paul enough!

At work when I start to get stressed, I think about my course and all I have learnt and I can logically find a way to calm myself down and cope with the arising issue.

Outside of work, the Thriving at Work course made me believe in myself that I can truly achieve anything and that has lead me to studying a Veterinary course to enable me to embark on a career that I have a true passion for.

It has also helped to reduce my social anxiety by learning me to re-evaluate the thoughts that come with social events and life in general.

Without the support of Paul and the programme, I would never had had the confidence or belief to take on a course such as Veterinary. 

I truly believe I would still think that I was limited in my abilities and plod along in life had it not been for Paul’s listening and questioning of beliefs which turned out to be learnt not my personal thoughts and beliefs.

I would recommend Thriving at Work a thousand percent as it really has changed my life and outlook.

SWBCCG Individual Feedback

I completed the Thriving at Work programme after taking on extra responsibilities within my current role, which involved line managing staff, producing reports and statistics, which at times was very stressful.  

Completing the programme enabled me to believe in myself and my capabilities.  

I was a “my glass is half empty” kind of person but now due to the learning styles within the programme I am the opposite.

The programme helped me to take perspective of things, both at work and in my personal life and helped me think differently towards life and situations.

At times the course and the delivery of the chapters within the book made me look at “why” I felt the way I did and “what” factors contributed to my style of thinking, some conversations were emotional and very deep but once I had completed the course I understood why we had to look deeper into things that happened to me in my past.