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Creating a culture of continuous improvement requires radical change, starting with the way we lead. Read Wendy Korthuis-Smith's newest blog @NHSProviders and learn how leadership unlearning can help you move forward as a leader that enables lasting improvement.

🎉 Exciting news for the Better Never Stops podcast! We’ve been recognized by @MillionPodcasts as one of the: - Top 80 Healthcare Leadership Podcasts - Top 50 Lean Leadership Podcasts - Top 35 Patient Safety Podcasts Check out the full list here: lnkd.in/dDT77mXj

Boards shape culture, not just strategy. In this episode of Better Never Stops, leaders from the NHS & Virginia Mason Institute share how engaged boards drive real, lasting improvement. 🎧 Listen: lnkd.in/gTnDtjry #ContinuousImprovement #QualityImprovement

Proud to sponsor the 2025 Excellence in Patient Care Awards by the @RCPhysicians. Celebrating those driving real change through innovation, education, and research. Congrats to this year’s finalists: medicalcare.rcp.ac.uk/excellence-in-… #ExcellenceInCare #PatientCare #HealthcareAwards

Excited to see Three Rivers Hospital in Brewster, WA recognized for their commitment to continuous improvement Proud to support their Bridge to Excellence journey, focused on better teamwork, streamlined workflows, and empowered staff Read more: omakchronicle.com/three-rivers-l…

Join the NHS England Culture of Care Programme (Sept 2025–Feb 2026) to support safer, more relational ward cultures in mental health care. Open to NHS & independent providers. Learn more: linkedin.com/posts/virginia… #CultureOfCare #HealthcareInnovation

Boards shape culture In our latest podcast, leaders share how board engagement drives real improvement in healthcare - through habits, commitment, and ownership. Listen here: virginiamasoninstitute.org/resource/podca… #HealthcareLeadership #LeanHealthcare #BoardEngagement #BetterNeverStops

We know healthcare can be better and we’re here to help make it happen. See how we partner with organizations around the world to improve outcomes, empower teams, and put patients first. 🎥 youtu.be/MXKA4bPvF9c #HealthcareImprovement #PatientCare #LeanHealthcare

Boost leadership with LEIPA - a tool grounded in emotional intelligence to turn individuals into high-performing teams. Real feedback, clear action plans, scalable insights. 🔗 virginiamasoninstitute.org 📩 [email protected] #TeamDevelopment #LEIPA #LeadershipGrowth

Proud to see the Virginia Mason Institute team representing at #Quality025! A great chance to share our work, learn from global leaders, and advance healthcare quality and safety together. #HealthcareImprovement #VMI

Thank you to everyone who joined us at our reception at Oudaen. It was a pleasure connecting with such a thoughtful and inspiring group of senior delegates. Grateful for the conversations, insights, and shared commitment to improving healthcare together #Quality2025

Great afternoon sharing the Sheffield team’s story -an excellent example of true co-production where power was shared and people with lived experience work together to design and deliver impactful improvements for those they serve #Quality2025

Thank you for joining our session “Empowering Leaders, Engaging Teams: Sustaining Lean in Complex Healthcare Systems” Your engagement made it meaningful! Let’s keep driving improvement together #Quality2025 #LeanHealthcare #TeamEngagement #Leadership #QI #HealthcareInnovation

Boost your leadership game! 💪 Brenda McLeod & guests unpack LEIPA®, a proven pathway to strengthening your leadership team 🎧 Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/6yn4sD… #Leadership #EmotionalIntelligence #BetterNeverStops #LEIPA #Podcast

💫 Exciting news! Our very own Wendy Korthuis-Smith will be speaking at #Quality2025 in Utrecht! Join us for “Leading for Diversity” session 🗓Friday, May 23 🕤14:15-15:15 💡Learn more: internationalforum.bmj.com/utrecht/progra… #HealthcareLeadership #QualityImprovement #professionaldevelopment

LEIPA isn’t just another leadership tool, it fuses emotional intelligence with behavior change to drive real impact. Great convo on how it empowers leaders to grow 🎧 Listen here: linkedin.com/posts/virginia… #EmotionalIntelligence #HealthcareLeadership #ProfessionalDevelopment

🚨 Join us for an inspiring session: Empowering Leaders, Engaging Teams: Sustaining Improvement in Complex Healthcare Systems 📅 Wednesday, May 21 🕜13:30-16:30 📍@QualityForum #Quality2025 #Utrecht Reserve your spot now: internationalforum.bmj.com/utrecht/regist… #HealthcareLeadership

🌟 Exciting news! Our very own Wendy Korthuis-Smith will be speaking at #Quality2025 in Utrecht! Join us for “The Leading Toolkit” session 🗓 Wednesday May 21 🕤 9:30-12:30 💡 Learn more: internationalforum.bmj.com/utrecht/progra… #HealthcareLeadership #QualityImprovement #professionaldevelopment

🚨 Join us for an inspiring session: Empowering Leaders, Engaging Teams: Sustaining Improvement in Complex Healthcare Systems 🌍 📅 Wednesday, May 21 🕜 13:30-16:30 📍 @QualityForum #Quality2025 #Utrecht 🔗 Reserve your spot now: internationalforum.bmj.com/utrecht/regist… #HealthcareLeadership

🎧 Next on Better Never Stops 💡 Why engaging physicians is key to healthcare improvement 🏥 With guests: 🩺 Dr. Eliot Fagley 🩺 Dr. Magnus Harrison What would YOU ask them? 💬👇 #BetterNeverStops #PhysicianEngagement #HealthcareInnovation

🚀 Now enrolling: Advanced Healthcare Improvement Training Virtual Cohort (May 1–July 21)! A 16-week course for healthcare leaders to build real-world improvement skills with self-paced learning + live coaching Learn more: virginiamasoninstitute.org/contact/ #HealthcareImprovement