Ajina is an IEN whose experience of Braver Than Before helped her replace self-doubt and uncertainty with the confidence to step forward and embrace leading others. #StayandThrive #TeamCNO #Nurseleaders

The programme didn't make her fearless. The doubt is still there.   "Braver than Before® did not remove uncertainty. It made me less likely to mistake uncertainty for a reason to stay silent."   A graduate, on what actually changed.   #BraverThanBefore

"Most courses asked what kind of leader I was. This one helped me understand what had been stopping me from using what was already there."   A doctor in specialty training, on why Braver than Before® felt different from the leadership development she already had.   #NHSLeadership

Familiar leadership development asks what kind of leader you are. Braver than Before® asks what story you are telling yourself, and what your inner critic is protecting you from. #BraverThanBefore #InnerCritic #NHSLeadership #LeadershipDevelopment

"I felt like I was out of place to bring it up, that I wasn't important enough." Zoe Casey logged off her first Braver than Before® session, walked into the corridor and asked the lead clinician for time. He said now was a good time.  thebravestpath.com #BraverThanBefore

Students' standards have risen since 1989. Fear of mistakes has risen faster, according to a new meta-analysis in Psychological Bulletin. Workshop 4 of Braver than Before® separates the two: Healthy striving asks "How can I improve?" Perfectionism asks "What will they think?"

Calling all Braver than Before® alumni! Our next reconnection session takes place on Thursday 5 November 2026, 10:00-11:00. Spaces are limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. 👉 Register now: braver.today/alumni #BraverThanBefore #CourageAtWork

The staff least likely to get leadership training are often the ones closest to patients: shift workers, those on reduced hours, colleagues at smaller sites. Braver than Before® runs fully online, from Band 3 to VSM, with no travel involved.  #NHS #BraverThanBefore

Kim Sattar, Deputy Team Manager, came to Braver than Before® wanting to say no without the guilt. She started pausing before saying yes. "I've even been able to pass that learning on to the clinicians I manage."   #BraverThanBefore #CourageAtWork

Every session of Braver than Before® runs online: six workshops and three Courage Circles, joined from wherever staff are working. No venue to drive to, heat or cater for, and no printed packs. The #NHSNetZero travel strategy lists removing the need to travel as a lever.

"What got me was 150 people choosing to be open with each other and practise this work together in the same room." Feedback from a senior HR leader at Oxford Health: "My walls came down, instead of gearing up for conflict." #PsychologicalSafety #NHS #TeamCulture #BraverTeams

Ask healthcare professionals about a time they didn't speak up & two answers dominate: the clinical concern not raised with someone more senior, & the colleague's behaviour a whole team has noticed & never mentioned. A third: the promotion they didn't go for. #BraverThanBefore

High standards don't need a harsh voice behind them.   "I learned that you can still stretch yourself without the negative rhetoric behind it."   Lauren Nardo, Nurse Partner and Braver than Before® participant.   #BraverThanBefore #SelfCompassion

Two questions for the moment before a difficult conversation:   What is the most generous assumption I can make about this person?   Is it possible they are doing the very best they can?   #BraverThanBefore #PsychologicalSafety #DifficultConversations #LeadershipDevelopment

"I'm a shy sharer... But that's ok. I'm still practising. I'm not perfect... But I'm doing it anyway." - Quality & Governance Lead, Journey cohort of Braver than Before®   Progress over Perfection means speaking before you feel ready, shyness included.   #BraverThanBefore

3 ways empathy goes wrong: "I can fix this." "Let's make this go away." "If you think that's bad..." Try: "That sounds really hard. What do you need right now?" When nothing feels adequate: "I don't know what to say, but I appreciate you telling me." #BraverThanBefore

Kimberley Rochelle-Davis named her core value in Workshop 1 of Braver than Before®. Kindness.   "If I felt a colleague wasn't being kind, I felt stronger in challenging that."   Challenging a colleague on kindness is hard without a reason you can say out loud.   #BraverThanBefore

The Keystone cohort starts this afternoon. Module 1 of Braver than Before®: The Courage to Connect. Before any teaching, the room is asked what it needs to feel safe. Hands raised. Permission to move. Then everyone writes down where they want to be braver. #BraverThanBefore

A quick perfectionism check. "No achievement is ever enough." "I use the word should a lot." "If I can't do it right, why start at all?" Count your yeses. Workshop 4 of Braver than Before® is where we bring that number down.   thebravestpath.com   #BraverThanBefore

The NHS now has a national framework for what excellent leadership looks like, at every level. Frameworks describe the destination. The work happens in specific moments: the response to a raised concern, the feedback conversation held rather than postponed. #BraverThanBefore

A patient in tears after a blunt cancer diagnosis. Dr Mehran Maanoosi, Braver than Before® graduate, went to her and gave her the same information again, with clarity and kindness. "Leadership isn't just about leading others, it's about leading yourself."  #BraverThanBefore