'Share new ideas and be confident': tips from an effective nurse leader
Sam Tyrer talks about how he channelled difficult personal experiences into an initiative to change other people’s lives. The founder of Change Talks, which provides health and well-being education in schools, colleges and corporate settings, offers advice to other nurses who want to get their own initiatives off the ground. He also discusses how to boost well-being in the workplace in this episode of the Nursing Standard podcast.
Nurse Sam Tyrer channelled difficult personal experiences into an initiative to change others’ lives for the better, and offers advice and tips in our podcast
A nurse who channelled his experiences of suicide, loss and mental illness into improving the lives of children discusses how he went from working as a staff nurse in a hospital to launching an education project that has had far-reaching effects.
Sam Tyrer from Change Talks suggests how other nurses can use their skills and personal experiences to get their own initiatives off the ground, and offers top tips on well-being at work in this episode of the Nursing Standard podcast.
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