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

In less than two weeks, we’re bringing Braver than Before® alumni back together. Thursday 5 November, 10:00 to 11:00. Revisit the principles, gain new insights and reconnect with alumni across the NHS. Spaces are limited: alumni-2026.subscribepage.io… #BraverThanBefore

Every leadership course Maryum, Speciality Registrar in Audiovestibular Medicine, had done asked which style she was. #BraverThanBefore did not.   “You were actually building on skills that I already have. You weren’t asking me to be someone different or fill the box.”

The Thirlwall Inquiry asks what happens when a concern is raised and nobody hears it.   A policy cannot give a nurse the confidence to mention a worry she thinks is too small, or give the colleague beside them the courage to listen. That is the work of #BraverThanBefore.

“I wanted to be a can-do person - but it left me overwhelmed.” Louise Nicholson, Clinical Nurse Lead, shares how Braver than Before® helped her set boundaries, reduce stress & improve patient care. #BraverThanBefore #NurseLeadership #SelfCompassion

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