Articles for tag: burnout, cultures, cutlures, inertia, learned helplessness, management, people, reality., systemic, theory

Systemic disempowerment in care-delivery organisations

Today I explore the term ‘systemic disempowerment‘ (SD) as pertains to large health and social care services. Health services are without doubt inseparably intertwined with social care services. The concept of SD moves beyond ideas of learned helplessness, which is so often thrown around. The concept of SD is far wider and deeper as this …

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Systemic failures and consequential risks

Conceptual overview: Systemic failures refer to breakdowns that occur within an interconnected set of components or systems, where the malfunction of one element can lead to cascading failures across the entire network. These are not isolated incidents but are often the result of complex interactions between various subsystems, policies, and human actors. The embedded YouTube …

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