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Thirsty Horses Solutions gets shortlisted as a finalist for the HSJ Partnership Awards 2021
HSJ Partnership Awards 2021 finalists Thirsty Horses Solutions is delighted to announce that our partnership project “WorkPAL: Digital Workforce Innovation” submitted with Liverpool University Hospitals NHS FT has been shortlisted for the Workforce Innovation...
Looking after our NHS workforce
Looking after our NHS workforce In the week that lockdown ends and the Pfizer vaccine is signed off by regulators, with roll out beginning next week, here’s some more good news…. Here at Thirsty Horses, one of our key aims is to look after our people , and at...
We are the NHS: People Plan for 2020/21 – action for us all
WorkPAL meets the People Plan needs The goals of Thirsty Horses, and the way our flagship platform – WorkPAL – has been designed, perfectly complement needs and practical actions identified in the updated NHS People Plan (We are the NHS: People Plan for 2020/21...
Don’t “manage” change, embrace it
There’s a lot of talk about change management at the moment – typically accompanied by other buzzwords such as VUCA (shorthand for volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity) and disruption. Organisations are hurriedly bringing together crack teams of...
Why technology and transparency go hand in hand when it comes to performance reviews
There’s a lot of noise about removing annual performance appraisals in favour of more regular dialogue, which means there are more opportunities for your people to use that voice. Employees (in particular technology-savvy millennials) want to lead those discussions...
Digital Performance Empowerment
Whether you like it or not, the dynamics of the workplace are changing. This year alone has proved that the way we intend to work can change overnight and if you are not prepared you could be left with a disorientated workforce, unsettled patients and a very concerned...
10 Easy ways to improve management
It is surprising how many organisations fail to implement change and encourage self-development when it comes to management of their team. The old school top-down approach to managing staff is not only undermining but can result in members of your team feeling...
4 Killer HR and OD observations from our webinar sessions
The hugely positive feedback and direct learning from these webinars has been of tremendous value to both us and all our guests. I'd like to share some of the observations and takeaways we took from the sessions and the attendees about the nature of Organisational...
Can you remember your last work appraisal?
No, is the majority of people’s answer and this is primarily down to delivering real-time performance on old time paper. Article by Ray Pendleton, MD of Thirsty Horses, www.thirsty-horses.com The NHS exists to improve the health and lives of millions of people every...
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