12/12/2023

Michael West

In this episode, our hosts Professor Peter Gillen and Wini Ryan are joined by Professor Michael West to discuss Team-based Working. Michael is a Senior Visiting Fellow at The King’s Fund, London, Professor of Organisational Psychology at Lancaster University, Visiting Professor at University College, Dublin, and Emeritus Professor at Aston University. He has authored, edited and co-edited 20 books and has published more than 200 articles on teamwork, innovation, leadership, and culture, particularly in healthcare. His latest book, Compassionate Leadership: Sustaining Wisdom, Humanity and Presence in Health and Social Care was published to critical acclaim in July 2021. Michael was appointed a CBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List in 2020 for services to compassion and innovation in healthcare. Michael is on X as @WestM61 and can be contacted at m.a.west@lancaster.ac.uk. Tune in while he shares his insights on team-based working and how we might work together in healthcare to create team cultures of care and compassion.