title: 'I have made most impact by working from the inside of organisations upwards and outwards'.
abstract: Mary Cooke, lecturer in nursing, University of Sheffield, reflects on the influence that her old school motto: 'Neglect not the gift that is in thee' has had on her life. She also looks at how this, along with an ambitious, collaborative nature has affected her career.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Sheffield, UK.
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cooke
mesh_terms: D002321:Career Choice; D004506:Education, Nursing; D004739:England; D005181:Faculty, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D015399:Nursing Research