Leadership takes grit. Sometimes that means dealing with temporary discomfort to achieve a healthy culture. During a group coaching session with our Be the Leader Nobody Wants to Leave cohort, one of my colleagues recently said, “Don’t trade temporary discomfort for ...
A few weeks ago, I was feeling really stuck trying to navigate through a life-altering problem. After our home burned in May, it has been months of back and forth with insurance which is preventing us from moving forward to ...
Generating trust through transparency We hear a lot about transparency as a key element of leadership and healthy culture, but what does it actually mean to employees—and more importantly, to you as a leader? Transparency is important because there’s a ...
Engaging Hearts and Minds for Effective Healthcare Leadership Healthcare is built on a foundation of science. Whether we're looking at evidence-based practice in nursing, evidence-based practice in medicine, or clinical trials, it’s important to rely on sound data. Facts and data ...
AI spotlights the need for human connection You may or may not realize it but many of the conversations you have with the companies and brands you’re a customer or client of aren’t taking place with people—they’re taking place with bots, ...
The costly disconnect between what we advertise and what we can actually deliver Healthcare is notorious for its silos—departments that are hyper-focused on their own work but fail to fully understand how their work needs to link to other departments. Marketing ...
How bad-mouthing teammates can destroy patient trust I had an opportunity recently to accompany a family member to an appointment for major surgery. I always learn a lot at these visits and am always attuned to what goes well and areas ...
The difference between talking about values and actually living them Culture, in its simplest definition, is how you really do things. It's how you make decisions, how you treat each other, and what you tolerate. Going back to an old adage: ...
The Problem with "One-and-Done" Training Here’s a scenario that’s all too familiar in the healthcare industry. Leadership has decided that there’s a need to raise the bar on service excellence across the organization. They document the need, develop a budget, and ...
How vulnerability, active listening, and compassion translate into stronger business outcomes I was listening to a podcast the other day about empathetic leadership and how it has an impact on everything from workforce engagement to financial efficiency and quality outcomes. Intrigued, ...
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