January 13th, 2025
Many hospitals and healthcare systems may be not-for-profit, but that doesn’t mean they don’t want a healthy bottom line. Healthcare organizations are laser-focused on return on investment (ROI) these days as they deal with increasing competition, increasing patient demands, and ...
January 3rd, 2025
Employee engagement surveys are a common tool used across all industries to gather
feedback from employees. But many organizations complain that they have a hard time
getting employees to provide their input.
There’s a very simple reason for that.
Lack of Response Leads to ...
December 30th, 2024
As we enter 2025, a new year, the key takeaways from a webinar I gave recently come to mind. It was all about creating a springboard for implementation that I presented to a group of participants in my Be the ...
December 23rd, 2024
This time of year we’re all likely to see lots of posts in our email box and social media threads about enjoying the holiday season and making plans for the new year. But I don’t want to add to that ...
December 16th, 2024
Holidays aren’t always a happy time for everyone—especially our patients. Many people are sick, or even hospitalized during the holiday season. And, when they are, someone has to care for them. Your staff. Which can take them from their own ...
December 10th, 2024
“I want to make a difference.” Chances are, if you ask many of your employees why they decided to pursue a career in healthcare, this is the answer that you’ll hear. Having a sense of purpose is critically important to ...
December 2nd, 2024
You’ve likely read the many media stories these days about hospitals that are closing or laying off staff because they simply can’t stay competitive. Recently Becker’s reported on 68 hospitals and health systems cutting jobs.
In an environment where patients and ...
November 26th, 2024
Literally all of the healthcare systems we work with have policies to protect the safety and wellbeing of patients and employees. Things like consistent hand washing when entering and leaving a patient room are non-negotiable expectations. By putting them in ...
November 20th, 2024
You’re likely familiar with top-down communication and bottom-up communication, but there’s another form of communication that you’re probably not as familiar with—lateral communication.
Lateral communication is the communication that takes place in organizations between individuals or departments operating at the same ...
November 12th, 2024
The word “bossy” obviously emerged from the word “boss”—to describe a person who issues order and directives: “do this,” “do that,” “faster,” “more,” “harder.”
People don’t generally like to work for bosses—they prefer to work with leaders and coaches. When consulting, ...