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Training Isn’t the Expense You Should Be Focused On

Your focus should be on undertrained managers   Here's a question I hear from healthcare executives all the time: "What's the return on investment for manager development?" It's a fair question. But it’s the wrong question. The question these leaders should be asking is: ...

One Perfectly Simple Way to Build Credibility Fast

That’s maddeningly difficult for many of us   Effective leaders need credibility. Unfortunately, many lack it. There is, though, a perfectly simple way leaders can build credibility—fast—through more effective listening. Listening isn’t a skill that comes naturally to most of us. And it’s ...

Somebody Saw Something in You. And That’s All it Took.

There's a war for talent going on out there. Healthcare, and other, organizations are struggling to find and keep good people. Turnover is high. Competition is fierce. Everyone's looking for talent outside their organization. But here's what I've learned: the best ...

More Tech Needs More Humanity

Technology has never been as prevalent in our lives as it is today. That statement is going to continue to be true for the foreseeable future. Technology becomes more and more prevalent in our lives as it continues to develop ...

Why Your “Considerate” Team Might Actually Be Dysfunctional

Photo Source: HRDQ - https://hrdqstore.com/pages/about-hrdq (And Nobody’s Saying Anything About It)   I was working with a team recently, and something was happening beneath the surface that nobody was talking about. On the surface, everything looked fine. People were polite. Nobody was yelling. There ...

How You Communicate Change Impacts Employee Trust

Especially when leading remote and hybrid staff. Do you know who said, “Change is the only constant?” The Greek philosopher Heraclitus, who lived back in 535-475 BCE. Imagine if he were around to see how change is impacting us today! Dealing with ...

Your Billing Department Can Build, or Erode, Patient Trust

(Whether You Realize It Or Not) It’s no secret that a strong connection to purpose contributes to greater personal fulfillment. But let’s talk about how it translates into the patient experience. Because here's what I see all the time: Healthcare leaders ...

What Does It Cost to Solve a Problem? (Versus ignore it.)

I had a conversation with a healthcare executive recently about a problem employee. This person was a bully. Creating lateral violence. Making life miserable for their peers. But they were also incredibly knowledgeable and in a position that was hard to hire ...

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