For those in the trenches, the healthcare skills gap likely comes as no surprise. You’re well aware of the positions you’re struggling to keep filled and the challenges you’re facing in finding and retaining top talent. But the situation is a ...
In the “old days” it was common wisdom that polite people didn’t pursue conversations about politics or religion with others. It just wasn’t done. But, as they say, that was then—and this is now. Today, political discussions in all sorts ...
We've all heard the adage, are you a manager or a leader? One connotates visions of a task delegator and a timesheet signer. The other is inspiration, motivation, and direction. I would further this vision by asking, are you a trainer ...
Give Yourself the Gift of Self-Awareness by Angela Fieler As a certified executive coach, asking great questions is my “bread and butter.” My goal is to be a thought partner, or as a recent client said, “you push my brain to places ...
No one enjoys confrontation with angry customers, especially if you don’t feel prepared to address their needs. Many healthcare organizations we work with have a desire to do service recovery but have a glaring lack of skills and direction at the ...
Culture by Design: Three Steps to Make it Happen The phrase “culture is king” is thrown around quite a bit in business circles and yet, if you talk to healthcare leaders, you’ll find that there aren’t many who feel that their ...
Training that Sticks: 4 Simple Steps to Achieving Great ROI Leaders often tell me that their customer service training didn’t work. What they mean is that it didn’t result in improving patient satisfaction scores. This is the typical indicator used for ...
3 Questions to Ask Before Assuming Bad Attitude I was coaching a new manager who said she was getting really frustrated with the bad attitudes of her team. She wanted them to deliver better customer service and felt they were being ...
Engage the Heart to Engage Employees The term “hardwiring” is a familiar one in the healthcare industry and typically focuses on consistent behaviors rather than employee engagement. There is merit in hardwiring behaviors for consistency, but it’s equally important to “heart ...
Accountability Strengthens the Culture A culture of accountability doesn’t just happen. It takes persistence well after you state your expectations. Parenting would be easy if you could tell your kids once, and only once, to do something and know for certain it ...
