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 ...
October 29th, 2024
Healthcare labor shortages are nothing new. In fact, we’ve been grappling with shortages of various kinds for many years. Demand ebbs and flows as does the availability of qualified candidates.
But the situation has become more challenging in recent years for ...
September 30th, 2024
In our last blog post we took a look at skills gaps that are impacting industries including healthcare, making it difficult to fill key roles. Here we take a look at a seemingly contradictory trend in healthcare: layoffs.
Becker’s recently reported ...
September 23rd, 2024
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 ...
September 16th, 2024
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 ...
September 9th, 2024
You’re in the cafeteria when a political ad comes on the television, prompting a heated discussion among a group of employees on their lunch break.
A patient asks you what you think about the upcoming election and Bozo ...
December 12th, 2022
Burnout, work-life balance, and sheer exhaustion plague healthcare today leading to higher turnover than ever before. Healthcare workers are being asked to work more hours and are often short-staffed. Staffing alone is stressful but add to that all the normal, ...
August 17th, 2022
Just one gossip on the team can erode even the strongest organizational culture. In fact, gossip is among the top contributors to a toxic culture. Not only does it destroy trust among peers, but it decreases team and individual performance.
Why ...
July 26th, 2022
As a leader, how you show you care at work can make the difference between an engaged workforce or a team just going through the motions.
The pandemic has changed us all. The way we used to work is gone forever, ...
April 18th, 2022
It’s no secret that businesses fare better when they actively seek employee input. In a recent survey, 38% of workers admit they tend to lack initiative on the job when leaders routinely dismiss their ideas. (1)
Billions of dollars are spent ...