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 ...
Last week we talked about the challenges healthcare leaders face in navigating change and bringing their organizations along with them on the change journey. We talked about the importance of tilling the soil to prepare employees for the change effort ...
To say that change is a constant is trite because it’s true—especially in healthcare. Even before the pandemic, healthcare was a constantly changing and shifting industry. But the pandemic brought a number of disruptive impacts that are still being felt ...
Healthcare leaders are busy. That doesn’t come as a surprise to anyone, especially healthcare leaders. Healthcare is an industry that has experienced significantly high levels of burnout historically. But burnout has been especially pervasive—and debilitating—since the pandemic. The NIH notes that ...
The foundation of my healthcare background is public health. That’s where I started my career and I maintain a passion for addressing community health needs through my work with healthcare organizations of all types and sizes. Rural Healthcare Challenges Recently, some of ...
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, ...
When was the last time you evaluated your managers' and supervisors' workload? If you are a manager or supervisor, when was the last time you evaluated your workload? Does the level of accountability match the support? Healthcare managers are facing ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
