Think of the most recent presentation you made to your leadership team. Chances are it was accompanied by a PowerPoint deck which likely included several charts and graphs. They typically do. But how much of the information had an impact? How ...
Leadership development is a top priority for organizations across all industries. Healthcare is no exception. In fact, HR Dive reports that 84% of healthcare organizations prioritize leadership development despite tough market conditions. In fact, 99% plan to either maintain or ...
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 ...
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, ...
A friend of mine told me about an experience she had recently while accompanying her husband to a procedure that, while not life-threatening, was serious. The staff were attentive and friendly, but she was disturbed that they were very open ...
Connecting to purpose can make all the difference in engagement and job satisfaction. To counteract the Great Resignation or the “Big Quit” plaguing the country, we must look closely at the way we do work. This includes how we help ...
Earlier this month, I presented at the HMPS conference in Miami on the topic of customer experience. The audience was primarily healthcare strategists from all over the country. I was surrounded by some of the brightest and best strategists and ...
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 ...
