May 28th, 2025
Six Leadership Lessons from Nature's Ultimate Team Players
I’ve always been fascinated by ants. Not that they’d be welcome at my next picnic, but they are intriguing, resourceful, and resilient little creatures. As a little girl, I always wanted an ant ...
May 14th, 2025
Bridging the gap between service standards and daily habits
Have you ever experienced a moment when you spot a glaring gap between what an organization says about itself and what you experience? I recently encountered this disconnect during a culture assessment ...
April 22nd, 2025
Supportive leadership drives innovation
I was at a meeting recently where the speaker was sharing her successes in improving her company’s approach to recruiting. Her results were definitely impressive—but not easily attained. She shared that, at first, when she would present ...
April 8th, 2025
Practical steps to build coaching confidence
I was conducting a leadership coaching skills workshop recently, and I decided to poll the group to gather some insights about what actually keeps leaders from coaching their team members. There was a lot of ...
March 18th, 2025
Fostering Accountability to Build an Excuse-Free Culture
Nobody likes to admit they made a mistake, admit that they were wrong, or admit that their performance wasn’t quite up to par. And yet, that’s exactly what we all need to do in ...
March 11th, 2025
3 Steps for Building a Strong, High-Performing Culture
Every organization has at least one of them—the “toxic superstar” who, despite being exceptionally talented and high contributors, exhibit bad behaviors that can include bullying, gossiping, or undermining colleagues. The kind of behaviors ...
February 19th, 2025
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 ...
February 10th, 2025
“I’m just a nurse.”
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard that expression from fellow nurses throughout my career. I cringe every time I do.
Nursing is a highly honored and honorable profession, and all nurses should be proud to ...
January 28th, 2025
One of the hallmarks of a strong organizational culture is a common language that goes beyond words to create a shared understanding and alignment of daily actions with your healthcare organization’s mission, vision, values and standards.
When everyone in your organization ...
December 16th, 2024
Holidays aren’t always a happy time for everyone—especially our patients. Many people are sick, or even hospitalized during the holiday season. And, when they are, someone has to care for them. Your staff. Which can take them from their own ...