November 18th, 2021
Burnout isn’t a new phenomenon in healthcare, but in the last 20 months, the issue has been brought to the forefront. It’s so prevalent the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) has classified it as an occupational phenomenon.
Burn-out is defined in ...
October 26th, 2021
A coaching culture may be just what healthcare needs to improve employee engagement and retention during today’s Great Resignation.
Peter Drucker famously said, “culture eats strategy for breakfast.” So, while you may spend weeks mapping out a comprehensive plan, it may be ...
October 4th, 2021
We’ve all heard it said that actions speak louder than words. But when you think about it; your organizational culture speaks louder than any ad, recruitment brochure, annual report or mission statement. It’s your culture that drives employee behaviors, determines ...
September 16th, 2021
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 ...
August 31st, 2021
Leading Through Upheaval: Get Vulnerable
Healthcare has been in a constant state of change to the point of upheaval for months on end, putting even the most resilient and courageous to the test. Workers and their leaders are exhausted, discouraged, and ...
August 26th, 2021
Are You the Roadblock to Innovation and Progress?
Pick up any business journal and you’ll likely find an article or two on the importance of innovation. But are you and your organization really fostering innovation?
None of us wants to believe that ...
August 24th, 2021
With Nursing Shortages, How are You Ensuring Retention?
For years, healthcare leaders have been concerned about a nursing shortage, but COVID has brought the deficit to critical levels. In a recent article in the New York Times, author Andrew Jacobs sheds ...
August 19th, 2021
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 ...
August 17th, 2021
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 ...
August 12th, 2021
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 ...