No Bullies Allowed Employee retention and patient satisfaction start with culture. There are no quick fixes for a dysfunctional work environment, but there are some immediate and bold actions required when bullies rear their ugly heads. Not long ago, I began working ...
Accountability is Not Micromanaging Nobody likes a micromanager, someone who hovers wanting to know every detail of what you do. But don’t confuse micromanaging with holding people accountable. The two are miles apart in how they affect the employees and culture. Holding people ...
Feedback Isn’t Positive or Negative Have you ever noticed that people tend to preface the word feedback with a qualifier such as positive or negative? The truth is feedback isn’t positive or negative. It’s feedback. Period. The dictionary defines feedback as: information ...
Written By: Kristin Baird, RN, BSN, MHA Service missteps are inevitable, but disgruntled patients are not. No matter how hard you try, no matter how many processes you put into place, there will be times when you disappoint your customers, but ...
I ran across a post on LinkedIn a few days ago that really caught my attention. There was a photo of a sign at the employee entrance at Indiana University Health. It set the expectations for attitude. It said: Please take ...
Posted by Kristin Baird We’re understaffed – 3 words that shake patient confidence I cannot think of one time in my career when I heard caregivers complain about being overstaffed. Being understaffed, however is a daily occurrence in hospitals and medical practices ...
Posted by Kristin Baird Someone once defined integrity for me as, “Doing the right thing even when no one is watching.” Integrity then, is a close first cousin to ownership. If your team members take ownership and believe in the organization’s mission, vision ...
