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 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 ...
July 29th, 2021
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 ...
July 9th, 2021
By Angela Fieler
AIDET® is an effective communication framework Studer Group introduced to the healthcare industry about 15 years ago. Many organizations use AIDET training for patient experience consistency.
I visit a lot of healthcare organizations where the leaders say AIDET® is ...
May 17th, 2021
There is a phenomenon among newly-minted managers. When someone presents a problem, they often feel the need to fix it because, after all, they are now the manager. Fixing presents two problems. First, they are adding more responsibility and psychological ...
March 2nd, 2021
Google the term, “workplace drama” and you will get 55,000,000 results. Why? Because it is one of the most common culprits of workplace dysfunction. As a leader it is up to you to create a drama-free zone.
Drama
Drama can be a ...
January 19th, 2021
Have you ever felt like you were communicating clearly, only to have someone say, “We can’t read your mind,”? A few years ago, one of my team members held up a mirror for me and exposed a flaw in my ...
December 31st, 2020
As we wrap up 2020, and look to the future, it is crucial that leaders take stock of what the past year revealed about us as people and as leaders. What did the challenges show you about yourself related to:
ResilienceCommunicationPrioritizationAbility ...
December 3rd, 2020
COVID has hit home giving me firsthand insight into the patient and family experience.
For years, hospitals and health systems have made the patient and family experience a top priority. And for the last several years, great progress has been made ...
September 22nd, 2020
People often think good communication is how we speak and write, but listening is even more vital in good communication than what you say. This is especially true in the virtual world.
Too often, we listen to respond rather than listening ...