December 17th, 2019
Posted by Kristin Baird
Years ago, I heard a healthcare leader talk about the four hospitals within every hospital. He said that there was the daytime hospital, the nighttime hospital, the weekend hospital, and the holiday hospital. He went on to ...
December 12th, 2019
Posted by Kristin Baird
Every healthcare leader wants their associates to live up to the mission, vision and values (MVV). One excellent way to make that happen consistently, is to spot people doing the right thing, and letting them know it. ...
December 10th, 2019
Posted by Kristin Baird
How does a leader get everyone to achieve optimal performance? One sure way is to make clear expectations from the beginning.
Over the past several years of coaching leaders, I’ve noticed that many coaching conversations center on setting ...
November 19th, 2019
Posted by Kristin Baird
How do I lose weight? Eat less and move more. Simple facts, but not always easy to execute consistently. It doesn’t mean easy.
A few days ago, I was having a coaching call with a senior executive who ...
November 14th, 2019
Posted by Kristin Baird
This question must be answered when leading an organization through culture change. Yet, many leaders don’t take the time to clearly articulate the vision for the culture of the future. This results in wasted time and energy, ...
November 5th, 2019
Posted by Kristin Baird
When you ask most people in healthcare why they chose their careers, they will tell you that they wanted to help others. That internal drive to serve others can get buried in the daily grind, especially for ...
October 10th, 2019
Posted by Kristin Baird
It’s no secret that leaders are crucial in driving culture, especially when it comes to modeling and holding team members accountable for service behaviors.
We have been working with an organization on making necessary culture shifts. One of ...
October 8th, 2019
Posted by Kristin Baird
It’s not uncommon for us to get requests to do organization-wide training to fix service issues. It would be easy for us to march in and do the requested training and head home. We wouldn’t do anyone ...
October 3rd, 2019
Posted by Kristin Baird
Leader rounding and coaching are two essentials of leadership that go hand in hand. If you aren’t rounding, you’re missing opportunities for on-the-spot coaching and recognition. If I had a dime for every time I have heard ...
August 20th, 2019
Posted by Kristin Baird
Mark Twain said, “The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” Finding your “why” is finding your purpose. I find that having a clear ...