Leadership and You!

Madeline SmallNews

When people work alongside a truly authentic leader, they’ll often give their whole hearts and minds to the cause. In these situations, a spirit of teamwork and loyalty can spread throughout an organization, resulting in higher morale and greater productivity.  To influence others, you need to have great interpersonal communication skills, know how to manage conflict effectively and problem solve …

Viral Video – Sleeping Staff

Angie SzumlinskiNews

A video posted on a social media platform shows a female staff member slumping at a medical cart, apparently asleep. Of course, the video went viral with more than 50,000 views and shared more than 2,000 times. Yikes. Who would post such a thing? Shocking, it was a co-worker at the nursing home. Why would a staff member do something …

Leadership Rounding

Angie SzumlinskiNews

“Leadership rounding is a process where leaders (i.e., administrator, department heads, and nurse managers) are out in the building with staff and residents, talking with them directly about care and services provided in the organization including Quality Assurance & Performance Improvement (QAPI) initiatives. Rounding with staff and residents is an effective method for leaders to hear firsthand what is going …

Disaster Preparedness and Response

Angie SzumlinskiAnnouncements, Featured

Strengthening the supply chain and letting companies communicate more freely are two of the ideas in a report from the HealthCare Leadership Council and other organizations about how to respond to future pandemics and other public health disasters. The reports’ recommendations include: Launching a standing disaster preparedness group, appointed by and working with the White House, which includes private sector …