Perioperative providers often work behind the scenes, carefully coordinating each step in the surgical care process—from scheduling and preoperative preparation to intraoperative surgery and postoperative recovery. Jessica Hawkins, MSN, RN, NPE-C director of perioperative services for Midland Health says every member of her perioperative team plays an integral role in focusing their expertise to give… read more
“be Better” Tips for Everyone
Five Ways to Check Your Hiring Blind Spots
Good hiring checklists—the best ones—are inextricably linked to your organization’s mission. Deeper still, they’re linked to the specific skills and behaviors that you’ve ascertained will achieve that mission. Now, we understand that there are also a number of “must-have” traits that most managers look for in the hiring process. Integrity is one of them, and… read more
Ten Reasons Out-Of-The-Box Thinkers Are Unhappy Employees
It’s not easy being a creative thinker in the typical corporate or institutional workplace. It can be hellish, in fact! Managers say, “I want out-of-the-box ideas!” but they seldom mean it. When you show up with new ideas and new perspectives, managers can get threatened very easily. Your fellow employees can get threatened, too. I… read more
11 signs your boss is impressed with you, even if it doesn’t seem like it
Getting along with your boss is a pretty crucial part of succeeding at work. Your manager likely controls whether or not you get promoted, demoted, or fired, after all. Your job is in their hands. Some bosses make it clear if they adore you — non-romantically, of course. They heap on the praise, give positive… read more
The Four H’s of Leadership
Even if a company has an amazing culture and great systems in place, most employees can’t fully commit to their work if they don’t trust their leaders. As a leader, you can see major gains in your employees’ performance without making any significant changes to structure or salaries. You can merely set a positive example… read more
7 behaviors to give up if you want to be happier
There are plenty of things you can, theoretically, add to your life to be happier. Exercise! Gratitude! Spending time with friends! Hooray! What’s more surprising is that there are plenty of things you can take out of your life to be a happier person. Think of it as decluttering your house, except instead of your… read more
12 Lessons You Either Learn or Regret It Forever
Over the course of your life and career, there are certain problems that continue to surface until you learn your lesson. Here are 12 that you don’t want to learn the hard way. Sticking your neck out and taking charge of your career is no trivial matter. Whether that’s switching careers, going back to school,… read more
The Truth About Employees With Attitude Problems
Dear Liz, I am a new HR Manager in a 190-person professional services firm. We have a mix of senior-level, staff-level and clerical employees and a fun atmosphere in general, but there are pockets of discontent and bad energy in the company, too. I’ve been the HR Manager here for eleven months. I am the… read more
8 Tips on Selling Your Ideas to Influential People First you need to get on their radar. From there, a handful of key characteristics will make them want to befriend you.
The most successful people in business often have friends in high places. Yes, it’s certainly possible to get ahead purely with financial acumen, a product or service customers can’t live without, or knowledge and experience that makes you irreplaceable. But often, it’s about who you know–people who like you enough to want to help you,… read more
Small Things People Use To Judge Your Personality
The human brain is hardwired to judge. This survival mechanism makes it very hard to meet someone without evaluating and interpreting their behavior. While we tend to think that our judgments are based on the content of conversations and other obvious behaviors, the research says otherwise. In fact, the majority of our judgments are focused… read more