Hospital boards that want to gain valuable perspective into the patient experience, the workforce and ways to accomplish the Triple Aim should seek out trustees with a background in nursing. Joanne Disch, R.N., director of the University of Minnesota’s Katharine J. Densford International Center for Nurse Leadership, said the “nurses lens” brings a specific viewpoint… read more
Employers
Ten Signs Your Company Has A Culture Problem
It is time for corporate and institutional leaders to be honest with themselves and one another about the real problems that keep companies from achieving their goals. They don’t miss their goals because Sally in Accounting is a poor performer or because the company inexplicably developed a voluntary turnover problem when seven or eight of… read more
Ten Signs Your Company Has A Culture Problem
It is time for corporate and institutional leaders to be honest with themselves and one another about the real problems that keep companies from achieving their goals. They don’t miss their goals because Sally in Accounting is a poor performer or because the company inexplicably developed a voluntary turnover problem when seven or eight of their… read more
Ten Things A Good Manager Won’t Ask Employees To Do
Millions of words have been written and published about what it takes to become a strong leader. We should talk about another aspect of leadership, which is the fact that it’s really hard to be a great leader because the corporate and institutional framework make it much easier to manage badly than to manage well…. read more
The Honeymoon Is Over!
BY NANCY SWAIN, Practice Leader, Career Transitions/Outplacement The days in which a new executive could take their time to learn what he or she needed to know about the company is over. Those blissful weeks or months when you were not really expected to deliver any results but just “get to know” the people and… read more
To thrive at Under Armour, you have to answer Kevin Plank’s three questions
When you think about sports companies, which come to mind? Adidas, right? It was founded in 1949. And how about Nike, circa 1969? For sure. But when the data was crunched for LinkedIn’s U.S. list of Top Attractors, the companies where people want to work now, only one showed up: Under Armour, founded by Kevin Plank… read more
Part-Time vs. Full-Time: Frequently Asked Questions
Employers with a part-time workforce sometimes have questions about how federal, state, and local employment laws apply to their part-time employees. Below we answer common questions about part-time employees. Background: Q: How many hours are considered full-time, and how many hours are considered part-time? A: The definitions of full-time and part-time can vary depending on law… read more
INVESTING IN YOUR STAFF’S FUTURE
The leading issue with long-term care facilities is staff retention, and with this growing issue, analysts and the federal government are investigating the leading causes of this problem. Employee Dissatisfaction: Common system and environmental issues. Insufficiencies in benefits and pay: Caregivers believe their hard work is not being reciprocated in compensation. Poor staffing: According to… read more
4 Habits Of Employees You Should Promote Immediately
You’ve probably already got high performers whose talents you could be developing more than you are. Here’s how to identify them. High turnover is bad for morale, it’s expensive, and it can sink the performance of even your most loyal employees. But it’s become something of a new normal, and companies are struggling to… read more
6 Mental Mistakes Leaders Make That Hold Back Their Effectiveness
The juxtaposition of leadership has always fascinated me as leadership is both the problem and the solution to many of the issues we face today. While on one hand leaders are the root cause for many challenges today, on the flip side they’re also the answer. It’s easy to blame leaders at the top and… read more