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I picked up The Encore Effect from my library a few weeks ago. With less than three hours of audio, I knew this book wouldn’t last long. That was one of the reasons I checked it out; I needed a... Read More
Dr. Mukherjee used the story of the Red Queen’s race from Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking-Glass in his best-seller The Emperor of all Maladies: A Biography of Cancer. The analogy burned a place in my mind, and I have been... Read More
Nurses deliver difficult news every day. Whether it’s reiterating exam results the physician explained earlier to the patient and now the family that was absent is suddenly present and the patient no longer remembers all the intricacies of the delicate... Read More
It seems as though I have been reading and hearing about courage a lot recently. Maybe it’s my subconscious. You know, when you want to buy a new car and then you start seeing that exact car all over the... Read More
The Article: Drenkard, K. (2012). Strategy as a solution: Developing a nursing strategic plan. Journal of Nursing Administration, 42(5): 242-243. Big Idea: Drenkard, Executive Director of the American Nurses Credentialing Center, explains the importance of developing a strategic plan for... Read More
I hope you have a leader around you that leads by example – letting his or her light shine brightly, encouraging you to do the same. If you do, congratulations. You are likely part of a “bright spot” in the... Read More
What do you do all day? This question gets thrown around a lot, no matter the industry. It’s often derogatory. It implies you do not do anything simply because someone else is not educated on your role. You must be... Read More
It’s been said, “When you’re a hammer, every solution looks like a nail.” Maybe education or money or people or time or…is your nail solution. Be aware. Sometimes it takes a screw or bolt or glue or tie wrap to... Read More
“balrogs kill”‘s Flickr photo inspired me. I cannot include the picture with this post due to copyright and the photographer’s downloading/sharing preferences, but be sure to view it yourself. Copyright naturalturn, Flickr.com It made me laugh, but it also reminded... Read More
The more I am around successful leaders (who I consider successful), the more I understand the importance of saying the same thing over and over and over and over and over and over again. With so many people and key... Read More