I have a love-hate relationship with this season. No, not winter. Professionally, as the director of a nonprofit program, this is my grant-writing season. Mid-January through the end of March is a dizzying dance of RFAs (requests for applications), budgets, project... Read More
The Designful Company: How to Build a Culture of Nonstop Innovation by Marty Neumeier is a read well-worth your time. It won’t take too much of it, though. You could start and finish the book on a plane ride or... Read More
Need to get in touch with me? Pretty easy to do. You can call my cell or work phone. (I haven’t had a home phone in four years.) You can text me, too. You could email me at work or... Read More
Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos.com, Inc. has written a great book – Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, & Purpose. It’s filled with lovely stories of learning and entrepreneurship and nuggets of leadership wisdom gleaned while growing Zappos.com, Inc.... Read More
Marcia Zidle, a business speaker and leadership coach, recently published an article in her Making Waves: Leadership at All Levels e-newsletter – “What They Didn’t Teach You in Harvard Business School.” It’s a great reminder for nurses, as well: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Here are... Read More
A mentor once told me told me to make one goal every year so big it scares me. It has been a good practice for me, stretching me to reach higher and think beyond my usual resources. However, to date... Read More
Dyson makes vacuums. Really great vacuums. (They also happen to make hand dryers and bladeless fans.) Most of the Dyson commercials end with Sir James Dyson saying, “We fix the obvious problems others choose to ignore.” Wow. I wonder what... Read More
Make no mistake. Business in nursing is big time. It doesn’t matter the setting, either. Primary care, nursing education, hospice, ER – business. It’s a true dichotomy between selfishness and selflessness. Don’t get me wrong. Profits keep the doors open and... Read More