Posts tagged with: leader

Be the Peiskos

With record-cold temperatures across the U.S. tonight and this weekend, I hope you find the peiskos. And if you won’t or can’t be by a fireplace this weekend, I hope you’re the peiskos for others. You make the environment. 🔥👏🏻♥️... Read More

All Hail the Sky Holders!

Do you ever have those days where everyone around you swears the sky is falling? Maybe it’s you. I’m sure we all know similar people…Every. Thing. Is. A. Major. Issue. And the panic spreads. There are these amazing people in... Read More

From Where Innovation Begins to Lessons From A Bad Boss: A Nursetopia Reading & Education Mashup [Part 22]

My reading list is filling back up again, and I’m absolutely loving it. I’m squeezing in chapters here and there, and you better believe free moments in between meetings and snippets of downtime have their fair share of bit-sized information... Read More

The Aftermath of A Leader

Michael Hyatt’s recent post, “How Are People Left When You Leave Their Presence?” is worth a mention all by itself. As a leader, how are you leaving people?... Read More

Giving Back, Paying it Forward, Making A Difference

You are where you are today because of your own diligence and drive in combination with the leadership, mentoring, and encouragement from others throughout your life. You are a wealth of information and resources. Someone is dying to meet and... Read More

The Responsibility of the Lone Nurse

Often individual nurses are placed in situations, in meetings, and on committees where s/he is the only nurse. Maybe it’s purposeful by the power-hungry/hoarding nurse or by others needing a “token nurse” (e.g. “We need at least one nurse on... Read More

Hildegard Peplau: Nursing Theorist Rock Star [infographic]

I have read quite a bit about nursing theorists lately…just because. I know, it’s rather weird, but I feel compelled to dig deeper into nursing’s professional roots. Hildegard Peplau, one of nursing’s foremost leaders, died 13 years ago this Saturday.... Read More

Surround Yourself with Greatness

Over the past few weeks I have had the privilege to learn from many people with varied backgrounds and perspectives. Some people I learned from formally, while others it was more of an informal process. Times and locations changed, and... Read More

Nurse Blogger Spurs Other Nurses

If you’re a nurse blogger, or you know a nurse blogger, check out the first ever Those Emergency Blues for Writing. I love, love, love this idea. I’ll submit an entry from Nursetopia, for sure, but the more, the merrier.... Read More