Fear. Surprise. Sadness. Joy. Trust. Disgust. Awe. Hectic code room. Excitement about an upcoming project. Anxiety over deadlines. Encouragement to overcome obstacles. Angered answers. Optimistic forecasting. Emotions are virulent. What contagion will you start this week?... Read More
In Marty Neumeier’s book, The Designful Company, he describes a phenomenon coined “third brain thinking.” We each have two brains – a left and right brain. The left brain controls word and language functions, is logic-based, comprehends facts, focuses on... Read More
Here it is – the first nursing journal article in response to Nursing Idea’s Research Challenge. I really enjoyed this one. The Article: Lewis, P. S. and Malecha, A. (2011). The impact of workplace incivility on the work environment, manager... Read More
A recent story of a dress code policy impacting Ottawa nurses has me thinking about planning again. In short, a hospital implemented a new dress code designed to make it easier for patients to identify nurses from other hospital staff.... Read More
I previously posted an article from Marcia Zidle’s Making Waves: Leaders at All Levels e-newsletter. I received a lot of great feedback from that post mainly because Marcia’s words were spot on. I’m delighted to share that Marcia will answer... Read More
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
Where are they online? Yes, there are plenty of nurse leaders online, but where are those whose titles ring of nursing leadership? Where are the executive vice presidents, the chief nursing officers, the directors of nursing, the department managers? Where... Read More
After reading about At Your Cervix’s pet peeve, I decided to share one of my own: Don’t you miss nursing? As a nurse working outside of clinical care, I get this a lot. While I know inquisitors mean no ill,... 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