Gratitude changes an environment because it changes peoples’ perspectives. It’s a key aspect of my leadership. Not only do I strive to give thanks each and every day at work, but I also try to instill that into my work... Read More
Our work is the stuff of legend and perpetual, mythical whispers. Get a group of nurses sharing stories, and you’ll soon realize that you can’t make this stuff up. It’s like a reality, drama, or comedy tv writer’s gold (yes,... Read More
Nurses Week begins tomorrow, May 6th, and whether you’re a nurse or not, you can share some Nurses Week love via a Facebook frame. Go to your Facebook profile picture. Click edit. Select add frame. Search for Nurses Week. Locate... Read More
We couldn’t do healthcare without them…the incredible radiology professionals who are often hidden in basements and dark corridors. Take a moment this week and shine a light on their great work! Simply download the graphics, print on card stock, and... Read More
It’s Laboratory Professionals Week, so break out the puns and celebrate these team members who remain so fluid, doing all the bloody work, making beautiful specimens of colleagues. Yeah, we love these people…even if they do have to tell us we need another sample... Read More
I’m a stationery gal…notepads, pens, markers, sticky notes, blank notecards and postcards of all kinds…they make me happy. Words of Affirmation is my work love language…big surprise there, huh? Interestingly, the majority of my team highly values words of affirmation, as well,... Read More
It’s Cardiology Professionals Week as well as Cardiac Rehab Week. Do you work with these people? Know these people? They’re pretty amazing, but I don’t have to tell you that! And they deserve some love and encouragement during the month... Read More
Saying thank you to patients is fun. I love doing it. It’s a good thing I enjoy it – because it’s a necessity in healthcare today. Our patients are consumers; they have choices in their care, and they should be... Read More
I love any reason to celebrate people – especially healthcare workers. Every job in healthcare is difficult in some way. We all do sacred work in our disciplines, so when it’s an appreciation week or month, we should live it... Read More
I had the case of the Mondays. You know the feeling; everything seemed to fall apart at work or be too busy for me to catch my breath. Amazing, though, how gratitude washes away the Mondays – or fear –... Read More