“A leader takes people where they would never go on their own.” – Hans Finzel Everyone, at some point in their lives, has built a jigsaw puzzle. Let us take a moment to reflect on that time, as that is where we’ll uncover today’s leadership lesson. OK. You just dumped out all the puzzle pieces…
Nearing Year End– A Few Random Thoughts As we approach year-end 2022, a few random thoughts come to mind….one is heartwarming, and the other makes me chuckle! The heartwarming story jumps to mind as we are in the thick of this holiday season. I thought of a client this weekend as I challenged my granddaughter…
The Importance of Discharge Medications When I look back at my career, there are certain patients that stood out. Notably, these patients were “repeat customers” who would return periodically with in-stent restenosis or progressed disease. I would wonder why some patients never seemed to require additional treatments while others routinely came back… After conversing with…
“If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always got.” – Henry Ford “Because this is the way we’ve always done it”. Most of us have heard this phrase or a form of it at some point in our lives or careers. It’s like the work version of your parents saying, “because…
Authored by Carol Wesley, RN, MSN/MHA Resiliency. I remember hearing that word a lot throughout nursing school and then during my career. But what exactly is resiliency? Is it something that is inherited, or simply learned over time? Resilience is a useful and highly adaptive trait that is described as the ability to…
Authored by Joe Dorko, Senior Consultant. I was listening to a song on the radio, “See the World” by Brett Dennen when I heard the line, “Now I’m planting trees I’ll never climb.” Then a thought occurred to me…this is how leadership feels. As a young pharmacist, I would take time at the end…
To celebrate women’s history month in March, I wanted to highlight three of the amazing women who helped shape modern medicine. These women embody the strength, resilience, and intelligence of women who made their mark in a male-dominated field. Florence Nightingale The first woman I would like to feature is Florence Nightingale. Florence is known…
Our recruiters are sometimes approached by a prospective client that reaches out for assistance specifically due to a long-term physician search initiative that “falls apart” in the final stages. Oftentimes, organizations can lose one or several candidates near the end of the placement process… but why does this happen?? After being engaged to fill the…
Earlier this year, on June 30th, the Society of Thoracic Surgeons and the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists, in partnership with other organizations, released updated blood conservation clinical practice guidelines addressing an evidenced-based, multi-modal, and multi-disciplinary approach to conserving blood resources, in addition to optimizing outcomes in patients at high risk for transfusion. These guidelines have…
During a recent conversation with colleagues, a comment was made that young doctors “don’t want to work,” that they lack the strong work ethic of prior generations. I responded with what I think they want, which is more defined work/life balance … and is that really a bad thing? I spent a considerable amount of…
