Watch our video on having “Insight” Insight, the fourth SurTHRIVELeadership element, is all about looking below the surface. It’s about looking for patterns in the subtext of ordinary and extraordinary things, finding connections that weren’t obvious at the outset. To provide insight, one must seek the why’s or how’s of a certain event to give a new perspective
Watch our video on being “Realistic” In order to make the intangibility of hopes and dreams into tangible plans and goals, one must first determine how that transition is made. This requires being Realistic, the 3nd element of SurTHRIVELeadership. A realist knows the extent of their abilities and is well aware of every resource at their disposal. In
Watch our video on having “Hope” The 2nd element of SurTHRIVELeadership is Hope. One might think, “of course, everyone has hope”. True, I believe hope is something intrinsic to everyone. But when you you take a closer look at it, you realize how much hope really plays a part in quality leadership. To have hope means to
Watch our video on being “Tested” Everyone has been through difficult times; events that test their character, their beliefs, their emotional and physical strength. They can be significant once-in-a-lifetime events, or they might simply be the challenges of everyday life. Some have a positive outcome, like a job search, and others, like the loss of
Let’s be honest, sometimes we simply don’t want to get out of bed and go to work. Maybe it’s been a tough week, month, or even longer. Possibly the challenges we face in long term care have finally hit home, and we’re questioning is it really worth it? I think we have all had days
The key to success is striving to see clearly what is desired, setting our heart and whole being to the task, and implementing a thoughtful plan. Doing this can help overcome a variety of challenges and help us fear…less. – LindaShell.com Long term care can be a scary place right now. Workforce issues, regulatory challenges
Let’s face it – the field of aging services is a change driven, chaotic environment. You start each day with plans and goals in place, only to find those altered by staffing challenges, resident needs, problem follow-up, and occasionally a visit from “friends” from the health department. So how do you find success in this
I recently read an article questioning the validity of social media ratings in long-term care vs. the rating system provided by CMS and I think the conversation should be expanded on. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services did a fantastic job when they created their 5-star review system, but similar to other government agencies,
The following post was originally posted at MedBridgeEducation.com on July 10, 2018. Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.” –Aristotle To know and lead others, one must start by knowing oneself – implying that all successful leaders must embrace a realistic portraiture of their leadership style including strengths, gaps, knowledge, and experience. Beginning with
In our last blog post, we looked at the Vision of Lindashell.com; the ideal future we strive to create. We want to see long-term care fundamentally change to an industry of evidence-based practices that are routinely reviewed and ethics that are routinely prioritized. And, rather than throwing every plan at the wall to see if