Let’s face it – the field of aging services is a change driven, chaotic environment on normal days. 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. The COVID-19 virus has dramatically
Life isn’t easy. It brings surprises and challenges on a day to day basis. The real question is “what will we do with the challenges we face”? Whether it’s a hurricane, flood, earthquake or act of violence we will choose to act or sit back and simple watch things happen. It’s a choice we will
In his children’s book Happy Birthday to You, Dr. Seuss eloquently wrote, “Today YOU are YOU, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is youer than YOU.” The book was intended to encourage children to celebrate who they are and the ability they have to shape the course of their lives.
Driving candidate engagement in an employee driven marketplace The world of recruiting and hiring has changed. What have you done to compete in this employee driven market? What new approaches for recruiting have your put in place? What do your most recent hires say about your process? Has your volume of applicants increased? Workforce challenges,
How many times have we run into a challenge that we thought could be overcome if we simply had the right people and more money? More staff and additional money may seem to be a barrier to solving problems – but is it really? In my previous role as a long time corporate executive and
Ready for a Mini-Vacation? Watch my video now Let’s face it, sometimes we really need a vacation, but time and resources continually get in our way. What if I told you there is always time for a mini-vacation, and gave you the tools to enjoy one each and every day? Plus, researchers say that taking
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 past year was an interesting year for the field of aging services and specifically skilled care – challenging workforce dynamics, funding reductions, and increased regulatory scrutiny. I guess you could take the positive approach and say aside from those it was a pretty good year. Those with a less positive view could see 2018
Watch our video on achieving “Excellence” Off the top of your head, can you name the best basketball player of all time? The best jazz saxophonist? The best investor? You probably thought of the big names—Michael Jordan, John Coltrane, Warren Buffet. The specific talents and skills of these three couldn’t be more different, but they
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