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Just a BLIP - November 2025

posted on 11/3/2025 11:26:00 AM

LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS | Unless you live and work in total isolation, at one point or another, you (or employees on your teams) will experience conflict. When conflict arises, the strategy for many is “wait and hope.” Avoid further interaction. Pra...

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Facing Fears - October 2025

posted on 10/6/2025 3:08:00 PM

LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS | Fear is real. It lurks within all of us and influences our behaviors. One fear that can take a toll on leader development is fear of failure. Many of us as rural healthcare leaders were chosen for initial supervisory roles becau...

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In Control - September 2025

posted on 9/4/2025 7:52:00 AM

LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS | All too often we similarly waste our energy fighting unwinnable battles or fretting over unknowns. We habitually focus on what we can’t control rather than using our energy to take action. We worry, complain, and blame, which s...

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Playing Catch - August 2025

posted on 8/1/2025 9:58:00 AM

LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS | Imagine sitting at your local park in your lawn chair, relaxed and enjoying a summer breeze as the warm sun lands gently on your cheeks. You turn to see a familiar neighbor boy playing catch nearby and, to encourage you to play...

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Eating Humble Pie - June 2025

posted on 7/1/2025 10:46:00 AM

LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS: I love pie! I rarely turn down the chance to enjoy a slice…There’s only one pie I had to develop a taste for – humble pie. Do you have a taste for it as well?

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Ships That Sail - Stewardship - June 2025

posted on 6/2/2025 2:29:00 PM

LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS: Since April we’ve sailed the seas with two ships of our leadership fleet – Mentorship and Relationship. How’s your sailing going? Who on your crew has now been mentored…and is now mentoring others? What relationships among...

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Ships That Sail - Relationship - May 2025

posted on 5/2/2025 5:32:00 AM

LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS: Have you ever been sailing? Sailing a boat requires a great degree of trust in your intuition to steer—paying close attention to changes in the wind, knowing how to adapt and adjust (sometimes suddenly) and when to let go of co...

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Ships That Sail - Mentorship - April 2025

posted on 3/31/2025 5:58:00 PM

LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS: Have you ever been sailing? Sailing a boat requires trust in your intuition to steer—paying close attention to changes in the wind, knowing how to adapt and adjust and when to let go of control, relax, and enjoy. And ...

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Thinking Ahead - March 2025

posted on 3/3/2025 9:07:00 AM

LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS - The answer to this question is obvious: Which is more effective—to perform preventative screenings that may catch pathology in its early stages, allowing effective resolution of the disease…or to delay testing until a body be...

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Seeing It Differently - February 2025

posted on 2/10/2025 10:21:00 AM

LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS - As readers of this monthly leadership insight, we vary in years of experience, age, and approaches. We bring diverse viewpoints to the definition of good leadership—what WE think it means to be a great leader. I’m challengin...

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Filling Shoes - January 2025

posted on 1/2/2025 9:10:00 AM

LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS: Filling Shoes - January 2025 - January marks the beginning of a new walk for me as I now offer this monthly reflection. I’m attempting to fill the big shoes of one of my most cherished mentors—Jo Anne Preston, who taught me so...

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Closing Arguments - December 2024

posted on 12/11/2024 2:46:00 PM

LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS: This is my last leadership blog post* as I come to what I’ve been calling my “graduation” instead of retirement the end of this month. After a 44-year career that was more than I could have hoped for, it seems like a good tim...

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Merging Cultures - October 2024

posted on 10/18/2024 8:02:00 AM

LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS: When we merge cultures—be it two large corporations, two small departments combining, or even a physical move to a shared workspace with a new group of people—there are common fears as well as opportunities. The fears are natur...

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Change Up - September 2024

posted on 9/25/2024 11:47:00 AM

LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS: AI has reached a tipping point, it seems. What was until recently “out there somewhere” is now infiltrating my daily work. It is interesting to see this change process in real time and observe the reactions that arise from it. ...

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