LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS

How many can identify with the inner groan you suppress when you’re on the receiving end of another complaint? Perhaps your day hasn’t been so spectacular; you have complaints of your own. You feel like a freight tra...

Bad Habits. Ever wondered why you can’t easily stop an old, ineffectual behavior you know doesn’t serve you and replace it with a more productive one? Perhaps you’ve reflected on its negative impact, recognized the ...

One of our priorities as leaders is growing our people. We expect those we serve to be receptive to coaching and feedback to recognize blind spots that hinder further success. We too need growing, coaching, and similar...

I had opportunity to hear four respected leaders from different RWHC membership hospitals speak at our recent Emerging Leaders program. They were prompted to share their leadership lessons and advice to developing leade...

As leaders, we have opportunity to be the focal point of attention more frequently than the employees who we support. We often get the credit for team accomplishments and/or share on behalf of staff with senior leaders ...

I stumbled upon a list called the 5 C’s of Leadership. Reflect and consider…have you seized all 5 C’s in your leadership?

Drive Success…or Foster Engagement? Do you feel as a leader you have to choose one over the other? Any time we put the word "or" between two options instead of the word "and", we’ve made the Fool’s Choice, whereby t...

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 interacti...

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 ...

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 blam...