LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS

We must learn how to manage emotions or they will manage us and that won’t end well. I have a sense that emotional reactions are a little quicker to surface for many of us than 4 years ago. We can go from 0-60 in an emo...

Our phones require regular upgrades to function properly. IT folks tell us, “When you get that reminder, do the upgrade.” Consider this final 2023 post focused on belonging as your “auto-notice” pop-up reminder to re...

A friend of mine went to a clinic visit with his wife recently to support her in getting screened for depression. The medical assistant came out to the waiting room to get them - with blue hair, a nose ring, multiple tat...

Ahhh…Fall! The season of colorful leaves fluttering to the ground, cooler temperatures, fields being harvested, Friday night football, children racing door to door to collect treats, and yes…PUMPKINS! I may be more e...

My colleague (and dear friend who nurtures my belonging), Cella Hartline, and I stopped at the beautiful Copper Falls for a hike to break up a long work road trip this month. I kept seeing so many metaphors in nature for...

Which would you rather work on today?___Building a clinic addition to serve more of your community’s medical needs, or___Building capacity for your community to address the factors that impact health beyond the medical ...

The 2023 posts here have focused on how you can create an environment of belonging for others. What about your accountability for creating your own sense of belonging?

I listened to this year’s Leadership Residency CEO Panel with an ear to messages of belonging. Some of their best pieces of advice fit perfectly with this theme.

Have you ever felt like an outsider? For example, I had a year-long weekly class in eighth grade, and I was the only one who came from the neighboring – rival - town. The other kids sat on the opposite side of the roo...

I’ve been hearing more and more about Belonging and its impact on employee well-being, engagement, and retention. It got me curious. Is it really as big of a deal as it seems? In a word, yes. The more I learn, the m...