If there were a bucket full of all the leadership lessons in the world and you could pull out only one skill to master, it should be the ability to listen. I used to think early in my career the number...
Long-term care leaders can have ‘the best of both worlds,’ experts assert
By
Danielle Brown
May 18, 2022
CHICAGO — No long-term care leader should have to sacrifice their personal life in order to achieve career goals, industry experts stressed during the latest McKnight’s thought-leadership panel discussion.
Women of Distinction: Seven lessons learned from women in my life
By
Michelle Feng, Ph.D.
Mar 08, 2021
Today is International Women’s Day, a time to celebrate the achievements made and progress yet to come by women across the globe. Recently, I was named a Rising Star in the 2021 McKnight’s Women of...
Leading through crisis
By
Kimberly Townsend
Aug 19, 2022
For leaders in the long-term care industry, the past few years have felt like one crisis after another. In 2020 we had a sudden and urgent need to protect staff and residents from COVID-19. Shortly after,...
Lessons in leadership and predictions for the future of skilled nursing
By
Jim Love
Sep 09, 2021
When I took on my current position in April 2020, I couldn’t have imagined what the next year and a half would bring. With a background that includes executive, strategy and finance positions, I felt...
Obama, Congress hammer away at economic stimulus package
Jan 27, 2009
President Barack Obama and Congress have been making headway on a major economic stimulus package. They aim to pass it during the first 100 days of the new administration.
Republicans hammer away at HELP plan, introduce reform measure
Jun 18, 2009
Republicans have offered their own version of healthcare reform as they continue to criticize legislation from the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee (HELP).
California ends longest budget stalemate in history; much-needed Medicaid funding to arrive
Sep 24, 2008
After a record 85-day lawmaker impasse, California finally has a new budget. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) signed the $143 billion spending bill Tuesday, nearly one-fourth of the way through the fiscal...
Make the leadership moments mean something
By
Julie Thorson
Mar 28, 2018
During the course of a day, each of us have the opportunity to let leadership moments slip by. Good news: We also have the opportunity to take advantage of leadership moments.