The plan for this 2023 “Living Leadership” blog was to lay out some ideas that might serve as fun, helpful reminders for creating and building trust with your teams. I had it all planned out — I...
Selfless or selfish? An important question for leaders
By
Julie Thorson
Apr 27, 2022
As leaders, we are often faced with the notion of selflessness and selfishness. It may be hard to recognize, but it happens to all of us. Recently, yet another line was blurred for us as leaders...
Scary times, and I can tell you the worst of it
By
Julie Thorson
Oct 16, 2018
The bag of tricks long-term care leaders have to fight fears of consists of workforce issues, reimbursement changes, regulatory pressures, and so on and so forth. The list is terrifying, but there’s...
The best columns of 2020
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 22, 2020
With December nearing its end, we took the opportunity to see which blog postings at mcknights.com were the most popular with McKnight’s Long-Term Care News readers in 2020. This list details some of...
Forgiveness in leadership
By
Julie Thorson
Mar 03, 2021
Third time is a charm. For 2021, I’ve taken on a new challenge for my “Living Leadership” blog. Each month there are words embedded in my blog that come directly from one of our nation’s top thought...
Speak Leadership … often
By
Julie Thorson
Jun 23, 2016
Sometimes a true leadership conversation is all you need to get yourself back on track.
Coach ’em up
By
Julie Thorson
May 22, 2019
If you are struggling with offering hope, you may want to consider coaching as a way or tool to do it.
The season of invisible scars
By
Julie Thorson
Jul 20, 2022
Wanna make a bet? I’ll bet you most people couldn’t care less that we are still in a public health emergency. The field that is very aware of this extension, is without a doubt, long-term care. But...
How does longevity impact stability?
By
Julie Thorson
Sep 13, 2023
Outside of the two years when I left for another gig at our local hospital, I’ve been with this organization since 1999. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what that means. Some good friends...
Make the time to build trust
By
Julie Thorson
Mar 01, 2023
Based on a Gallup poll as referenced in Strengths Based Leadership, trust is one of the four needs people must have to truly appreciate and thrive in their workplace. In long-term care, like many fields,...