I had the privilege to recently attend the 37th annual National Association of Directors of Administration in Long Term Care (NADONA/LTC) conference. I love going to this gathering as I not only get to...
Ensign, Cascadia and Sun Mar execs: Employee-led companies positioned to maximize opportunities
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 19, 2024
Giving employees more of a role in leading their companies — and acting on both their bright ideas and their criticisms — will help shepherd quality skilled nursing providers as the sector rapidly...
Creating ‘fixers’ for a new generation of nursing home leadership
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 07, 2023
Indiana’s largest skilled nursing operator is developing a new program to advance leaders across the organization’s footprint, focusing on soft skills and people management techniques that are necessary...
This is how we continue to offer hope
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Julie Thorson
Nov 08, 2023
Trust, compassion, stability and hope have been my focus this year for the Living Leadership blog. I certainly can’t take credit for the four things followers need from leaders — that comes directly...
Table hopper or bartender?
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Julie Thorson
Apr 03, 2024
A few weeks ago, I had a lengthy conversation with a friend in leadership. Deb Reardanz is the CEO of a lovely Illinois retirement community, Clark Lindsey Village. Our paths first crossed...
Can the past inform the future for leaders?
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Martie Moore
Aug 25, 2023
It was a lively debate on how much we should look backward to then look forward. I commented that we must look to the past to inform the future. Another person protested that the past is the past. It needed...