We recently joined an ACO with the hopes of delivering a collaborative health care model that will bridge the gap between physicians, hospitals and skilled nursing providers to offer high-quality coordinated...
Our duty to remain curious
By
Julie Thorson
Dec 07, 2022
As we close out 2022, I find myself reflecting on what progress I have made, if any, with strengthening my curiosity in leadership. I started the year with a focus on curiosity. I end the year with more...
Ensuring competitive advantage through leadership assessment
By
Richard Metheny
Jul 12, 2012
The most critical competitive advantage of any long-term care organization is its leadership. Hiring, promoting and developing the right senior executive team have never been more important. But too often,...
This is how we continue to offer hope
By
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...
Flying V: Lessons for the interdisciplinary team
By
Renee Kinder
Feb 29, 2024
If there has been a theme in my world this month, it is the art of asking for help. Not just asking for help but doing so with the confidence of knowing I am surrounded by team members ready to step in...
How to give feedback that gets results
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Oct 12, 2021
Whether coaching supervisors on leadership skills or teaching employees to follow proper infection control procedures, the way in which feedback is offered can have an enormous impact on how it’s received...
This before anything else
By
Julie Thorson
Jan 04, 2023
Too many times we jump to believing we know instead of making the time to understand. What a hard lesson to not only learn, but live. It is difficult to pause in the moment and ask questions when all we...
3 things to ‘know’ to develop CEO skills for the future of aging services
By
Jacquelyn Kung, DrPH, MBA
Robert G. Kramer
Ed Frauenheim
Feb 28, 2022
We reviewed the latest on how to develop CEO skills and reflected on our own effective habits to create this guide for cultivating the abilities needed in our industry.