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...
CMP grant receives phenomenal nursing retention results, even during pandemic!
By
Peg Tobin
Jul 09, 2021
Tobin and Associates, Inc. received a Civil Monetary Penalty Grant to implement a Nurse Leadership Training Program in Ohio from January 1, 2018, to December 31, 2020. The purpose of this grant was to...
Life is like a Ferris wheel
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Sep 27, 2022
When comparing life to amusement park rides, many people say that life is like a roller-coaster. Lots of ups and downs and bumps around the bends. But I think that life is a lot more like a Ferris wheel....
Bridging the disconnect between leaders and workers
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Apr 05, 2022
As I reviewed the many recent long-term care happenings and articles to select a topic for this week’s blog, my mind kept returning to the fascinating column by researchers Lindsey Creapeau and Jennifer...
She needed this shot in the arm, and you might too
By
Julie Thorson
Sep 14, 2017
I started the week doubting myself but I eventually forced a better mindset, which led me to listen closely to a conference keynote speaker. He spoke on the power of purpose and reaffirmed in me that doing...
The gardener leader
By
Martie Moore
Apr 10, 2021
Many times, as leaders, we do the time-is-short, chaotic, we just need to get the work done thing.
We need leaders (regardless of title) now more than ever
By
Julie Thorson
Apr 25, 2018
We need to recognize that leadership in our world must expand beyond formal titles. We work in a field where leadership is necessary 24 hours a day, not just the hours the offices are open.
Lighten up, Francis
By
Julie Thorson
Jul 21, 2016
Sure, in our field we deal with life and death. There are days that we are dealing with tough stuff. There are also those days, however, when we take ourselves and our work way too seriously. We need to...
Trust before truth
By
Julie Thorson
Jan 05, 2017
The people you trust the most, hopefully, are the ones that can lay the heaviest of truths on you. In other words, they can point out your weaknesses in a way you will respond to. Sure, it might hurt,...
Do the right thing when people are watching!
By
Julie Thorson
Apr 28, 2016
Every once in a while a leadership principle that you have held on to tightly for years gets turned on its ear.