Leadership Insights Newsletter

Remotely Recognized - January 2022

Jo Anne Preston | 1/28/2022 10:11:00 AM|

For those who can do their jobs from home, this genie isn’t going back in the bottle, and many leaders are not innately comfortable with this. How will you attract and keep the best and brightest in a changed workplace?

Performance Evaluation Q&A - December 2021

Jo Anne Preston | 12/17/2021 10:51:00 AM|

I recently asked our class of newly promoted leaders to submit their questions about performance reviews. Here’s the Q & A for some of them.

DIY DEI - November 2021

Jo Anne Preston | 11/24/2021 6:31:00 AM|

“I don’t know anything.” This may not be the best first sentence to get you to read on, but then again, maybe you feel the same way sometimes. No? Am I the only one who is a little lost in sorting out what diversity, ...

Leadership Insights: October 2021 - Energy +/-

Jo Anne Preston | 10/29/2021 7:57:00 AM|

This claim is one of a tiny number of things I am fairly certain about: most people underestimate their impact on others, you and me included. For a variety of reasons, most of us go around assuming that what we do on a ...

Leadership Insights: September 2021- Where The Hell Is My Compassion?

Jo Anne Preston | 9/24/2021 12:19:00 PM|

I polled myself and the result was: I’m tired and angry a lot lately. NPR confirmed that I’m not alone, reporting (from a poll much larger than my own) that August 2021, was one of the lowest points in our collective “...

Leadership Insights: August 2021- Follow Up

Jo Anne Preston | 8/20/2021 10:31:00 AM|

(Issue 130) I wrote a few months ago about mediating conflict between employees. What happens after you hold that challenging conversation? We want to believe things will be fine now that the air is cleared, but agreemen...

Leadership Insights: July 2021- Pride

Jo Anne Preston | 7/22/2021 5:45:00 PM|

(Issue 129) “I’m so proud of you.” This is easy to say to someone else when they have reached a goal, accomplished something they set out to do, or overcome a difficult challenge. That is why I’m going to be proud of...

Leadership Insights: June 2021- Go for the C-Suite

Jo Anne Preston | 6/15/2021 8:39:00 AM|

(Issue 128) Wisconsin rural hospital CEO and CFO rock stars inspired possibility thinking with a group of emerging leaders recently, demonstrating that striving for the C-suite might not be an unreachable-or undesirable-...

Leadership Insights: May 2021- Leading High-Turnover Positions

Jo Anne Preston | 5/11/2021 10:33:00 AM|

(Issue 127) The crisis is here and now: there are not enough lab techs, pharmacy techs, or certified nursing/medical assistants. These, and many other entry-level positions in healthcare are remaining open for months wit...

Leadership Insights: April 2021- The Learning Curve

Jo Anne Preston | 4/12/2021 11:40:00 AM|

(Issue 126) Promotions and job changes often come when we are at the top of our game. We feel confident and ready to show what we can do. The honeymoon phase of being selected though, whether it’s an internal promotion ...