Leadership Insights - RWHC News & Updates

Ships That Sail - Relationship - May 2025

posted on 5/2/2025 5:32:00 AM

LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS: Have you ever been sailing? Sailing a boat requires a great degree of trust in your intuition to steer—paying close attention to changes in the wind, knowing how to adapt and adjust (sometimes suddenly) and when to let go of co...

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Ships That Sail - Mentorship - April 2025

posted on 3/31/2025 5:58:00 PM

LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS: Have you ever been sailing? Sailing a boat requires trust in your intuition to steer—paying close attention to changes in the wind, knowing how to adapt and adjust and when to let go of control, relax, and enjoy. And ...

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Thinking Ahead - March 2025

posted on 3/3/2025 9:07:00 AM

LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS - The answer to this question is obvious: Which is more effective—to perform preventative screenings that may catch pathology in its early stages, allowing effective resolution of the disease…or to delay testing until a body be...

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Seeing It Differently - February 2025

posted on 2/10/2025 10:21:00 AM

LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS - As readers of this monthly leadership insight, we vary in years of experience, age, and approaches. We bring diverse viewpoints to the definition of good leadership—what WE think it means to be a great leader. I’m challengin...

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Filling Shoes - January 2025

posted on 1/2/2025 9:10:00 AM

LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS: Filling Shoes - January 2025 - January marks the beginning of a new walk for me as I now offer this monthly reflection. I’m attempting to fill the big shoes of one of my most cherished mentors—Jo Anne Preston, who taught me so...

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Closing Arguments - December 2024

posted on 12/11/2024 2:46:00 PM

LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS: This is my last leadership blog post* as I come to what I’ve been calling my “graduation” instead of retirement the end of this month. After a 44-year career that was more than I could have hoped for, it seems like a good tim...

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Merging Cultures - October 2024

posted on 10/18/2024 8:02:00 AM

LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS: When we merge cultures—be it two large corporations, two small departments combining, or even a physical move to a shared workspace with a new group of people—there are common fears as well as opportunities. The fears are natur...

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Change Up - September 2024

posted on 9/25/2024 11:47:00 AM

LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS: AI has reached a tipping point, it seems. What was until recently “out there somewhere” is now infiltrating my daily work. It is interesting to see this change process in real time and observe the reactions that arise from it. ...

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Cool Off - August 2024

posted on 8/29/2024 11:49:00 AM

LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS: In the midst of the current record-breaking heat wave, we are reminded that heat and stress are cozy bedfellows. Both require self- management. If you have found yourself getting steamed up over work challenges, constant change, ...

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Coworker Hell - July 2024

posted on 7/22/2024 12:38:00 PM

LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS: Do some of your employees feel like they are in it? When empathy erodes, teamwork suffers. If your department has fallen into the blame game, it might be time to facilitate some dialogue. Sit people down together.

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Community Matters - June 2024

posted on 6/28/2024 8:20:00 AM

Healthcare professionals may still be those we most trust, but that trust “account” has taken a hit the last several years. We all know the reasons why. Healthcare leaders, you go first when it comes to repairing that ...

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Accountability - May 2024

posted on 5/24/2024 11:51:00 AM

LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS - A common challenge in healthcare is getting people to do tasks that are important to you but not as urgent to the individuals you need it from. If you manage any area of compliance, you will need something from everyone, e.g., m...

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This Mile - April 2024

posted on 4/8/2024 1:14:00 PM

LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS - I like to write about running even though I have zero interest in the act of running unless a bear is chasing me. I admire runners! The runners I know and love are passionate about it, committed, disciplined, hard-working, goal-...

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Encourage Challenges - March 2024

posted on 3/13/2024 4:00:00 PM

LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS - Want to prevent even small-scale disasters, as well as achieve greater team results? Make it safe for people to challenge you.

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