Martin Luther King, Jr., said, “I have also decided to stick with love…Hate is too great a burden to bear.” Why is hate so harmful? I think all of us know the answer, but do we realize that hate actually causes physiological and mental harm? Neuroscience in the last 20 years has made amazing discoveries […]
David Quiqley, M.S.W, PHR, Board-Certified Coach By David Quigley While running errands recently I had the opportunity to be in and out of several local businesses. I was greeted as I entered the bank, then the tire shop, again in the coffee shop, and the convenience store. This is a common experience nowadays, as most […]
Innovative Connections offers support and inspiration through our experience and expertise in culture, leadership, and organizational development. We know that highly effective organizations exhibit strengths across five areas: leadership, decision-making and structure, people, work processes and systems, and culture. Organizational effectiveness is about each individual doing everything they know how to do and doing it well; […]
Interview with Pat Samples by Holly LeMaster Pat Samples, MS, RN, CENP I recently sat down with Pat Samples, MS, RN, CENP, to talk about a topic that's close to her heart: physician coaching. Coming from her background as nurse, and then a nursing executive, Pat has a natural gift for coaching and developing physician […]
We're committed to practicing what we preach at Innovative Connections. So we regularly build in time to pause, reflect, and connect as a team. Yesterday we had an extended team meeting and holiday celebration together to enjoy one another's company, review the past year, and imagine our way into 2018. Our reflections consistently bring forward […]
Interview with Pat Samples by Holly LeMaster Pat Samples, MS, RN, CENP I recently sat down with Pat Samples, MS, RN, CENP, to talk about a topic that's close to her heart: physician coaching. Coming from her background as nurse, and then a nursing executive, Pat has a natural gift for coaching and developing physician […]
Interview with Pat Samples by Holly LeMaster This is the third in a five-part series on physician leadership. What’s the impact of physician and nurse leaders partnering effectively—or not? Some of the literature is beginning to show that, since the advent of EMR, nurses and physicians are working more in parallel to one another versus […]
by David Quigley, MSW, PHR, Board-certified Coach Have you ever had a loved one in a nursing home? My spouse and I have both worked in hospitals and healthcare for the past several decades and I have been keenly interested in what constitutes exceptional care for the patient and family. We are currently in a […]
By David Quigley,MSW, PHR, Board-Certified Coach How would you answer a physician who asked during new employee orientation, “Do you really expect us to smile all the time?” That question stimulated an interesting discussion in a group of newly-hired clinical and non-clinical hospital staff which resulted in clarifications and several key insights. I continue to […]
In organizations, culture is defined by what we do. And just hoping that culture will evolve on its own is a recipe for disaster. To have a fluid, high-performing team, you must be intentional about developing the culture consistently. One of the most important things you can do to shape your culture is to put […]
