Michael H. Cohen A shared vision has the power to transcend individual self-interests, personality, and work style differences. When commitment to the shared vision is strong, people simply find ways to effectively communicate and cooperate with one another in order to achieve desired results. When employees help establish boundaries by agreeing to reasonable standards of conduct, they take responsibility and accept the consequences of their actions. This in turn creates a safe and secure work...

Donna Wright It is time to move your competency assessment process beyond meeting regulatory standards to creating excellence? The Ultimate Guide to Competency Assessment in Health Care is packed with ready-to-use tools designed to help you develop, implement, and evaluate competencies. More than that, you will find a new way of thinking about competency assessment - a way that is outcome-focused and accountability-based. With over 20,000 copies sold world-wide, it is the most trusted resource...

Donna WrightJoin Donna Wright as she delivers an informative and surprisingly entertaining overview of Donna Wright's Competency Assessment Model.You will learn how to create a dynamic competency assessment process that will help you and your staff meet the technical proficiencies to thrive in our ever-changing world, and at the same time help you increase professionalism, hold people accountable, and motivate your entire team to excellence.Objectives: Learn the goal of competency assessment...

Donna Wright Join Donna Wright as she delivers an informative and surprisingly entertaining overview of Donna Wright's Competency Assessment Model. You will learn how to create a dynamic competency assessment process that will help you and your staff meet the technical proficiencies to thrive in our ever-changing world, and at the same time help you increase professionalism, hold people accountable, and motivate your entire team to excellence. Objectives: Learn the goal of competency...

Michael Henry CohenA back-to-basics approach to employee engagement, Time to Lead provides common sense leadership practices for busy leaders like you. It is a practical resource on how to address your administrative responsibilities while increasing your presence with employees and customers. Each goal focused exercise and self-assessment tool comes directly from the collective experiences of leaders like you. By practicing Time to Lead principles, you will enhance your ability to: Align your...

Riane Eisler and Teddie M. Potter Written from the nursing perspective, this book provides a model for partnership that will change how you work, lead, and live. This volume provides nurses and other health care professionals with tools to reexamine the current state of interdisciplinary partnerships in order to build a more effective, caring, and sustainable health care system. Riane Eilser, JD, PhD(h), is the President of the Center for Partnership Studies. Dr. Eisler, social theorist,...

Mary Koloroutis and Susan WesselAs vital and influential leaders at the heart of their organizations, clinical nurse managers may havethe toughest job in the American health care system. They are the translators of the organization’smission into practice. They are coaches and carriers of hope. The manager is a source of inspirationwho creates the cultural norms on the unit through what he or she pays attention to or disregards.There’s no soft-pedaling it: The clinical nurse manager’s role is...