Hello, Readers! ‘Coming up for air after having finished a business plan for an interprofessional healthcare workshop for communication and team building, and I realized this is Nurses’ Week! Considering that in an annual survey, nurses have earned the highest ranked public trust for the 11th straight year,what does that mean to you? We  function as patient advocates and professional healthcare providers, both at the bedside and behind the scenes. Since I have the distinct privilege of playing a part in several healthcare areas, I’d like to take a moment to reflect on lessons...

“7 Traps” article picked up by Reuters     click here for Reuters article    Hello healthcare leaders everywhere, Attending the California Action Coalition (a group of  healthcare leaders) seminar today, the same day as the article about my healthcare speakers video series hits the press in > 2000 newspapers and media outlets! This is fortuitous and accidental timing, as the need for healthcare leaders to hone their critical speaking skills is never more paramount than now! The California Action Coalition is the first inter professional state group (funded by Robert Wood...

 Dear Friends, Forty eight years ago today, The Beatles landed in New York (of course, they flew Pan Am).   If you are old enough to recall that occasion (and the mass hysteria that followed), where were you? While watching them on the Ed Sullivan show, I recall being SO upset that no one could hear anything above the screaming fans! One thing’s for sure, though: They communicated a joyful, new sound to an international audience.   Yes, there was poverty, inequity, and political turmoil in many parts of the world then, as now. However, their music and optimism set the stage for...

Howdy all, I am VERY pleased to report having spent last weekend in a Dallas hotel, just learning new things and having fun. Hold on there, partner, don’t get the wrong idea! Over 300 exhilarated participants from many corners of the world attended the National Speakers Association annual Winter Conference. The seminars were first-rate. Add to that, communing with old friends and new made this one of those “mountain-top” experiences. The only possible down-side was the up-side from such sumptuous food! The Marriott folks really spoiled us, and I have the extra pounds to prove it. You...

  Hello Friends, Well, I have already broken my New Year’s resolution to blog twice a week. (Let’s not even mention the one about working out every day. HA!) One resolution I did manage, was to make available a NEW video series for healthcare leaders everywhere. You can access the intro by clicking on the TV screen to the right >> See it? One of my motivations for making the series was my frustration when I am an attendee at a conference. Anyone in the audience will tell you, conference speakers are notoriously BORING!  There is a lot of room for improvement, right? So,...