The Daily Adventures of Surgical Leadership
I have recently been working with a new manager who is just learning about her center. She’s bright, enthusiastic, experienced, has great critical thinking skills, the right temperament, and should be a great success. She’s also frustrated, and I’m trying to help her alleviate…
So, today is a milestone for me. It’s my birthday, and I have been writing this blog for four years this month. To honor the occasion, I thought I would switch it up a bit and be a little reflective. I didn’t really start writing the…
I once had an employer ask me to attend an out of state conference. When I initially heard about the conference, I was interested in the content and locale, and was looking forward to it. Then, I heard that the same employer had wanted about…
I have worked in ambulatory surgery since 1995. I love the safe quality care our industry provides. When people ask me why we are good at what we do, my answer is always simple. We specialize in one thing. Surgery. As with any business, when…
Have you ever had a day when someone comes to you and says, “we don’t have any (supply name here), and the case is scheduled to start in 10 minutes!” ? I know I have. While I don’t have a magic wand to solve this,…
Being in a leadership position is, for lack of a better word-challenging. But, no offense to those non-surgical leaders, who may start their day at say, some late hour like 8:30, and then maybe actually go to a restaurant for lunch, or grab a call…
I don’t know about you, but I find staff training challenging. I’m NOT Oprah. (YOU get to learn about emergencies…lol!) I have this list of everything staff need to know that I’ve built from the compliance documents, use it to train new staff, and…
I’ve done a lot of thinking about overcoming adversity lately. Like anyone, I’ve had my share. I tend to admire those who have become greatly successful despite significant challenges faced. Part of my recent reflection comes from meeting one of my heroes the other day.…
I don’t know about you, but I hate that we are already being bombarded with holiday stuff. I just put my bathing suit away, realize that I am not in love with my winter wardrobe (I blame my wardrobe woes on too many years in…
I know that writing Quality Studies can be challenging. What do we study? How do we study? How do I get it into the format I need to meet accreditation? I’ve had to write many a study and have helped others as well. I’ve seen…