Each summer I spend about 2 weeks working as a nurse at Camp Ramah New England, an overnight summer camp. I was inspired to write about collaboration earlier this month and continue with this theme as the result of that experience. There are just under 600 campers and with all the staff and their families about…
Collaboration to Stem the Tide of Burnout
Sadly, when I speak about burnout among nurses and physicians, the word bullying comes up much more than I would have expected. For physicians there is an historic legacy of hierarchy with medical students being like a gnat and sometimes just getting in the way of all the work that must be done, then the…
Imagine Your Positive Future
Recently, I assisted in a mastermind group in which we all came as we imagine we will be in 5 years. There was so much energy in the room and a sense of success around what each of us achieved. Some of what we noticed about each other in the future is:We each tapped into…
Engage with Your Strengths
“Working hard to manage weaknesses, while sometimes necessary, will only help us prevent failure. It will not help us reach excellence.” Martin Seligman Working with strengths is powerful. People who use their strengths daily are happier and more productive. Using your strengths adds meaning to work by bringing in your own values. When you engage…
Recall a Peak Experience at Work
At a recent presentation of Vital Signs of Well-Being at Danbury Hospital, for nurses during National Nurses Week, I asked the participants to write down and share their own 3Ws, “What Went Well?” One of the nurses told the group about an experience earlier that day in the E D, when she was able to…
Growth Mindset to Overcome Burnout
Perhaps, it’s springtime and seeing all the growth around me, but the theme of growth mindset emerged again for me recently. I had what felt like a challenging experience as a leader of a meeting and wanted to hang my head for not having everything in place. Later, doing some reading I was reminded of Growth…
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