Nursing Leadership Blog

Strategic planning is all about how we are going to go from where we currently are to where we want to be (our goals). I like how Sean pointed out that making goals is the easy part, the action necessary between making goals and reaching goals is what is hard. I once heard someone say of goals, “goals without actions are simply wishes”. In the past strategic planning was done without exact data or research. Modern day strategic planning is more data based. Data is more easily accessible and being in the information sharing era, research is so much easier and simpler than it used to be. Strategic planning should focus on 6 months to 2 year periods. The days of projecting out 5 years and strategically planning for it are in the past. We currently set long term goals, but strategically plan for the short term to take the steps to eventually reach our goals. Sean discussed a particular CEO who made his personal values also the values of his organization. Sean discussed how this often ...

For this interview I interviewed Lori. Lori is the office manager as well as the billing/tax lady for a local small business. I really haven’t given too much consideration to budgeting before now. It is funny because my wife is the daughter of a CPA and her entire life she has been taught to budget, budget, budget! I was not, and I think it drives my wife crazy sometimes! Having the opportunity to interview Lori was a great learning experience. It has been my experience that people who work in business finance/accounting do not always have the most upbeat or friendly of personalities, Lori was not as expected. She was so entertaining to talk to and happy to share with me her insights into budgeting. This was the first thing I learned from her, budgeting isn’t always boring and the people who do it aren’t either! Within Lori’s business there is a lot of room is left for employee/numerical error. The opportunity for big mistakes is budgeted into their budget! This almost alway...

I am right along with Sean when it comes to change. I love it! It excites me and is something I am always seeking out. I do believe a solid foundational way of doing things is needed and good, but there are always ways to do things better! No matter what it is, there is always a way to do it better. It seems that with every task I do I am always running scenarios through my mind of how I can change it. I know this isn't the case with everybody. Some people enjoy clear cut direction and longevity so that they may perfect their skills and job. I completely understand this as well, but like Sean says, change is one of the only constants in the universe. Change must and will happen to adapt to our surroundings and way of life. Without change, we would all eventually fail. Often times introducing change is difficult in the workplace. Many people have done things one way their entire career and then they are asked to adapt to a new way. This can obviously be difficult for many. For cha...