Clintcast

Every profession has various requirements of our energy, whether physical, mental, positive, stamina, etc. Each also its ups and downs and is rarely a routine energy level from day to day as the natural order of things tends to introduce occasional deviations on its own. Therefore, what can we do to try to keep up our energy levels despite the various work loads? Today, Clint discusses how teaming, focus, celebration, pause and chunking/mixing it up can get back some of that energy for us so we can continue to do the great things we do on a long-term basis. Get a boost today!

The healthcare profession includes, by definition, the need to deal with the human condition - that’s what we do! As such, one of the aspects of the human condition with which we contend daily is the smell that can occasion daily bodily functioning. Good organizations/facilities address this on a continual basis by making sure it is everyone’s job to be a part of the solution. Not dealing with lingering smells has widespread immediate as well as downstream consequences. Better to get on top of the problem from the start. Listen in for some ideas on how!

It is necessary for every person or organization to have this to succeed in a long-term, continual fashion... vision. While we can have a ‘mission’ that helps us direct our efforts on a moment-by-moment basis, the ‘vision’ is what gives us the driving-force, can-do attitude to accomplish the mission and more importantly, to grow further beyond to new heights in a particular, chosen direction. Sometimes, the vision is hard for all to see (hence the need for visionary leaders to help us connect the dots to reach the destination) but it nonetheless puts in motion the plan of possibility to get there. This week, be sure to celebrate Martin Luther King’s vision as well as your own and that of your organization!

From time to time, we occasionally have the occurrence when someone in our care passes on. This event is a big deal and should likewise be treated as such as it is an opportunity for an organization to demonstrate that this person was indeed that, a person, not just a customer, and deserves our fullest respect. Today discusses some key aspects to this processes as well as some ideas/examples on how some facilities can take the moment to truly honor the respectful passing of those in their charge.

As many have you have noted, our company’s name is Maun-Lemke, LLC and many were curious who the ‘Lemke’ is. In today’s podcast, Clint takes the moment to introduce listeners to Ray Lemke, the co-founding partner, and to discuss the positive and deeply powerful processes Ray helped to put into motion when he helped to launch the company over 25 years ago. Solution-orientation is the key! Get some inspiration today!

Recruiting new staff is always a bit of an ‘iffy’ process as, like dating, it sometimes takes awhile to find out that the coupling doesn’t always produce mutually positive outcomes. Sometimes, however, the best prospects for new employees at our organizations are ones we’ve already had as staff in the past! Like life, changes occur over time and the reasons that may have resulted in a parting of ways previously may be resolved and a previous staff member may in fact be a perfect fit now. Today, Clint discusses how facilities can harness the power of teams to laser-target recruiting these alumni to fill the opportunities at hand.

As we become situated in our careers over an increasing period of time, there is a natural tendency to feel ‘we have learned all the answers’ and that we know what to do for practically any given situation. The truth is that life undergoes constant change. As such, even if most of the time our hunches and experiences are still right given these changes, there are surely going to be times when we are, in fact, wrong. Therefore, it is critical that we continually re-evaluate our presumed knowledge to see if there may be new ways to approach solutions we had not considered previously. Listen in as Clint reminds us to avoid ‘stinkin thinkin’.

Many of us remember playing ‘Telephone’ as kids where a message is whispered person to person down the chain to see how garbled the initial message had become by the time it reached the end person. Passing on info/news is contagious like that. Sometimes the ‘spin’ that happens along the way adds positive, negative or inaccurate influences. These occurrences in an organization can sometimes be very counter-productive and often get started when secretive communications originate. Today, Clint discusses how beneficial it can be to have important communications brought into the open from the outset to get the message clearly communicated so it can be accurately shared and generate excitement properly for maximum positive effect.

In many facilities where there is a process of rehabilitative/transition care, there is also a golden opportunity to setup a cyclic process whereby the ‘transitionees’ can celebrate the important milestone as it marks an important step in their care and healing process. It also provides a great time for family members to partake, as well as other residents from which the customer is leaving as well as those that he/she is moving to be with in the next phase of care. Likewise, the caregivers themselves get a chance for renewal of energy in their efforts, rather than feeling stuck in the mouse-wheel routine. Hear why you should have graduation parties!

In today’s healthcare environment, especially given the reform measures coming on the horizon, it is more important than ever to recognize that you cannot survive, much less thrive, by being an island. This is true both at the organizational level as well as the individual level. No one can do it all alone. Nor should you want to. Just like in Wall Street mergers, joinings take place because there is efficiency to be gained by the partnerships. As such, we must constantly be on the watch for opportunities to forge these partnerships, referrals, efficiencies, etc to ‘build a bigger pie’ so we can ‘get a bigger piece’. We all can win, especially our customers!