Clintcast

Leadership involves the concept of role modeling in a big way. How you carry yourself has a direct relationship on how followers will follow you, and often how they in turn, lead others. As such, leadership starts with how you lead yourself and approach your own daily tasks. Learn some tips from Clint about ways to be a better role model, for yourself and others!

Home Care is a very important aspect along the healthcare continuum. As opposed to other types of facilities involving communities of patients, there is a different set of challenges and opportunities inherent when a patient is able to stay in their home. Today, Clint discusses some of those aspects as well as additional ways to capitalize on this region of healthcare, especially through partnerships.

Incontinence presents a constant challenge in healthcare settings. It is vital to address the issue head-on in a positive manner, as doing so can bring additional good reputation/customer service points beyond the primary goal to address the patient’s needs in the first place. Additionally, it may be an outward symptom of other underlying problems which need to be addressed with a patient, and hence, must be carefully tended to.

The healthcare profession is rampant with job transitions at all levels. With all these changes in position, it is not a surprise that this leads so often to confusion, apprehension and uncertainty throughout an organization on a continual basis. This can be avoided, however, with proper and diligent succession planning, both personally and at teaming levels to ensure ongoing quality throughout the transition.

As Clint has discussed in previous podcasts, the healthcare business is about giving of yourself without expectation of getting something in return beyond the satisfaction of a doing a job well done in making a difference. That being said, it does not however necessitate that you are always giving yourself away for free. There is a natural balance that can be achieved, but not by ‘keeping score’. Listen in!

While it may seem obvious, it is often an overlooked fact - YOU are responsible for safety in the workplace. Yes, there may be safety rules, regulations and practices in place, but it all starts with you making the conscious choice to be safety minded, to be aware of unsafe potentialities in yourself, others and your environment and to take vigilant actions to enforce safety in these realms.

A very important aspect of the act of teaming includes understanding budgets, even if you don’t necessarily have job responsibilities tied to budgeting tasks. When team members have a firm grasp on ‘where the money comes from’ and ‘where it goes’, they can better ensure their daily actions are in line with maximizing this lifeblood of the organization.

Human resources (our human assets)... it is our most valuable resource in healthcare. Despite the amazing cost in time and effort to hire, train and retain our healthcare workers, there is still a prevalent tendency out there to ‘eat our young’ (aka haze, mistreat, give a hard time to the very coworkers we also rely on to handle covering shifts and vacations, helping us out with patients, etc). It is time to put an end to this ritual!

Motivation is an internally generated driving force. It cannot come from the outside world. That being said, what things can you do to ensure you not only maintain the motivation you need, but you also promote a strong chance of success in the tasks you are motivated to accomplish? Clint gives 3 items to be aware of.

Even the most cheery of folks occasionally have days where the sky’s not as blue as normal. That’s okay! We’re all allowed these days. However, when the rain clouds become persistent, or worse yet, contagious, it is time to take action. Clint gives some hints to watch for.