If we don't truly understand and believe the why, we're not going to do it. So you have to go back and retrain on the why. And so you have to start back at the…
Being a leader in health care is also I think tougher than ever. First of all, being smart is certainly related to being intellectually smart but also emotional intelligence. Having the ability to see what's…
Culture is basically the behaviors, the norms, the spoken and unspoken things that we all believe in value about an organization. And so it is important, and how our culture emulates our values and our…
Within health care, for decades, we have had experienced people mentoring or precepting less experienced people. We have student nurses who are often in our organizations, students throughout the health care, whether they're radiology students…
I think we are in the patient care business, so we have to prioritize patient care first. And I think we have to continue to attract employees who also understand that we are in the…
Some of the really creative things that I had the opportunity to do as a health care executive was partnering with academic organizations. We did not have enough master's prepared nurses at the time that…
Not all patients are created equal. I know we definitely have care plans for knee replacement, and moms and babies, and cardiac patients. We have developed really effective care plans from the experience that we…
The best way to recruit top talent to your organization and, yes, health care is, in my perspective-- but, I think, anywhere-- is to take great care of your employees. There is no better way…
I'm Jill Schwieters. I am a healthcare executive and entrepreneur. I have grown up in healthcare, serving for over 15 years inside of large integrated healthcare systems, then had an opportunity to found and build…
Whether you're following certain leadership or transformational solutions, the most important piece is picking the right one for you and your organization, fits your leadership team, fits your culture, fits your organization, and is doable.…