In my early years navigating the intricate pathways of leadership, I often envisioned the journey as climbing a ladder—each rung representing a new challenge, a
In the vast universe of leadership, it’s all too easy to miss the stars that shine differently. While my journey has taken me through diverse
I’d like to dive into a topic close to my heart: building a culture of resilient leadership. Now, you might be wondering, what exactly does
You finally realize that it’s time for you to move on to a job where your talents are appreciated.
Now, you’re evaluating what you should be looking for in your next executive role.
You’ve been through the fire before and you know how hard it is to work in an organization with a leader that doesn’t value your skills and a team that doesn’t respect your expertise.
This doesn’t allow you to help the people you came to help; the patients and the frontline members that look up to you.
You need to be in an environment that nurtures you but there is a chance you can jump out of this frying pan and into one that’s worse.
You need to slow down and really think about what environment you want to be in and what it takes to be successful as a leader.
There are more than 5,000 hospitals in America and they all have leadership teams.
Every year, there are people who want to reach a higher level in healthcare.
These people are looking for leadership development programs to get them to the next level.
Everyone needs to understand why leadership in nursing is important.
Let me explain what’s happening right now.
There are 9.7 million healthcare workers on the front lines in healthcare.
It is projected that in the next five years, 6.5 million of those workers will leave the healthcare industry and not come back.
It is also projected that only 2 million people will replace that 6.5 million leaving.
This means that in the next five years, we’ll be in a healthcare crisis.
Right now is the time for you to be a nursing leader with impact.
At some point, every leader wonders how to overcome fear.
Maybe the fear is making the decision to leave the organization and retire.
Maybe the fear is making the wrong decision in a time of crisis.
No matter what, all leaders will be confronted with fear at some point.
And you must overcome this fear.
Anton Gunn is a Former Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama and the world’s leading authority on Socially Conscious Leadership. He has a Masters Degree in Social Work from USC and was a Resident Fellow at Harvard. He is the bestselling author of The Presidential Principles and has been featured in TIME magazine, the Wall Street Journal, BBC, NPR, and on Good Morning America.
