Browsing: Insights

If you’re in a senior management or leadership role, there’s one thing you can do that sets all kinds of positive wheels in motion. But there’s a problem. Most people in leadership roles don’t want to do it. What is this powerful but oft-avoided task? Spend a day each month or so working in the front lines of your organization.

The CEO of the hospital calls your office or shop. You can hear the panic in their voice. The world is coming to an end. Nothing will ever be good again. Why? There is a surveyor from The Joint Commission, DNV, CMS or the state health department on campus.

No matter how good a job is, sometimes you just need a change. If you find yourself in that spot, how can you announce your resignation in a way that won’t end up burning those proverbial bridges and ultimately hurt your future career path?