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In a study conducted by the American College of Physician Executives, 13,000 physician and nurse executives found that ninety-seven percent of respondents experienced unprofessional outbursts and distruptive behaviors.  Only by working together can physicians and nurses achieve teamwork and collaboration.

Often when nurses fail to behave correctly and express openly hostile behaviors, they do not recognize how their actions impact patient safety, performance and their collective self-esteem.  Teach the nurses how to collaborate and stand up to each other in collaborative manner using their assertive behaviors.  

Senior teams need to set an example for a high trust environment, acting with integrity and commitment and leading with a strong vision.  Trust leads to greater engagement among all employees and alignment across all key business goals.

Follow these steps to have your senior team have greater alignment and better vision.  

• Develops a framework for gaining self-insight
• Enhances your performance
• Increases your job satisfaction
• Expands your pool of networking contacts

For the Organization:

• Increases productivity for both partners
• Improves leadership and technical skills
• Discovery of latent talent
• Better recruitment and retention of skilled staff

The coach works with each client to equip him or her with the tools, knowledge and opportunities to become more effective as a leader and as a person. Coaches guide their clients to discover their passions, find best opportunities and harmonize with the other members of their team.

There are six major principles of coaching in the attached document.

Experiencing stress for many of us can be traumatic. Often, self-doubt will creep in and we find ourselves second-guessing all of our decisions or feeling hopeless and constrained by our circumstances. When feeling over-burdened with strain and anxiety can lead to depression or lowered self-esteem. The following are tips to cope effectively with stress.

Everyone feels slightly uncomfortable about networking; yes, even those people who profess to love it. In this handout, you will learn the nine steps to effective networking. If nothing else, this handout will increase your comfort level around networking.

That’s how long it takes for a person to form a first impression. First impressions matter; good first impressions build trust and confidence with clients, employees and peers -- whether you are on the phone or at the front door or passing by them in the hallway. With every new encounter you make the other person makes a judgment about how you look, how your voice sounds, your eye contact and the firmness of your handshake. Follow these six steps to make a good first impression.

Learning the steps of leading change is easy; what is hard is developing a character of integrity and respect. In the end, leadership comes down to honesty, a confident will and the ability to build strong relationships with your direct reports, peers and other leaders.