Another fantastic (and grueling) day. The content presented today was just fantastic. Dr. G (Val) brings the theory to life with her real life examples. What a fantastic teacher she is.
I'll be brief tonight since I've spent the evening working on the powerpoint presentation I have to do tomorrow. It is a synthesis of the entire week's content. The topic is "My Signature Leadership Style." Each person in the class will be presenting on the same topic.
A few of the LESSONS LEARNED from my notes today are:
For profits comprise 40% of the hospitals in the nation today. Their staffing ratios (hours of nursing care) are so low that the only saving grace for care is the mandated ratios.
Advice a mentor gave to one of my classmates:
When one thinks they are such a "big and important person" it's like presenting themselves as if they are speeding down the street in a shiny, red convertible, slam into the driveway, and blow the horn...saying...look at me....I'm so great. The real leaders come down the street on a bike, wander in the back door and sit at the kitchen table.
Effective leaders take DATA and translate it to INFORMATION. When information is used effectively it translates into KNOWLEDGE. Knowledge then translates into WISDOM.
Don’t read/study more than 20 minutes at a time. You won’t retain much.
The most important educational goal is learning to learn.
In a dry climate and a dry air hotel room, wet a towel and lay it over the a/c vent in the room….voila…instant humidifier.
More tomorrow. We are supposed to finish at noon....then have the afternoon free before we begin the next course on Saturday at 10:00 am
"...The real leaders come down the street on a bike, wander in the back door and sit at the kitchen table."
ReplyDeleteHow very true.