By: Kriss Barlow, RN, MBA I simply love Halloween! It’s the crisp fall air, pumpkin carving, excitement of the right costumes, and the chance to be a kid again. And bobbing for apples a game that we always play at our Halloween parties. It is a great activity, but...
By: Kriss Barlow, RN, MBA A recent Seth Godin blog hit home for me. He says, “Long words when short ones will do. Fancy clothes to keep the riffraff out and to give us a costume to hide behind. Most of all, the sneer of, “you don’t understand” or,...
By: Kriss Barlow, RN, MBA We recently asked the opinion of readers, clients and industry experts in a simple survey. Over the next few months we will be using our blog to share results and offer some insights and ideas based on our findings. We will also pose...
By: Kriss Barlow, RN, MBA The start of the school year brings back all sorts of memories for me, how about you? As a parent, there was the thrill of watching the boys grow up. At a personal level, it was the path to achievement. There are some disciplines from...
By: Kriss Barlow, RN, MBA Talk about frustrating, you have good information that you want to share with a doctor and you “get through” the office staff to get quality time with the doctor. We’ve all run up against those gatekeepers that make the job of the field...
By: Kriss Barlow, RN, MBA Everyone is doing more with less. As you speak with the clinical staff, the marketing team and the leaders in your organization, you quickly realize that their pace matches yours. A friend recently referred to the inside of the organization...
