Author: Kriss Barlow, RN, MBA This article was updated in 2013 to reflect the current market. There’s no such thing as watching what goes on in your organization from an ivory tower these days. If you’re in a management role and or working with others, you...
By Kriss Barlow, RN, MBA The times certainly are changing. For some, the level of comfort within a position is very uncertain and subject to change at a moment’s notice. While it’s hard not to take a wait-and-see attitude, I suggest just the opposite. Harness your...
By Kriss Barlow, RN, MBA Today’s internal climate can be characterized as one that desires immediate gratification and measurable results, and lives life with one eye – or maybe almost two eyes – focused on what’s next. The imperative is to show results immediately,...
Author: Kriss Barlow, RN, MBA Time and again, the weapon used to kill many of healthcare’s best ideas is internal process and politics. The scenario: A creative, dedicated healthcare professional earnestly sets out to sell others on the value of the idea, and...
Author: Kriss Barlow, RN, MBA This article has been updated by the author to reflect 2013 trends and market dynamics. Healthcare changes are occurring at an unbelievable pace and the need to do more with less is certainly part of everyone’s reality. In the...
