by Pam Gallagher | Mar 2, 2022 | Balance, Career Development, Development, Executive Coaching, General, Healthcare Industry, Leadership, Networking, Planning, Tips
When you are hired into a position after someone has left the organization, my advice is this: Don’t speak ill of the departed! You may not find things in good order, or the way you would like to have left them. However, don’t take the low-hanging fruit of blaming...
by Pam Gallagher | Feb 2, 2022 | Balance, Career Development, COVID-19, Development, Executive Coaching, General, Healthcare Industry, Interim, Leadership, Planning, Tips
In the midst of the Great Resignation, staffing is complete chaos. Across industries, organizations are rushing to fill vacancies so that customer service (and profits) don’t skip a beat. In the urgency of the moment, everyone is looking to hire permanent employees to...
by Dr. Seleem R. Choudhury | Jan 28, 2022 | Balance, Career Development, COVID-19, Development, Executive Coaching, Healthcare Industry, Leadership, Networking, Planning, Tips
During this current winter wave, many countries outside the U.S. continue to use blunt COVID mitigation measures that they relied on early in the pandemic. These measures, such as transitioning kids to at-home learning and closing businesses, resulted in significant...
by Renee Jensen | Jan 12, 2022 | Balance, Career Development, Executive Coaching, General, Healthcare Industry, Leadership, Networking, Planning, Tips
Are all successful leaders competitive by nature? If pressed to name a leader who is not the least bit competitive, I don’t think I could. I can honestly say that I have never met a successful leader who isn’t always striving to be better, improve themselves, or at...
by J. Larry Tyler | Jan 4, 2022 | Balance, Career Development, Development, Executive Coaching, General, Healthcare Industry, Job Search, Leadership, Networking, Outplacement, Planning, Tips
When people in career transition are preparing for an interview, they tend to spend a lot of time practicing their answers to the questions that they think they’ll be asked. This is wise. You can almost guarantee you’ll be asked some form of the questions “Why are you...
by Pam Gallagher | Dec 16, 2021 | Career Development, Development, Executive Coaching, General, Healthcare Industry, Leadership, Planning, Tips
In my decades of leadership in healthcare, I have learned the hard way that not every person with a “C” in their title or who has been appointed to a board of directors understands what it means to lead. These deficient “leaders” are always looking for a magical...