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The Brain Can Change—and So Can We

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Have you ever heard or read a word that’s either new to you or that you’ve not encountered, and suddenly it starts cropping up everywhere? This is true for me with the word neuroplasticity.  It describes the brain’s ability to change and adapt by forming new neural connections and reorganizing existing ones in response to experiences, learning, or injury. It is the process of allowing new skills and/or changes in skills and abilities, as well…
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Start by Being Kind to Yourself

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Be kind. This is how I respond when asked, “If you had one tip for a person, what would it be?” Kindness also feels like the right word to focus on as we kick off a new year. When reading the definition for kindness, words like generous, helpful, and thinking of others’ feelings are listed. Being kind to others is a great thing. My suggestion is that you include yourself as someone to be kind to. In my experience, most people are extremely…
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Creating Psychological Safety for New Hires   

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Psychological safety is a term that has been around for years. It means creating a culture in which people feel safe sharing their ideas, concerns, and mistakes without the fear of humiliation and/or punishment. It is an important characteristic of a high-performing organization. In fact, Google’s Project Aristotle discovered that psychological safety is the most important element in high-performing teams. I ask myself, Do I create an environment of psychological safety? This does not mean avoiding conflict…
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One Resolution That Will Make You a Better Leader (and Human) in 2026

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As we wrap up 2025, the question on everyone’s mind is: What can we expect in the year ahead? What skills should we build? What actions should we take? What trends should we watch? Technology and AI will no doubt stay front and center. But if you’re serious about self- development, I believe your real competitive advantage will lie in relationships. My prediction for 2026: The ability to build and maintain strong relationships will be…
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Take Time to Collect the Bright Spots of 2025

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Sometimes as we’re wrapping up the year, it’s easy to drift into negativity. End-of-year evaluations tend to produce mixed findings—some areas show strong results, while others fall short. It’s human nature to focus on what didn’t go as planned. Add in the stress and exhaustion of the holiday season, along with budget pressures and goal-setting for the year ahead, and it becomes even easier to miss all the good things that were accomplished over the…
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What Being a Good Mentee Looks Like (and Why It Matters)

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People need mentors now more than ever. Career paths are more uncertain. AI, technology, and economic shifts are creating cultures of uncertainty; working with a mentor (or serving as one) can make a huge difference. A mentor is an experienced person who provides guidance, support, and advice and serves as a role model for someone else. This person is often called a mentee. There are formal mentor/mentee relationships as well as informal ones. The tremendous value…
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Human-Centered Leadership Joins HPSG: How Three Nurse Leaders Turned Evidence Into a Movement

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When the founders of uLeadership—Kay Kennedy, Lucy Leclerc, and Susan Campis—met in 2019, they were seasoned nurse executives who had spent years working all day and night to serve teams and patients. Then they hit a wall. “We were at a point in our career where, quite honestly, we felt a little burned out,” says Leclerc. “We were high level, overachieving work all day and night type leaders, and that’s probably part of why we…
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My Word of the Year (drumroll please…): Genfluencer

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With 2026 bearing down on us, everyone is coming up with their Word of the Year. Merriam-Webster chose “slop.” Oxford University Press chose “rage bait.” Dictionary.com chose “67”—and yes, I am one of those who is “too old” (by design) to get it! Speaking of generation gaps…I’d like to propose a Word of the Year that connects to that theme. It’s one that captures both the reality leaders are facing and the shift that leadership now demands. My word of…
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Low Turnover Does Not Always Mean High Engagement

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Top leaders often say their company is about people. They may believe their focus on people is felt throughout the company. But do the frontline people feel the same way the top leader feels? And how does one measure this? Is it enough to say, We have a good culture because our employee turnover is low? Maybe yes and maybe no. In healthcare, certain areas have higher employee turnover than others. Some of these areas…
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Become a World-Class Noticer

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We can get so caught up in just doing our job that we stop noticing opportunities to make things better for our patients, our coworkers—even ourselves. Maybe there is something right under our nose that could be improved. Maybe it’s been that way for a long time, so it doesn’t really register. Or if it does, we might think, It’s just how we do things here. Or we assume it’s somebody else’s job. Sometimes it…
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