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Episode 6: "The Pause"

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In this video I describe the need for "Pause"  Whether it's a day, week or months, the value of a pause is that it helps you refocus, refresh and renew.  I did it and I cannot tell you how good it felt.  I hope you enjoy the blog and as always, I welcome your thoughts and comments!

Kotter cont: Guiding Coalition and Vision/Mission

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I continue with highlighting the work of Kotter in culture change.  In this video blog I discuss the steps; creating a guiding coalition and developing a vision and mission.  These are two very critical steps early on in the cahnge process.  I have also offered the presentation, "Silence: A Never

Episode 4: Urgency

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In this Episode I discuss Kotter's 8 step change process.  I focus primarily on the first step which is creating a sense of URGENCY.  All too often great change ideas fall short because there has not been any work done in creating a sense of URGENCY.

Episode 3: Stop the Silence in Healthcare

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In this Episode I discuss what I feel is the first step in changing culture in healthcare.  I call it the Dos and Taboos list.  I have spent a great amount of time studying Edgar Schein on organizational culture.

This is Episode 2: Stop the Silence in Healthcare Camapign

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This video is a second in a series I have done on my "Stop the Silence in Healthcare Camapign".  It can also be found on the Ackerman Consulting You Tube station.

Silence: A Never Event

I continue to develop the campaign to help with the elimination fo silence in health care. I have seen first hand the impact silence has had on patient safety as well as interpersonal relationships in the health care environment.