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July 4, 2023
In January 1941, as Europe and Asia were engulfed in war, a war that within the year would draw in the United States, President Franklin D. […]
July 3, 2023
Like many people in a world where we grew up with loud music and headphones, I have tinnitus – ringing in the ears. Unlike some people […]
July 1, 2023
About 20 years ago I organized a Never Fear Never Quit conference. Two of our speakers were Alan Hobson and Jamie Clark. They’d written an inspirational […]
June 21, 2023
Because the first edition of this book was so well-received at the 2023 conference of the American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) earlier this year, I’m […]
June 8, 2023
I appreciate the responses to my recent post on how a Near Drowning Experience cemented my decision to block of the next seven months to take […]
June 6, 2023
Last week I had a Near Drowning Experience. On a family vacation we were on a boat in the gulf coast, anchored about 250 yards from […]
May 1, 2023
Giving the first copy of the new book to DAISY Cofounders Mark and Bonnie Barnes at the AONL 2023 Conference This week we are at the […]
April 8, 2023
Core Action Value 3 in my course on The Twelve Core Action Values is Awareness. When I’m teaching it, I’ll sometimes go around the room and […]
April 5, 2023
The Values Coach Growth-Impact Model™ I’m leading a team of graduate students from University of Iowa College of Public Health on a study of the influence […]
March 16, 2023
Can you imagine Winston Churchill having said this to the British people during the German Blitz of WW2? “Bank runs are especially dangerous because they feed […]
March 2, 2023
Over the past several weeks I’ve heard from three people who each, after 20-30 years of loyal service to their company or hospital, received a layoff […]
February 23, 2023
Mark and Bonnie Barnes, cofounders of the DAISY Foundation, have done so much to thank nurses. To date more than 2.5 million nurses around the world […]
February 20, 2023
In the movie We Bought a Zoo, Benjamin Mee (played by Matt Damon) tells his two children Dylan and Rosie how he had to muster up […]
February 16, 2023
Leadership Job #1 is to Spark and Fan Extravagant Hope This is my working definition of hope, from a slide I shared in my presentations at […]
February 6, 2023
You don’t have to hold someone’s feet to the fire when they are willing to walk across hot coals on their own Twenty years ago the […]
June 14, 2022
This is the 33rd in a series of posts in which I share thoughts on a book that has inspired me over the years. I agree […]
June 14, 2022
This is the 32nd in a series of posts in which I share thoughts on a book that has inspired me over the years. In Strategy, preeminent […]
June 14, 2022
This is the 31st in a series of posts in which I share thoughts on a book that has inspired me over the years. I have […]
June 14, 2022
Today is the first day of Nurses Week 2022. In this 2-minute video, I explain why Nursing has earned a lifetime lock on the honor of […]
June 14, 2022
This is the 30th in a series of posts in which I share thoughts on a book that has inspired me over the years. Early in […]
June 14, 2022
The second Gratitude Symposium hosted by Quint Studer is now open! Registration is free and gives you and your team access to presentations from 49 authorities on health and wellness, personal empowerment, […]
June 14, 2022
This is the 29th in a series of posts in which I share thoughts on a book that has inspired me over the years. Adding the […]
June 14, 2022
“I have marveled often at the thin line that divides success from failure and the sudden turn that leads from apparently certain disaster to comparative safety.” […]
June 14, 2022
If you’re planning to attend the annual conference of the American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) conference in San Antonio the week of April 11, please […]
June 14, 2022
Attitude is not everything but it’s close. A great attitude will not make you a great heart surgeon if you haven’t gone to medical school, but […]
June 14, 2022
Attitude is not everything but it’s close. A great attitude will not make you a great heart surgeon if you haven’t gone to medical school, but […]
June 14, 2022
I once invited two mountain climbers, Alan Hobson and Jamie Clarke, to speak at a conference I was hosting. They had summited Mount Everest on their […]
June 14, 2022
This is the 28th in a series of posts in which I share thoughts on a book that has inspired me over the years. In his […]
March 22, 2022
Remind yourself of this every time you drink a glass of water. No matter what challenges you are facing, as long as you stay hydrated and […]
February 5, 2022
In his classic book The True Believer, Eric Hoffer wrote that anyone who would change the world, or a corner of the world, must have the ability […]