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In order to make tough decisions easier, I have learned to include staff in decisions, to seek support from leaders, and to take care of myself.
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Shared Governance Leader Onboarding Toolkits

The Shared Governance Support Team has developed a list of resources for new shared governance leaders to equip them to lead and guide team members in engaging in shared decision-making at the local level.

Leading in an Election Year

Human resources and organizational culture experts Clare Lemke and Byron Garritson share tips for leaders on how to manage respectful workplace conversations and establish appropriate boundaries during times of heightened political differences.

Financial Action Plan: Finance Toolkit

Leaders and experts across the system collaborate to share resources and insights, empowering teams to cultivate long-term financial strength.

Better U: How to Understand the Impact of Stress and Burnout on Your Team

Resiliency Center Director and clinical psychologist Megan Call explains how leaders can use Better U survey data to understand how stress and burnout impacts their team and provides ways to take appropriate action.

Five Ways to Build Financial Resilience

In-Patient nursing leaders Trell Inzunza, Shegi Thomas, Kim Meyer, and Stewart Van Cleave share examples of how leaders can be good stewards of finance through individual, team, and organizational practices.

How to Master Education in the Health Professions

The new Master of Education in Health Professions degree program offers a unique opportunity to improve teaching skills, influence the future of clinical care, and increase the impact of clinical educators. The program’s interprofessional leaders, Joanne Rolls, Rebecca Wilson, and Wendy Hobson-Rohrer, share why the program is important and offer a few quick tips to improve your teaching today.

The Effective Communicator: Know Your Audience

The Effective Communicator is here to answer your troublesome communication questions. This week: knowing your audience leads to better presentations.

How to Make Hard Financial Decisions with Your Team

System leaders Iona Thraen, Jake Van Epps, Ischa Jensen, and Clint Reid provide guidance for frontline leaders to make the hard financial calls a little easier.

Jedi Mind Tricks to Help You Avoid Conflict

Pediatric emergency medicine physician Zak Drapkin shares "Jedi Mind Tricks" for avoiding conflict to subtly influence the thoughts and actions of others in a more positive direction.

How to Disagree Without Being Disagreeable

To disagree means failing to agree. Synonyms include to contradict, challenge or debate. Synonyms do not also have to include to argue, quarrel, dispute, bicker or clash. Pediatric intensivist Jared Henricksen shares the best path forward when words become clouded with emotion.

How to Listen—Really Listen—To Feedback From Your Team

Listening to—and learning from—employees makes for a more humble and thoughtful leader. Chris Shirley, support services director, shares how he turned some stinging feedback into an opportunity to create community and inclusion.

How the Operating Budget Works

The annual Operating Budget is a structured process that pairs frontline manager expertise with powerful financial forecasting tools to help the organization stay on track. The Central Finance Team’s Casey Moore and Robert Dickson demystify the process to help you navigate budget season.