Nurse Leader Cafe

Practical Advice for Healthcare Leaders

Month: May 2026

  • Is Your Recognition Meaningful?

    Is Your Recognition Meaningful?

    Is your recognition actually meaningful? Nurses Week in many organizations brings celebrations, marketing campaigns, free lunch, and sometimes even after-hours celebratory events. Organizations that do this right make a big deal about it. They involve the entire senior leadership team and other disciplines like medicine in the process. While nurses appreciate the fanfare and gratitude…

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  • The Leadership Habits That Keep You Buried

    It’s 4:47 p.m., and you still haven’t touched the thing you promised yourself you would finish today. Your calendar was packed before you even opened your laptop. A staff member stopped by with a “quick question” that turned into a 20-minute conversation. Your inbox has 187 unread emails, but you’ve been scanning it all day…

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