Author: Jenny Korth

Avantas was excited to host individuals from six of our clients for a Concentrated Consulting session focused on float pools and centralized resource management. Engagement was high and the room was buzzing with inquisitive questions as teams participated in a dynamic dialogue and learning session over the span of three days. Here are a few...

Future-seeking organizations are familiar with change. It is a part of what keeps them growing and thriving. While change may be common in the healthcare industry, it doesn't always mean that people are comfortable with it. In fact, there are few people who would embrace change with open arms, no questions asked. For the majority...

When imagining an ideal workplace, most people would list having the right “culture” toward the top of their list. People want to work somewhere they enjoy and gives them a sense of fulfillment. Culture is a topic that has been emphasized in recent years as leading organizations have realized that having the right people in...

The 2016 Avantas Workforce Solutions Retreat brought leading organizations including Penn State Health, KentuckyOne, Jefferson, SSM, and others to Omaha for a few days of learning, networking, and fun. This year’s theme, Then and Now, focused on the evolution of workforce strategies and tools our clients are utilizing, as well as the transformational journeys they...

“Core to leading any significant change effort is organizational alignment. No amount of tactical change management training will substitute for having an entire organization that has a clear vision of goals, shared responsibility, and personal accountability to achieve results.” Why would a training leader say that training isn’t the answer? Too often, I hear organizations...

You’ve won! An Executive Champion and support for your initiative that is, and you know from Part 1 of this series that one of the main reasons that projects fail to launch or lack long-term success is weak executive sponsorship. But once you’ve earned it, how do you successfully leverage the support? A 2014 Research...

One of the main reasons that projects fail to launch, or realize long-term success, is the lack of executive sponsorship. In fact, a 2014 Research Study by Prosci indicated that projects with strong, effective executive sponsorship were 3.5 times more likely to meet or exceed objectives than those with weak sponsorship. Here are three self-reflection...

“Let’s wait until we know the outcome of the executive meeting in two weeks.” This is a common and logical statement many leaders make when considering actions and decisions. It can be tempting to push pause on project implementation by falling into the thinking trap of, “This will probably change again tomorrow anyway.” That trap...

There are two types of organizational change: change that is mandated and change that is proactive. The latter is easier and can be less emotional than the former, yet the lines often blur between the two – often because proactive change launched by one group is perceived as mandated change by another. Thus, both types...

by Patsy Gleim, RN, MA, CNML In all honesty, this is a question that does not really need to be asked. The answer is instinctive and obvious. Of course, developing nurses into better leaders can impact the bottom line – but how exactly? What are the best ways of establishing leadership development initiatives in healthcare...