Culture of Collaboration: Courage
Step 3: STOP the Chatter and START the Courage. This is the third and final installment of our blog...
Step 3: STOP the Chatter and START the Courage. This is the third and final installment of our blog...
Moving Forward with Creating a Culture of Collaboration - Step 2: STOP Complaining and START...
How to create and sustain a high-performance culture where collaboration, curiosity, and courage...
“Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans.” Proverbs 16:3
During my four decades of nonprofit service, I participated in countless conversations with board...
This post is long and several of you will not read it all. That will be ironic as part of what I...
A deep-throated growl dripping with fear and venom escaped the dog’s mouth as the man loosened the...
Are you a great problem solver? If you are, you likely find that problems stick to you like static...
Innovations to Relieve Staffing Burdens and Restore Sacred Presence
I can remember years ago reading an early newsletter put out by Stephen Covey and in an article, he...
We have all had the experience where we receive the phone call that another nurse has called in...
We are excited to announce that our podcast, TCNtalks, recently reached over 5,000 downloads! With...
The Power of Synergy, The dream team: Finance and PhilanthropyHaving spent almost thirty years in...
As a working parent with young children, I know firsthand how challenging it can be to balance the...
Mondays often get a bad reputation as the start of a long workweek. However, imagine a workplace...
Do you have any vacations planned this summer? Summer is here and so I truly hope you do. Stephen...
I have spent nearly twenty years in healthcare focused on care delivery for patients with advanced...
If you were able to observe yourself, do you know what your question-to-statement ratio is on a...
Recently, TCN hosted our quarterly Visioneering Council meeting. Justin Vajko, of Dialog, was the...
Serious illnesses, such as heart disease, stroke, and kidney and lung disease are major public...
Happy Valentine’s Day! I thought this was a good post to revisit because A) I am still asked about...
Anyone reading hospice news or involved in hospice billing or compliance these days knows that the...
One of Shakespeare’s most infamous lines is, “All the world’s a stage.” Many may read his flair for...
“Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans.” Proverbs 16:3
“Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of high intention, sincere effort,...
I am alarmed, and you should be as well: since the beginning of COVID, fewer Medicare Beneficiaries...
I wanted to revisit the idea of work life blend and reshare a couple of ways that I believe we can...
I grew up guided by the Lao Tzu quote: Watch your thoughts, they become your words; watch your...
One of the biggest worries hospices face today is the threat of a cyberattack. The healthcare...
Juneteenth may be a relatively recent federal holiday, but its observance goes back much further....
What the heck is a Carve-in?
A few years ago, I had the opportunity to listen to a panel of physicians, hospital discharge...
Teleios Collaborative Network, recently had four of their TCN member organizations in the top 50 on...
When I first wrote this blog, I was at my parents’ home in South Louisiana with my family, visiting...
“Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans.” Proverbs 16:3
Each year my...
Executive leadership coaching is distinct from subject matter specialty and organizational...
Symbols of Leadership And what they can teach us
I am often asked, “Chris, which book should I start with if I want to learn more about leadership?”
Recently, I watched the film Kung Fu Panda 2 with my family. At the beginning of the movie there is...
As a proud graduate of Teleios University,I continue to use the leadership skills I developed in ...
Almost all of us have experienced a time when we wanted or needed something very specific. We...
Accountability, by definition, is a willingness to accept responsibility for one’s actions, and the...
Last month, I led TCN’s bi-annual Growth Immersion, a sales training offered exclusively to...
Now what, indeed! We have explored this topic in our podcast and in Chris Comeaux’s part one of...
We are excited to introduce you to our guest blogger, Teressa Townes. Teressa is the Director of...
Imagine if your organization was fully able to live its mission with confidence and competence....
Recently in TCN Talks podcast, I interviewed Christine Lau, RN, LCSW, APHSW-C, about the challenge...
"Volunteering is a chance for me to give back and hopefully make a difference. I am lucky to be...
Growing up in Minnesota, surfing was not a sport that was native to my geography; however, my love...
Consider this – On April 6, you get a medical records request from a patient who asks for their...
When I was a young auditor in my first job out of college, I had great mentor and managing partner.
Imagine each night after you brushed your teeth, you went to your favorite chair, sat down, closed...
We celebrate World Cancer Day this month with record drop in cancer deaths for second straight year...
The audience for our TCNtalks podcasts is wide ranging as the sessions will appeal to hospice,...
Today, more and more organizations are opening their books to share their financial information...
How goes it, friends? I’m Rochelle and potentially a new face for you as part of our TCN team.
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What is going on with our dedicated healthcare workers? Have you spoken with anyone who works in...
What a long, strange trip it’s been…
I have always loved New Year’s Day, and certainly never more...
Years ago, I had a PowerPoint slide that had these cool dials on it and the animation would make...
Whether you are a turkey-lover or practice a meat-free diet, chances are when you sit down to...
A few weeks ago, we conducted our fall TCN Leadership Immersion Course. We were thrilled to have...
Since mid-March, I have heard many hospice leaders share that their organizations have been unable...
Do you remember back a long, long time ago when a phone call was pretty much how you got things...
Hospices are on the hook for all items, services, and drugs related to the patient’s prognosis....
A couple of months ago I ordered my groceries online and went to pick them up as I have done a...
It has been said that success is frequently determined by the ability to adapt and respond to the...
Several years ago, I wrote a blog on the rhythms of life. It was the collective wisdom I have...
By removing barriers of time and distance, and most recently to...
You may have seen our tribute to Dr. Lee Thayer several weeks back. We were honored to give an ode...
NEWS ALERT!: COVID 19 lives for 3 days on surfaces! COVID 19 can spread 30 feet with a cough...
Over the years, I have spoken with many people including foundation directors, development...
I write this post somewhat reluctantly, but I feel compelled to do so because it is such a...
“I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo. "So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all...
What in the world is going on? I am sure you have said those words these past two weeks, I know I...
Today, in the midst of the chaos and unpredictability we’re all experiencing, a friend shared an...
What is the difference between a $2.2 million settlement, and a 110k fine? The answer is: an...
I recently did a webinar on the topic of email: how we use it, and how to use it better.
An organization’s financial accounting system has the potential to hold incredible amounts of...
I spent some time over the holidays reflecting on the past year and trying to identify areas where...
Happy 2020!As we go into a new year and on the heels of the Cause and Purpose blog post, many of...
Charles Kettering said, “Every time you tear a leaf off a calendar, you present a new place for new...
As we finish unpacking the 7th Fundamental: Cause and Purpose, I’d like to place a focus on the...
Across my years of having worked at the senior sales leadership level for hospice organizations, I...
“Legionnaires' Disease: 4 Deaths Linked to Hot Tub Display at NC...
If I know one thing it’s that my Grandma loves living in the beautiful mountains of Western North...
One of Shakespeare’s most infamous lines is, “All the world’s a stage.”Many may read his flair...
We look forward to the yearly Employee Engagement survey and shake our heads in wonder when the...
Preceptorship: An evolving definition
Preceptorships have been widely used in the allied health...
What We All Want
We all want Americans with advanced illness to receive comprehensive,...
A grandchild’s wedding. A second honeymoon. One last trip to your favorite vacation spot. These are...
As I shared in my last blog, I have come to believe there is a 7th Fundamental that should be part...
Compliance – that’s a word that causes many people in all types of industry to flinch. But in...
Elaine has experience working as a palliative care RN in a hospital where structures and support...
In 2005, I began promoting hospice services in my community because I thought, “I love hospice, and...
Stop the presses: there is a 7th Fundamental!
Thanks to the feedback several of you have given me...
The Evolution of the Executive and Executive Assistant Relationship: The Ingredients. Arguably the...
The story of the day that changed my life and set me on my path to cause and purpose.
Credentialing is a loaded term.It means different things to different people.If 10 different...
This is the last installment of the 6 Fundamentals of every great organization system. In prior...
I am sure that all Americans awoke on the morning of April 22 and waited with bated breath for the ...
This is our 5th installment of the 6 fundamentals of every great organization system. Please read...
What the heck is a Carve-in?It is the opposite of what Hospice providers have enjoyed for the past...
We will take a break this week from the Fundamentals of Every Great Organization System and resume...
A commitment to “lifelong learning” has often been touted as a critical attribute of both great...
Years ago, John Maxwell developed leadership lessons which he distributed via CDs. One of the...
Mrs. H. was surprised with her diagnosis of breast cancer that had spread to bone. Her oncologist...
We are in a blog series for what I call the 6 Fundamentals of every great organization system. Our...
Low ROI, frustration, and an increased employee turnover rate are all not just common symptoms of a...
With the...
Our current blog series focuses on what I refer to as: “The 6 fundamentals needed for a great...
The calendar the 1st fundamental of a great organization system. In our last blog we mentioned that...
These are challenging times where it seems there is a dearth of leadership in every industry,...
What if I could give you 10 additional years on your life, would you be interested? Well who...
HENDERSONVILLE, NC – The Teleios Collaborative Network, through its member organization Four...
Have you ever tried to do something and you found that you did not have a system to approach it?...