by SMW Group | Apr 5, 2018 | Balance, C-Suite, Confidence, Contingency Planning, Goals, GPS, Integration, Leadership, SMWGroup, Standardization, Start-ups, Strategy, Streamline, System, Teamwork
Like you, I’ve started a business – as a matter of fact, two LLCs and two not-for-profits. Like you, I experienced the pains of the start-up, including idea to inception, finance, brand, and more. There are three key processes that we all need, and those are...
by SMW Group | Apr 1, 2018 | Balance, Family, Friends, Healthy decision making, SMWGroup, Stress management
Your phone dies; you plug it in and recharge it! Your computer slows down; you delete extra backups, restore, and more! Your body fails you, and what do you do? Can you change the batteries, recharge it, or take it in for assessment and repairs? Perhaps this is a...
by SMW Group | Oct 2, 2017 | Confidence, Nursing, Patient experience, Predictions, safety, SMWGroup, Stress management, Turmoil
Many of my nurse colleagues have been both patient and nurse at one time or another. Frankly, while you might think that it is nice to relax on the opposite site of the bed for once and have someone care for you, and perhaps for some it is, I find it an uncomfortable...
by SMW Group | Aug 27, 2017 | C-Suite, Confidence, Image, Influence, Job search, Leadership, LinkedIn, Networking, Self esteem, SMWGroup
We’ve all been there; we look at those headshots and wonder if they were taken in high school. We see the LinkedIn or other social media post, and we know that the person in the photo does not resemble the person we know. How do we make a great first impression...
by SMW Group | Jul 24, 2017 | Balance, C-Suite, Controversy, Family, Friends, Healthy decision making, Leadership, Parenting, SMWGroup, Stress management, Teamwork
First things first – do you agree? When it comes to time management, Stephen Covey recommends first anchoring the “big rocks” into your schedule, then filling in the remaining space with the less important pebbles, and then sand. He shares that you will...
by SMW Group | Jun 15, 2017 | Balance, C-Suite, Healthy decision making, Leadership, Predictions, SMWGroup, Stress management, Teamwork, Values
Stress is overwhelming, and workplace stress has become a ‘given.’ We can overcome that stress by creating an internal respite center whose goal is to provide a safe, calm place in which nurses can regain momentum, renew the spirit and refresh themselves. I’ve had...
