Renew Your Purpose
Find your motivational style. Learn how to change your perspective. Focus on what really matters.
From leading a first-reponse team following the Haitian earthquake to serving as the Director of the Medical Triage Unit at the New Orleans Convention Center following Katrina, Dr. Dan experienced things you can't even imagine. Recognized as a national expert in the treatment of mood disorders, Dr. Dan forged from this cauldron of disaster, reality tested principles that help people emerge from the difficult times of declining resources with renewed purpose and contageous enthusiasm.
In its 2007 annual survey1 of top issues confronting hospital CEOs, the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) found that 70 percent of respondents cited financial challenges as one of their top three concerns. This is compared to 72% in 2006 and 67% in 2005. In 2002 ACHE estimated that the cost of replacing a nurse can be between $10,000 to $145,000 depending on the type of job and the level of skill required2. Staff turnover can obviously have a tremendous impact on the financial health of a hospital or clinic. Improving employee resiliency has been shown to increase employee job satisfaction and retention.
When it comes to natural disasters, heeding the early warnings can make the difference between life and death. Although hurricane Katrina was indeed a disaster of overwhelming scale, many fewer people died because they packed their bags and got out of town. Contrast that with the recent disaster caused by hurricane Nargis in Myanmar (Burma). The citizens never saw it coming. The death toll was staggering. Read more...