I believe recognition says a great deal about workplace leadership. It shows not only what a manager values, but also whom that manager believes deserves to be seen. On many hospital units, certain employees are praised publicly. Their names are announced during huddles, their accomplishments are shared in meetings, and even routine acts of competence are presented as examples for everyone else. When another employee does something equally impressive, the recognition may suddenly become private. Instead of receiving the same public acknowledgment, that nurse gets a brief email: “Great job” or “Thank you for your hard work.” The employee was technically recognized—but also conveniently hidden. A private compliment is not necessarily a problem. The problem is the pattern. When praise is repeatedly public for certain people and private for others, recognition begins to resemble favoritism. The Unit Within the Unit Friendships naturally develop among nurses. Long shifts, diffic...
The long-awaited election has finally come and gone, the election that appeared to seemingly bring about the end of the world. The American two-party system doing what they know best; vilifying the other party, while in most cases, making empty promises. The hype preceeding this election got most people asking for anxiety medications from their doctor and, it did not matter what party you were affiliated with, you were always put in a position where your anger would consistently stay palpable. But here we are, the election is over and America has made a choice. As far as democracy goes, the choice of the people will be respected. One thing that most people who have lived most of their adult-life in the US will tell you is that most elections they have been through have had the same doom and gloom feeling, especially if their candidate lost the election. It would appear that the worst has happened when they hear their candidate give a concession speech; but guess what? the world di...