Hear how to develop better leaders and better followers
Kris Baird and I have known each other for a long time. We have both been involved in the healthcare world for many years, and Kris has developed a new program which I am very interested in, particularly for my hospital systems clients who are realizing the need to develop their middle managers, their nurse managers, and their leaders. Plus, Kris and I direct several leadership academies for our clients. I am particularly excited to share this podcast with you because Kris has a brilliant way of developing managers and leaders, as well as those who work for them. She has so much to teach us; please listen in and then share with your teams!
“Be the Leader Nobody Wants to Leave—8 Transformational Skill-Builders for Busy Leaders”
This is Kris Baird’s proprietary multi-media program, designed to be experienced partly online, partly with groups, and partly with one-on-one support. It is so well grounded in the way people learn that participants quickly develop new skills and apply them, and are able to recognize the value of this type of experiential learning, even the online component.
As you listen to our conversation, think about how you are developing your management and your leadership. To some degree, Kris’s program gets to the basic question of how to train and develop managers and those they manage. You’ll hear how this program is a system, and that systems only work well if everybody understands what has to be done, how to be accountable to get it done, and how to keep themselves on task without managers having to use a carrot or a stick. It might sound simple but what Kris has created is very innovative. See what you think.
Learn more from Kris about how to conduct stay interviews to reduce staff turnover here.
Meet Kris Baird
Kris Baird is a nationally recognized thought leader in patient experience, healthcare culture change and employee engagement. With more than 25 years’ experience as a nurse and hospital executive, she is now a full-time consultant, author and speaker. As President and CEO of her firm Baird Group, her team helps transform the healthcare experience through culture assessment, mystery shopping, leadership development, employee engagement and customer service skill development. Her proprietary model, “Be the Leader Nobody Wants to Leave—8 Transformational Skill-Builders for Busy Leaders,” is helping transform the healthcare experience, both for patients and the people who serve them.
You can contact Kris through LinkedIn, Twitter, her website Baird Group or her blog, or email her at kris@baird-group.com.
Kris’s books:
- You Make the Call–Healthcare’s Mandate for Post-discharge Follow Up
- Reclaiming the Passion–Stories that Celebrate the Essence of Nursing
- Journaling to Reclaim the Passion–A Writing Guide for Nurses
- Customer Service in Healthcare: A Grassroots Approach to Creating a Culture of Service Excellence
Want a deeper dive into how to develop great leaders? Start here
- Blog: How Women in Leadership Roles Can Finally Change The Workplace
- Podcast: Jamie Candee—Leading Business And You To Success
- Podcast: Richard Sheridan—How To Lead With Joy And Purpose!
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Additional resources for you
- My best-selling new book: “Rethink: Smashing The Myths of Women in Business“
- My award-winning first book: “On the Brink: A Fresh Lens to Take Your Business to New Heights”
- Simon Associates Management Consultants website
