Description
Objectives
1. Review the causes and consequences of the current turmoil in healthcare and the impact on managers.
2. Identify the four key resources that need to be managed consistently by working managers in healthcare.
3. Discuss six practical tips to increase effectiveness of the working manager in their realm of control.
4. Identify time management tips to increase personal productivity and reduce unproductive “busy-ness”; how to reduce time wasters
5. Why to stay away from using “toxic positivity” in the workplace and what to do instead
6. The key to “managing up” and why it’s key to your well-being.
Description:
As a manager, you know that healthcare organizations have been through unparalleled challenges over the past five years. Between staffing shortages, budget shortfalls, re-organizations, and the COVID onslaught, our first line, ‘working’ and middle managers have often been overwhelmed with the sheer volume of challenges. While some managers burn out, many others love their work but desperately want better ways of coping with workloads and being more effective in their role. Join us for this timely workshop, where we’ll discuss the pressures on managers; the key resources they need to consistently manage; ways to increase the managers’ effectiveness; time management tips to increase productivity and reduce time-wasters; how to avoid giving voice to “toxic positivity”; and lastly, the key to “managing up” and why it’s important.
Who Should Attend?:
• Nursing and Allied Healthcare managers in all settings
• ‘Working’, First Line, Unit and Middle Managers in healthcare settings.
• Educators who work closely with Managers
• Team Leaders & Shift Charge Personnel as appropriate on specific units.
• Nurses and Allied Health personnel who are interested in becoming managers.
Terese Fleming BN MS
Terese Fleming BN MS is a Calgary-based nurse with over thirty-five years of management experience in nursing, hospital and business settings. After graduating from the University of Calgary Faculty of Nursing, she embarked on a career that included critical care, where she discovered her life long passion for education, whether at the bedside or in the clinical classroom. She moved into nursing management positions as Unit Manager, Coordinator, Assistant Program Director and Program Director positions. Following that, she spent several years in healthcare administration as Vice President of Nursing and then Vice President of Patient Care Services positions in Southern Alberta. She also has healthcare management consulting experience. Ms. Fleming is CEO of Executive Links Inc, a health care education company primarily serving nurses, mental health professionals, dietitians, pharmacists, EMTs, and more. The company provides webinars for health care professionals across Canada and ‘in-person’ workshops in selected provinces.
