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National Health Care Decisions Day
Today is National Health Care Decisions Day, I’ve made my decisions, have you? K.V. Scruggs, wrote the following article. It’s a great read for today, enjoy! The Dirty Secret about CPR in the Hospital (That Doctors Desperately Want You to Know) April 11, 2016 129 Comments “A few things have changed in medicine over the last […]
Read MoreCompassion in the Workplace
We’ve all heard buzz words; we’ve all lived through various trends and initiatives. In the workplace, measurement of productivity, performance, absenteeism, presenteeism, engagement, job satisfaction, customer satisfaction, ROI and more are reviewed regularly. We’ve come to accept that EQ (Emotional Intelligence) and IQ (Intellectual Intelligence) factor in to results in business and life. What about […]
Read MoreComing of Age
Coming of age signifies becoming an adult. In the United States, the majority of states designate the age of 18 as the age for a young person to be considered an adult. In the states of Arkansas, Nevada, Ohio, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia and Wisconsin the age is either 18 or when one graduates from high […]
Read MoreListening: A Critical Skill
If you are a part of a team – at home, at work, or at school; isn’t being heard important? Whether you are speaking or one of those listening to someone speaking, have you considered the importance of listening on a daily basis? The adage, we were given two ears and one mouth for a […]
Read MoreThe Impact of Life Events in the Workplace
After years of leading global workplace teams, the experience personally of staff interruption due to illness, accident, incapacity and/or death has led me to explore the impact of these events to workplace productivity. I am seeking to explore this theory and seek to obtain research of the cost to companies from absenteeism and presenteeism (at […]
Read MoreThe Living Planner Advisory Perspective Series – Personal and Business Insurance
The Living Planner’s monthly Advisory Series in March features Erin Furlong, from Danmar Insurance Services in Temecula, CA. Danmar is a family owned and operated insurance agency established in the late 1970s as a means to provide quality multi-line insurance to the Southern California area. They have since expanded our ability to write insurance in […]
Read MoreMindful Leadership Skills
What is Mindfulness? Mindfulness is defined as: Purposely paying attention to the present moment non-judgmentally. How might mindfulness impact a work environment? In the ever changing workplace, managing human dynamics of individuals and teams presents an opportunity for leaders to consider new leadership styles to engage the workforce and impact the bottom-line for the company. […]
Read MorePOLST
POLSTWe’re covering a topic that you may or not have heard of before. Have you heard of the term POLST? POLST is the acronym for Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment. Depending upon the state where you reside, the form could be called: MOLST (Medical Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment); a MOST (Medical Orders for Scope […]
Read MoreThe Living Planner Advisory Perspective Series – Strengths-based work cultures
For our 2nd Advisory Perspective Series of 2016, here is a question for you. Do you know your strengths? Are you someone who knows how to maximize your strengths, talents and gifts to achieve maximum performance? The Bureau of Labor American Time Use Survey results show that 8.9 hours per work day are devoted to […]
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