Daily resources for resilience

Tip

Tip 1: Think of yourself as a healthcare hero.
Tip 2: Savor the good that's happening around you.

Spend five minutes meditating. 

Leaders - commit to focused and frequent rounding.

Focus on mindfulness.
Consider downloading a mindfulness app.

Connect to your purpose. What
is your defining moment...your why?

Audience

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Resource(s)

Tips for Resilience for Healthcare Heroes

Healthcare Heroes article

Ten Steps for Effective Meditation 

Tips to Maximize Your Rounding

Tool: What is mindfulness?
Why is  it beneficial?

Rich Bluni video - The Day the Nurse Stood Still 
(~7 minutes)

Tool: Connect to Your Purpose

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Round with employees

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Tip

Tip : Nourish and cherish your relationships.

Tip: Don't let physical distance isolate you socially. 

Tip: Harness the power of
compassion to create a human connection. 

Focus on mindfulness.
Consider downloading a mindfulness app.

Who is your rocket man?

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Resource(s)

Tips for Fostering Resilience Through Relationships

Healthcare Heroes article

The Power of Compassion podcast

Exercise:  Connect to the Power of Compassion

Four Ways to Reduce Stress at Work

12 Simple Habits To Reduce
Stress And Increase Joy At Work Article 

Rich Bluni video - Rocket Man
(~6 minutes)

Tool: Who is Your Rocket Man? 

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Tip

Every single person makes a
difference. There are no 'just as' in healthcare.

Tip: Leverage focused questions
to maximize rounding
conversations between employees and leaders. 

Tip: Recognize that the
words you say matter.  

Tip 1: Identify your helpers.
Tip 2: Empower them to help!

Tip: Be a mentor, and show gratitude to
those who have mentored you

Audience

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Resource(s)

Video: There Are No "Just As" In Healthcare
(~7 minutes)

Video: The Power of Words
(YouTube link)

Rich Bluni Video - Be a Mentor
(~6.5 minutes)

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Tip

Working from home will be the  norm for
the foreseeable future if  you're  not delivering patient
care. Learn how to
optimize your
home environment for effectiveness.

Tip: Write thank you notes to people you appreciate. It's a cost efficient and incredibly effective way to
build camaraderie and express
your gratitude.

Tip: Even when things feel new and different,
anchor yourself in your purpose, and in the value of the work you do.

Tip: Leverage simple tips to fall in love
with your healthcare job again.

Tip: If you are a tenured professional,
check in with the new kids on the block.

Ask yourself, "what are the five things
I wish someone did for me when I was
new?" These things can be BIG, or small
tips. Write them down, then go out and give those tips to someone who is new.

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Resource(s)

Video: Working from Home
(~4 minutes)

Tool: How to Work from Home Effectively

Nurses' Month Webinar: The New Normal Is Not So New for Nurses
(~ 16 minutes)

Note: this is a video that contains references to
and shares gratitude for nurses and their work,
but provides value for all audiences.

Tool: Ways to Fall in Love with Your Healthcare Job Again

Article: Seven Ways to Fall in Love Again with Your Healthcare Job (Vein Therapy News)

Rich Bluni Video - Check in
on the New Kid on the Block
(~6 minutes)

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Tip

Tip:  Leverage 4 tips to own your resilience.

Tip:  Recognize if you are feeling grief and address it with some simple actions. 

Tip:  Look for opportunities to recognize team members for good work. 

Tip: If you find yourself with screen time fatigue, consider these tips.

Tip:  Reflect on, and share, a moment in your life when you experienced something miraculous or supernatural.

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Resource(s)

Blog: Own Your Resilience
Kris Ann Piazza

Tool: That Discomfort You're Feeling is Grief 

Article: That Discomfort You're Feeling is Grief
(Harvard Business Review)

Video: Ideas for Informal Reward and Recognition 
(~8 minutes)

Article: 5 Tips to Reduce Screen Time While You’re WFH
(Harvard Business Review)

Rich Bluni Video - Notice the Miraculous 
(~8 minutes)

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Tip

Tip:  Reframe the way you think about change.

Tip: Identify that there may be 'survivor's
guilt' for employees if your organization has experienced layoffs or furloughs.

Tip:  Examine your communication approach. Do you focus on the 3 Why's?

Tip:  Are you an owner or a renter? Examine your engagement.

Tip:  Share stories of 'silver lining moments among your team. Capture them to refer back to. 

Audience

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Leaders

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Resource(s)

Video: A New Way to Think About Change 
(9 minutes)

Leader-Focused  Article: How to Support Your Remaining Employees After a Layoff (Harvard Business Review)

Employee-Focused Article: The Feeling You Get After Surviving Layoffs Has A Name (Huffington Post)

Article: The Three Whys of Compelling Communication

Video: Owners vs. Renters (3.5 minutes)
 

Video: Sharing Your Story
(6 minutes)

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Tip

Tip:  Connect to your organization's mission.

Tip: Examine your leadership style.  Do you lead with optimism?

 Tip:  When approaching a colleague or patient/family, consider their perspective
and experience before you
speak. If you knew how they felt would you treat them differently?

Tip:  Are you experiencing compassion
fatigue? Consider previous tips as well as those shared in the blog below to build your resilience.

Tip:  Implement effective practices for managing virtual employees.

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Resource(s)

What Leading With Optimism Really Looks Like
(Harvard Business Review)
 

Video: Empathy
(3.5 minutes)

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Examine your leadership approach; do you need to change some methods to be more effective in a virtual setting?