October 15th | 6-7:30pm CST

The Leadership Sandwich: Bite-Sized Lessons for Busy Leaders | Jackie Medland & Martie Moore

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ABOUT THE BOOK

The Leadership Sandwich serves up bite-sized lessons based on stories that depict the everyday realities of being a leader in healthcare.

Peppered with insights and thought- provoking discussion questions to spawn learning and growth for readers —key ingredients for personal and professional success!

The book is divided into sections on personal growth, team dynamics, and organizational development. Insights for busy leaders are called out for easy review.

Discussion questions at the end of each chapter provoke deep thinking and sometimes controversy, proving there’s no one-size-fits-all recipe for leadership.

EXCERPT

As I toured each unit that day, it was so refreshing to see everyone’s guard delightfully down. It has been said that great organizations are built one conversation at a time. My experience as Florence Nightingale initiated many new conversations, thanks to the nearly one hundred interactions I enjoyed with nurses and other staff members that day.

Almost a decade later, nurses still vividly recount Florence’s stroll through the halls of the hospital. They don’t remember the costume or the strident edicts from their managers to participate. Still, they undoubtedly recall the unexpected time they shared a moment of laughter with their CNO.

By choosing something other than going with the flow, I could leave the constraints, both real and perceived, of the executive corridor behind and show the nurses who I was as a person. I freed myself to be lighthearted and spontaneous with them, and yes, even take a selfie or two along the way.

Staying fluid and open about my professional role, including those random “other duties as assigned-type things,” can be joyful awakenings that lead to new, positive connections to staff and coworkers. Our nursing organization was changed forever.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Jacqueline “Jackie” Medland Ph.D., R.N., NEA-BC

Now a consultant, speaker and Clinical
Associate Professor of healthcare leadership
and innovation at Arizona State University, Dr. Medland shares hard-won lessons from her expansive career, spanning four decades. With humor and heart, she unpacks leadership strategies for navigating complex challenges and empowering teams. Underpinning it all is her unwavering belief that every individual can leverage their own power to enact change.

Jackie’s passion for developing leaders is captured in articles and speaking engagements across the country. Recent examples* include:

Journals

• Journal of Nursing Administration
• Nurse Leader
• Nursing Management

Presentations

• Mastering Difficult Conversations
• Nurse Health & Wellness
• Reshaping Healthcare’s Future
• The New Era of Partnership

Martie Moore, MAOM, R.N., CPHQ

An executive with over thirty-five years’ experience and an unrelenting focus on quality, patient safety and advancing health delivery systems, Moore has served as a Chief Nursing Officer at a Corporate, System and Magnet facility levels. In addition to serving on multiple advisory boards, Moore holds several patents and trademarks for healthcare innovations and leadership models.

Martie’s expertise on industry trends has been sought out by Wall Street Journal and United Kingdom Huffington Post. She is a regular columnist for McKnight. Recent topics* include:

Articles

• Nursing workforce issues
• Impact of human err factor
• Cultural transformation

Presentations

• Leading in turbulant times
• Engaging the head and heart
• Using AI to combat HAI

*Contact the authors for a full list / details.