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Now is the time for courage | 2025 | Harvard Business Review
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Research has shown that fortune favors the bold, not the cautious. But in volatile and uncertain times, many leaders hesitate to act, and others simply freeze up. The question is, Can bravery be acquired? In this article an HBS professor who has done extensive research on the subject argues that everyone can—and should—learn to be courageous. 

Focused assessment: An abbreviated preoperative workflow for elective outpatient surgical care | 2025 | NEJM Catalyst 
In this article, the authors describe a novel workflow for low-risk patients and outpatient surgical procedures developed to promote more efficient surgical care delivery. 

How hospitals can respond to declining support for public health (editorial) | 2025 | Journal of Healthcare Management
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According to the Trust for America’s Health 2024 report, only 3.4% of the nation’s $4.5 trillion in health expenditures went to public health and prevention—an actual decline from the already inadequate 4.4% cited 2 years prior (McKillop & Lieberman, 2024). Since 2010, per capita federal funding for public health through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Health Resources and Services Administration has increased only modestly—from $27.49 in fiscal year (FY) 2010 to $39.56 in FY 2023—and when adjusted for inflation and public health needs, the purchasing power of many local and state health departments has declined. [...]the cost of this neglect is not just clinical or financial—it is societal.

How to build nursing leadership cometencies | Journal of Nursing Administration
Mentoring and succession planning in nursing are important elements to ensure continuity, retention, staff engagement, and improved patient care and outcomes. Both mentoring and succession planning are central tenets of the American Nurses Credentialing Center's (ANCC's) Magnet Recognition Program®, with organizations required to provide evidence of formal programs. This month's Magnet® Perspectives explores the impact of student practicums as a conduit for mentoring and succession planning and takes a close look at ANCC's unique student practicum to build nursing competencies and develop future nurse leaders. The column details how ANCC tailored and expanded the program to meet high demand during the COVID pandemic and how students have rated the experience.

Why aren't I better at delegating | 2025 | Harvard Business Review
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All leaders—from new managers to seasoned executives—must delegate tasks to free up time and attention for the big-picture work their more-senior roles demand. But too often leaders find themselves caught in the weeds of execution. This article helps leaders determine which work to keep and which is better left to a team member. Then it identifies four challenges that stop even those who know how to delegate from doing it successfully.

The impact of leader mindfulness in communication on employees' psychological safety| 2025 | Frontiers in Psychology
This study investigated the mediating role of leader empathy and interpersonal trust between leader mindfulness in communication and employees' psychological safety. In addition, it also examined the positive moderating effect of employee mindfulness on multiple variables.

The role of competent leaders in staff empowerment: A cross-sectional study | 2025 | Journal of Healthcare leadership
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Nursing leadership competency is important for staff empowerment, quality improvement, and patient safety, yet inadequate investment in its development hinders its development. This highlights the urgent need for strategic leadership competency building in nursing management. This study aims to examine the importance of self-assessing leadership competency in guiding Nursing Directors’ leadership development and the relationship between nursing directors’ leadership quality and nursing staff empowerment.

Multimedia

How AI slop is clogging your brain | 2025 | It's been a minute (podcast)

AI is just the beginning. Meet the minds mapping what's next | 2025 | Ted Radio Hour (podcast)

Adam Grant: Future leaders won't succeed without this key trait | 2025 | World Economic Forum (video)