Nurses and Collective Success

Collectivism and collaboration are hot topics in the entrepreneurial spaces where I currently hang out. Just last weekend, my business partner and RN.FM Radio co-host Kevin Ross and I were at the National Nurses in Business Association annual conference in Orlando, and our presentation was entitled "Cross-Pollination: Collaboration on Steroids". This notion was well-received by the audience, and our assertion that competition belongs in the dustbin of history seemed to hit home with most everyone who was present.In high-quality healthcare environments, collaboration and cooperation are essential. Imagine an operating room that's managed based on competition rather than cooperation, or think of an ICU where every nurse is an island and no one will cover their colleagues for bathroom breaks or meals. (I know, I know, some of these sorrowful situations actually exist, but let's just think about the places where cooperation and collaboration reign supreme, shall we?)So, as many nurses decide to enter the world of business and entrepreneurship, we need to take the collaborative mindset that's the hallmark of the best healthcare delivery teams and apply it to the way we do business in the world.If you truly want your colleagues in the healthcare milieu to be successful in doing their work, why shouldn't you want the same for your colleagues in the business milieu as well? It just makes sense, doesn't it?Collaboration Versus CompetitionJust like when you work cooperatively with anot...
Source: Digital Doorway - Category: Nurses Tags: National Nurses in Business Association nursing nurse entrepreneurs business nursing nurse entrepreneurship Source Type: blogs