Coaching expatriate managers for success: Adding value beyond training and mentoring

Health Coaching: Adding Value in Healthcare Reform

During the last decade, debate about the nation's ailing healthcare system has moved to the forefront. In 2010, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) was signed into law. This groundbreaking piece of legislation impacts every aspect of the health industry, affecting everyone from doctors and health-care facilities to insurers and benefits consultants to business owners and pati...

Mentoring: Adding Value to Organizational Culture

Mentoring and coaching in medicine.

Beyond the classroom to coaching: preparing new nurse managers.

Few would question that frontline nurse managers are critical to the success of any organization. They are the key interface with patients, nursing staff, medical staff, other clinical and ancillary staff, and administration. This makes the role one of the most difficult and one of the most important in any healthcare setting. Despite the importance of the role, many new managers receive little...

How coaching differs from mentoring.

11 A s you progress through your nursing career, your needs may change and you may find yourself wondering about the difference between coaching and mentoring. Both coaching and mentoring involve a supportive partner who can help an individual improve personal and professional satisfaction. In both relationships, the client or person being mentored is responsible for the decisions they make and...