Enough! Eradicate Bullying and Incivility in Healthcare: Strategies for Front Line Leaders

by Renee Thompson

A guide for healthcare leaders who are sick of bad behavior disrupting their workplace! Let’s be honest….As a leader in healthcare, bullying, incivility, and interpersonal conflict consume more of your time than anything else. While you want to cultivate a professional workplace, you struggle to deal effectively with disruptive behaviors. Since you are unsure about how to deal with bad behavior, you do what’s comfortable–put it off until tomorrow. It’s not that you’re incapable or unconcerned; it’s that you’re not equipped with the essential skills to deal with disruptive behavior. Your education and organization have failed to prepare you . That changes today. Finally, here is a book to guide you along a new path. Dr. Renee Thompson, an internationally recognized expert in eradicating bullying and incivility in healthcare, provides leaders with the essential skills they need to establish and maintain a professional workplace. Here’s what you can expect to learn:-How to identify behaviors that undermine a healthy workforce culture-How to set behavioral expectations and hold employees accountable-Practical and powerful techniques to confront disruptive behaviors-Action steps to hardwire healthy workforce best practices into the fabric of your department-Four initiatives to address bullying and incivility in healthcare As a leader, you can’t afford to ignore the negative impact disruptive behaviors have on the financial health of your organization, the physical and emotional health of your employees, and the health of the patients they serve. The good news is that don’t have to! Dr. Renee Thompson has the know-how, experience, and practical tools to guide you in leading a professional and caring workplace.

152 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 17, 2019

About the author

As an international speaker and consultant Dr. Renee Thompson tackles the clinical and professional challenges facing healthcare leaders today. With 26 years as a clinical nurse, nurse educator, and nurse executive, Dr. Thompson is an expert on workplace bullying, professional development, and clinical competence. She hosts an award winning blog and is the author of several popular books on bullying and professional development. In order to fully understand the challenges facing leaders and their employees, Renee continues to practice as a bedside nurse. In demand as a consultant and keynote speaker, Renee helps healthcare organizations eliminate workplace bullying, develop effective communication among teams, improve clinical competence through certification, and build positive and healthy workplaces. She speaks internationally to healthcare organizations and academic institutions, teaching and motivating her audiences at conferences, training events, and seminars.