Servant leaders are those who give precedence to their teams’ growth and well-being. Servant leaders are not oppressive managers, but instead lead with the desire to serve, empower, mentor and cultivate the growth of their employees. Servant leaders lead, by example, modeling their skills, knowledge and expertise and not by barking orders, holding total power, or making decisions without staff input. Servant leaders put the growth of their employees first. They are patient, c

The seven dimensions of wellness are interconnected dimensions to our overall wellness. These dimensions are physical, emotional, intellectual, spiritual, social, environmental and occupational. These dimensions are assessment and /or treatment tools usually used by healthcare organizations, especially retirement communities and behavioral health. However, as nurses, and students of the holistic approach, whatever setting or level of care we practice in, we were taught to ass

Kindness is a state of being.  It’s an involuntary muscle you have no control over. You can force yourself to be kind, but if it’s not in you, you cannot sustain it. You’re either kind or you’re not. You can be kind and do or say unkind things, but it will eat you up and remorsefully, you will apologize. If you’re not a kind person, I doubt you will recognize it when you say or do unkind things, therefore, giving an apology would not even occur to you. Kindness is not givin