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Advisory Board explores why traditional leadership practices are no longer enough in today's volatile, complex, and ambiguous environment. Our resources offer practical insight and next steps for increasing enterprise leadership capacity, with lessons based on Advisory Board's decades of work with thousands of healthcare leaders.

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Use our workbook on adaptive leadership to recognize adaptive challenges and enable transformative change

Learn to recognize adaptive challenges and understand, internalize, and begin applying the core concepts of adaptive leadership.

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Need to give difficult feedback? Here are 4 ways to make it easier

Explore four essential leadership moves that will help you successfully navigate difficult feedback conversations and foster a culture of continuous improvement.

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Listen to what navigating complexity can tell us about leadership

In part one of Radio Advisory's leadership series, host Rachel Woods invites Advisory Board's expert, Matt Cornner, vice president of executive development solutions, to discuss leading in times of complexity.

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How to address nurse concerns of unsafe staffing

Nurse burnout is often linked to concerns of unsafe staffing. Learn how to address staff perceptions, improve morale, and support safe staffing practices.

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2 ways to break the cycle of incivility and bullying at work

Get two practical strategies organizations can adopt to address incivility, promote a sense of belonging, and develop a supportive work environment for nurses and care teams.

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The nurse manager portal

Today's nurse manager is busier than ever. That's why we've created this one-stop hub featuring our top insights, implementation resources, best practices, and lessons from your peers.

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Top 3 opportunities to save provider time on administrative tasks

Learn how much time providers spend on the three timeliest workflow tasks — clinical documentation, prior authorization, and in-basket messaging — and explore custom workflow solutions.

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The nurse manager portal

Today's nurse manager is busier than ever. That's why we've created this one-stop hub featuring our top insights, implementation resources, best practices, and lessons from your peers.

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The secret behind sustainable system growth: An effective and stable nurse workforce

Sustainable system growth relies on a strong nursing workforce, but current workloads are overwhelming and leading to turnover. Learn how health systems can invest in technology and create new roles to alleviate the burden on nurses, improve retention, and drive long-term success.

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Western Health’s 4-step approach to reducing nurse workloads

Learn how Western Health successfully ceded authority over transforming the frontline workload to nurses, resulting in a significant decrease in adverse incidents and missed elements of care.

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Leading through tension: 3 tips for mastering difficult conversations

Learn how to master difficult conversations and drive organizational growth by strategically managing conflict, communicating with purpose, and understanding team dynamics. Explore three key considerations to help leaders initiate tough conversations and move forward together with their teams.

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The power of pause: Make less impulsive, more informed decisions

By stepping back and taking a moment to consider all available moves, leaders can overcome impulsivity and make more informed decisions. Discover the power of pause and learn how to counter the speed-over-effectiveness culture at work.

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How to optimize your patient panels — and why it’s important

Patient panel optimization is critical for providers, patients, and the entire healthcare system. Learn four keys to optimizing patient panels, the benefits, challenges, and how to measure success.

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How to address nurse concerns of unsafe staffing

Nurse burnout is often linked to concerns of unsafe staffing. Learn how to address staff perceptions, improve morale, and support safe staffing practices.

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2 ways to break the cycle of incivility and bullying at work

Get two practical strategies organizations can adopt to address incivility, promote a sense of belonging, and develop a supportive work environment for nurses and care teams.

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How to optimize your patient panels — and why it’s important

Patient panel optimization is critical for providers, patients, and the entire healthcare system. Learn four keys to optimizing patient panels, the benefits, challenges, and how to measure success.

Expert Insight

How to address nurse concerns of unsafe staffing

Nurse burnout is often linked to concerns of unsafe staffing. Learn how to address staff perceptions, improve morale, and support safe staffing practices.

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2 ways to break the cycle of incivility and bullying at work

Get two practical strategies organizations can adopt to address incivility, promote a sense of belonging, and develop a supportive work environment for nurses and care teams.

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5 ways to prevent workplace violence and protect your staff

Violence in healthcare settings is a significant and growing concern. Learn five ways for healthcare organizations to proactively address safety threats and protect their staff.

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Western Health’s 4-step approach to reducing nurse workloads

Learn how Western Health successfully ceded authority over transforming the frontline workload to nurses, resulting in a significant decrease in adverse incidents and missed elements of care.

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Oncology benchmarks: Key insights from Advisory Board surveys

Enhance your cancer program's efficiency and effectiveness with key takeaways from our surveys on infusion centers, medical oncology clinics, radiation therapy facilities, and support services.

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Oncology support services benchmarks: Key insights from Advisory Board surveys

Get a comprehensive view of oncology support services benchmarks in this report. Learn from the 15 cancer center administrators who participated in Advisory Board's oncology benchmarking surveys — and find out how to optimize staffing, improve navigation and genetic counseling programs, and bolster patient support.

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4 ways Hywel Dda engaged stakeholders in its clinical redesign

Stakeholder engagement is key to successful clinical redesign. By involving staff, patients, and community partners in the decision-making process, Hywel Dda transformed the health system into a patient-centered "wellness system." Explore their innovative approach, including the use of patient avatars and a comprehensive communication strategy.

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Micha'le Simmons

Managing director, Workplace culture & leadership development, and executive coach, principal faculty, Advisory Board Fellowship

Micha'le Simmons oversees Advisory Board’s culture and engagement strategy. She also serves as a co-creator and faculty member of the Advisory Board Fellowship, a leadership development program for rising healthcare executives.

Matt Cornner

Vice president of executive development solutions, Advisory Board Fellowship

Matt serves as solutions executive, co-creator and faculty member for the Advisory Board Fellowship, the firm’s signature leadership development offering for rising executives, designed to help organizations achieve breakthrough organizational performance and competitive advantage.

Advisory Board Fellowship

The Advisory Board Fellowship is an immersive leadership laboratory where your leaders emerge with a fresh perspective to advance critical priorities and increase capacity for difficult decision-making.

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Leadership

Use our workbook on adaptive leadership to recognize adaptive challenges and enable transformative change

Need to give difficult feedback? Here are 4 ways to make it easier

Listen to what navigating complexity can tell us about leadership

How to address nurse concerns of unsafe staffing

2 ways to break the cycle of incivility and bullying at work

The nurse manager portal

Top 3 opportunities to save provider time on administrative tasks

The nurse manager portal

The secret behind sustainable system growth: An effective and stable nurse workforce

Western Health’s 4-step approach to reducing nurse workloads

Leading through tension: 3 tips for mastering difficult conversations

The power of pause: Make less impulsive, more informed decisions

How to optimize your patient panels — and why it’s important

How to address nurse concerns of unsafe staffing

2 ways to break the cycle of incivility and bullying at work

How to optimize your patient panels — and why it’s important

How to address nurse concerns of unsafe staffing

2 ways to break the cycle of incivility and bullying at work

5 ways to prevent workplace violence and protect your staff

Western Health’s 4-step approach to reducing nurse workloads

Oncology benchmarks: Key insights from Advisory Board surveys

Oncology support services benchmarks: Key insights from Advisory Board surveys

4 ways Hywel Dda engaged stakeholders in its clinical redesign

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