This is such an important topic. I have been Clinical Director of a Pediatric Outpatient Facility for over 10 years but it was not until 2 years ago that I discovered the name for the type of environment I wanted my team members to be a part of- and that was one that was psychologically safe (thank you Brene Brown for the vocabulary). This, no doubt, is one factor (albeit a large one) in working in a place that you trust. I have always done my best to create that type of culture, and I am told that you can feel it when you walk into our building. However, we still struggle with people leaving due to the way we work our schedule. We have such a high need for afterschool coverage that therapists tend to treat until 6:30 or 7, 4 or 5 nights a week. This is basically unsustainable for too long. We are working on increasing daytime patients so we can lessen that afterschool demand, but it is a tricky balancing act. In the meantime, along with doing all I can to keep people feeling safe, I tap into Simon Sinek's teachings and strive to help employees find their purpose and see if we can facilitate their achievement towards that- once again though, a balancing act is created bc finding the time in their busy schedules is not easy and ever since returning from the Covid shut down (where our office provided only telehealth for about 4 months) people cherish their time more than anything. I am working hard at finding ways to motivate people to do things above and beyond, even if those things are in line with their purpose or passion - and there lies the "quiet quitting."
Thank you all for this thread- I look forward to reading more responses (and I am cued up to listen to Scott Sonenshein on Dare to Lead again this morning, so thank you for the reminder, Lynn!)
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Kelly Sheehan, MS, CCC-SLP
Clinical Director, Abilities In Action Pediatric Therapy, Wall Facility
Wall, NJ 07719
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Original Message:
Sent: 09-11-2022 09:35 AM
From: A. Lynn Williams
Subject: The Great Resignation
Ashley, YES - QUIET QUITTING! Thanks for sharing the link to the npr article. I'm learning so much from this discussion and expanding my reading repertoire. I also just listened to podcast from a Brene Brown interview with an organizational psychologist about post pandemic work issues. It touches on many of the points we've raised in this discussion -- stability and trust, but also on aspects related to job satisfaction and happiness. If you have time, it's an interesting discussion and I believe addresses questions that Ashley raised about how to divert the trend of quiet quitting. "Employees are the new consumers" really shifts our perspectives as leaders.
Here's the link: https://open.spotify.com/episode/08u8NEqVoaYeSIePrOqiF9?si=mzrwEBDZRG6AHjfj6lgESA&utm_source=copy-link.
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Lynn Williams, PhD., CCC-SLP
(she, her, hers)
2022 ASHA Immediate Past President
Interim Dean and Professor
College of Clinical and Rehabilitative Health Sciences
P.O. Box 70282
East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, TN 37614
p: 423.439.7469
f: 423.439.4240
e: williamL@etsu.edu
Original Message:
Sent: 09-10-2022 12:12 PM
From: Ashley Munoz Lopez
Subject: The Great Resignation
What about the latest wave made popular by social media, quiet quitting? How will this affect the progress of our field? What steps can individuals in leadership and research positions as well as ASHA do to divert this trend?
article on quiet quitting
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Ashley Munoz Lopez, MBA, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S
Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital
SIG 13│CE Content Manager & PDC Member
Council for Academic Accreditation │Clinical Site Visitor
Hispanic Caucus│VP of Social Media
LDP Alumni & ECP Recipient
Original Message:
Sent: 09-07-2022 05:22 AM
From: A. Lynn Williams
Subject: The Great Resignation
Good morning colleagues!
I hope everyone had a good holiday weekend! I'm late to post this week due to the Monday holiday and an all-day Deans Retreat yesterday, but I want to share something that probably many of us are experiencing.
I recently googled trends in leadership and found "The Great Resignation" was ranked #2. This caught my eye because I received two faculty resignations in my first week as interim dean (no jokes, please!). I was talking with our university president last week at our opening college meeting and he commented that about one-third of the faculty at our university are new since the pandemic. This isn't just happening at East Tennessee State University. A whopping 4.5 million employees left their jobs by the end of 2021 so I'm pretty sure we're all experiencing this shift regardless of our work setting. Share how The Great Resignation has impacted your work place.
Now, while millions of workers have resigned, they are also looking for stability in their workplaces because of the economic and political uncertainties. And what they're searching for is trust where they work. Trust is such an important currency and leaders don't want to risk losing trust capital. This is where strong leadership can be a differentiator – leaders are central in building trust in the workplace and among employees. This is such an important aspect that several companies are incorporating trust as part of their leadership development programs.
As leaders, we know the importance of leading with facts and staying mission-focused. But we also understand that it is equally important to act with empathy and address people's fears. Leadership is a uniquely human endeavor and it is transactional.
How has The Great Resignation elevated the need to address trust in your leadership?
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Lynn Williams, PhD., CCC-SLP
(she, her, hers)
2022 ASHA Immediate Past President
Interim Dean and Professor
College of Clinical and Rehabilitative Health Sciences
P.O. Box 70282
East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, TN 37614
p: 423.439.7469
f: 423.439.4240
e: williamL@etsu.edu
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