In our last blog we talked about burnout and how, unfortunately, burnout and senior living go together like cold weather and the flu. Really, burnout is nothing new. It’s just another symptom of a sickly culture. Skeleton crew team members have to work themselves to the bone to make up for the vacancies left behind by a gaping turnover. We see it coming…
We were talking about culture, long before culture was cool! And if you haven’t realized it culture is HOT right now! For the record, Drive’s been talking about culture and why it matters long before it was a hashtag! It certainly helps the culture narrative that companies like Google, Airbnb, and Zappos have given it priority and…
Boo! Ghosting sucks. Ghosting is a big problem right now in the senior living job interview scene. The definition is simply not showing up for an interview (or even a shift)! Can you imagine not showing up for something as important as a potential career opportunity?! Unfortunately, it is a sign of the times and very…
Reading this article may make you uncomfortable. You might think things like, “We could never do that!” Or, “That would never fly in my organization!” But chances are your recruitment efforts could use some shaking up and as we keep saying, the impractical route is the way to drive recruitment results! A recent article written by Google shared…
We hate to be Captain Obvious, but there’s a staffing crisis going on and if your organization isn’t rising to the occasion, battle ready, you’re going to be on the losing end of it. (Or maybe you’re already there!) Chances are the best people for your organization are going to be courted by several competitors. …
Back in the day if you had a mystery you would call the Scooby Doo Detective agency. The mystery machine would pull up with a screach and the gang would jump out with their magnifying glasses and “JINKIES!”, the mystery would be solved in minutes! Oh so easy. Your Culture Mystery. In senior living and so many other fields…
A recent conversation I had with an executive made it clear how frustrated he was with his team. “No one steps up to the plate. I ask for a volunteer to take on a project and no one offers to help.” It had been going on for months and finally he realized that while he…
For crying out loud, when can we stop saying “How can we be more like Airbnb and Uber?” and just do it?! Here is the actual how: In its fledgling days, Airbnb experimented to provide customers with increasing levels of greatness until they had reached the ultimate travel experience (why couldn’t we be one of their test…
Yesterday we explored the hard questions around retaining quality employees in senior living. And boy did that resonate with lots of you! The emails flooded in! “Right on!” “We live and breathe this every day but it’s great to read this reminder!” Then there was the email, “Great article, but what if people don’t know how…
