Episode #18: Unique and Innovative Strategies for Overcoming Never-Ending and Common Healthcare Staffing Challenges with Laurie Shiparski

Unique and Innovative Strategies for Overcoming Never-Ending and Common Healthcare Staffing Challenges with Laurie Shiparski

Introduction to Episode: 

Ever had the feeling that everything and nothing has changed at the same time? 

That’s how we felt during this episode as we talked with Laurie Shiparski about staffing challenges and the recruitment and retention polarity. 

While challenges with staffing in healthcare haven’t changed much over the past 20 years there are unique and innovative strategies that can be used to leverage the recruitment and retention polarity that lies beneath the staffing problem. 

Laurie is a Principle at Edgework Institute and has done a tremendous amount of work in the healthcare field on the recruitment and retention polarity within healthcare organizations.  

Laurie is a master at leveraging polarities, and she takes a creative approach to helping organizations solve the staffing problem by leveraging the recruitment and retention polarity.   

There are big dynamics operating under staffing problems that can be strategically addressed.  

Resistance is a part of the process and Laurie recommends you name it, expect it and use it to move forward.   

Join us as Laurie shares her experiences and strategies for taking action to leverage the recruitment and retention polarity and how to learn from and leverage the wisdom in resistance.

Inside the Episode We Talk About:

·         When you are stuck- the energy is stuck, and you need to look at deeper dynamics

·         Can’t turn polarities off once you know about them

·         Avoid swinging from understaffing to overstaffing

·         Staffing forecast analysis

·         Hire ahead strategies

·         Proposals and planning for volume growth

·         Grow your own programs

·         Some strategies can support both recruitment and retention

·         Core and contingency staffing

·         Staff engagement and ownership in recruitment and retention

·         Scheduling strategies, innovation, and technology

·         Metrics, Metrics, Metrics! (sick call rate, turn-over, productivity)

·         Work force violence as an early warning sign

·         Power in validating concerns and shifting energy

·         Think about the resister in you!

·         Coax out the resistance

 Links and References: 

Edgework Institute: www.edgeworkinst.com 

Blog:  Are you staying afloat with staffing?  Avoid these 5 common mistakes. 

To view Laurie’s beautiful artwork:  https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/laurie-shiparski?tab=artwork

 Previous Related Episodes:

Episode #7:  What you’ll want to know about solving the staffing problem

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