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Article: Listening to others builds support for change.
- Article from:
- Vermont Nurse Connection
- Article date:
- May 1, 2007
- Author:
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I believe we can change the world if we start listening to one another again. Simple, honest, human conversation. Not mediation, negotiation, problem-solving, debate, or public means. Simple, truthful conversation where we each have a chance to speak, we feel heard, and we each listen well. - Margaret Wheatley (i)
Change--rapid and sometimes sweeping change in healthcare is now the norm. As nurses we are used to it, right? Wrong! Change can be difficult and the continuing nursing shortage indicates that we are not coping well. The pace of change keeps escalating and the manifestations keep showing up in nurses being dissatisfied and leaving the profession or ...