When I do get to write, one of the questions that I am always asking myself is whether or not I am discussing topics that are interesting to you. In other words, am I hitting the mark or not? Are the posts relevant, meaningful, and engaging or are they so-so, watered down, or not all that worthwhile? I realize that is putting myself out there for a wide array of comments, but personally, I would prefer to know than to keep on guessing. To help with this, I have added a new "reaction" feature to the blog comments (special thanks to Jonathan at Press-Ganey for helping me figure this out!). At the bottom of each post there are now check-boxes that can be clicked like on Facebook to let me know if you "Like it!" find it "Interesting" or politely want to tell me that you didn't find it all that worthwhile by checking "No thanks." Of course you can also leave me a longer comment by clicking on the "Make/Read" comments link. While I do allow anonymous comments, I do have to preview them before they are posted to ensure there is nothing completely off-color or that would violate any of our privacy rules at the hospital.
When talking at the hospital in team forums, meetings or just the hall-way, I have always said I prefer to have a dialogue vs a monologue and to keep this meaningful, I'd prefer the same online. So now is your chance...let me know what topics you'd like me to cover and write about and please let me know what you think when I do. Thanks again for making this a worthwhile experiment!
2 comments:
After shadowing Jewish for ACHE, I can honestly say it was a neat experience to see the "behind the scenes" conversations. Marty sets a great example to his team by expressing the importance of listening. They all listen to each other and ask questions for clarity. I was surprised because the assumption of a "fast-paced" environment, when the team was together in a meeting it was like nothing else mattered. It was a good, calm balance.
Vanessa, thanks for the kind comments. I was nice to have you shadow with us!
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