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Monday Morning Manager

Run It Like You Own It
August 18, 2008 1:06 PM by Douglas Laher
One of the biggest challenges of my career as a manager has been to engage the employees in the shared decision-making process. This invaluable asset empowers the employee to take ownership of the department and allows them to feel as though they're part Read More...
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Inviting Your Employees Off the Bus
August 4, 2008 12:08 PM by Douglas Laher
In a recent posting titled People: The Missing Link for Success , I made mention of the need to "populate your team with A+ performers willing to put forth an A+ effort." All others, as I said, "should get off the bus." The hope would be that your low Read More...
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Respiratory Therapy 2028: Visions of the Magic 8-Ball
July 7, 2008 8:14 AM by Douglas Laher
Many people across the country celebrated the 4 th of July with fireworks, backyard barbecues and visiting family. These acts are a celebration of the birth of a free country. On July 4 th of 1776, our forefathers signed the Declaration of Independence Read More...
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The Best Advice Comes When You Least Expect It
April 24, 2008 12:21 PM by Douglas Laher
As I look back on my career, I shutter to think what could have been. I graduated from the Respiratory Therapy program at The Ohio State University in 1993. I was never much of the academic type and was anxious get on with graduation. I chose the Cleveland Read More...
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Why Ask Why?
March 6, 2008 11:54 AM by Douglas Laher
I'm not sure that I understand, nor do I know why the NBRC recently granted a one year amnesty period for certified respiratory therapists who graduated prior to 2005 to sit for the RRT exam. While extending this period allows the NBRC to "help us meet Read More...
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Writing Your Own Ticket
February 26, 2008 12:34 PM by Douglas Laher
So there I was, sitting in my office trying to reassure my evening shift supervisor. After more than a month of non-stop, action-filled evenings that routinely included multiple rapid response calls, traumas, and code BLUE's, Mark had had enough. "Doug... Read More...
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