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Monday Morning Manager

You’re Hired!
July 21, 2008 9:45 AM by Douglas Laher
Perhaps you've been there before. You're a department manager in a large academic center in a metropolitan area. You have vacancy rates in excess of 10 percent, and your hospital just added a new 100-bed critical care tower that will require an additional 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 Buck Stops Here
June 20, 2008 1:19 PM by Douglas Laher
Probably one of the most difficult things to do as a manager is to make decisions. Some are quite easy while others are not. While we all would love for our decisions to be celebrated with excitement and fanfare, the simple truth is that rarely does it Read More...
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Walk the Walk
June 13, 2008 1:56 PM by Douglas Laher
On April 29 th , a reader posted a comment to the blog titled A Chain is only as Strong as its Weakest Link . Here is an excerpt from Jim; a Respiratory Care Shift Supervisor. "I anticipated the day that change could happen, which is the main reason I Read More...
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Rome Wasn’t Built in a Day
June 5, 2008 10:25 AM by Douglas Laher
It's been one of the greatest privileges of my career to serve as a guest lecturer at my alma mater, The Ohio State University. Two years ago, my old program director Herb Douce asked me if I'd like to come back to campus and speak to the graduating senior Read More...
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Manpower Concerns Got You Down? Try Working in Canada
May 28, 2008 11:08 AM by Douglas Laher
If you listen very carefully, you can hear it in almost any RT break room across the country. Whispers, so deafening you can hear them from the nurse's station on 3 South are the complaints about too much work and not enough people to get the job done. Read More...
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What Does the AARC Do for You?
May 19, 2008 10:20 AM by Douglas Laher
Rhetorical or not, I often hear respiratory therapists ask the question... "Why aren't we treated with the same level of respect that disciplines such as nursing or pharmacy are?" Unfortunately, the answer is like the elephant in the room that no one Read More...
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Canister Your Enthusiasm
May 13, 2008 8:47 AM by Douglas Laher
In the ever present pursuit of the almighty dollar, hospitals and respiratory therapy departments all around the country are seeking opportunities to improve their bottom line. Feeling as if they're being squeezed of every last penny, hospitals have now Read More...
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A chain is only as strong as its weakest link
April 29, 2008 9:25 AM by Douglas Laher
I often times find that life mimics science. Just as gas follows the path of least resistance during mechanical ventilation, so too do managers when making decisions that impact their department. Whether their decisions are made with selfish intent, or 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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Become a Sultan of SWOT
April 21, 2008 10:05 AM by Douglas Laher
One thing my MBA education taught me regarding the success and failure of an organization was the importance of a thorough S.W.O.T. analysis. In simple terms, a S.W.O.T. analysis is nothing more than a 360° evaluation of an organization that scrutinizes Read More...
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Administrative Oversight… You Make the Call
April 16, 2008 9:36 AM by Douglas Laher
"You can make some of the people happy some of the time, but you can't make all of the people happy all of the time". As the old adage goes, the larger the group or population you're serving, the more difficult it becomes to make decisions that are embraced Read More...
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Now You See It, Now You Don’t
April 14, 2008 9:43 AM by Douglas Laher
I've always been a big fan of magic. The imagination and intrigue is for great entertainment. For the true professionals like Harry Houdini, David Copperfield, or Chris Angel, their performances stimulate(d) the imagination of their audience. Some of Read More...
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You Gotta Love Mondays
April 7, 2008 10:36 AM by Douglas Laher
Everyone loves weekends. For many, it's their time to kick back, throw their feet up and take a few moments for themselves. Whether it's just an opportunity to enjoy a hot cup of java in the morning while reading the newspaper (I personally enjoy doing Read More...
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That is the Question
April 1, 2008 2:57 PM by Douglas Laher
To call in sick, or not to call in sick... that is the question. Inevitably, this is the dilemma that thousands of respiratory therapists across the country confront themselves with every day at this time of year. Just as hospitals everywhere fill with Read More...
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