Living Leadership

A tale of trust gone bad?

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Julie Thorson

Feb 01, 2023

The plan for this 2023 “Living Leadership” blog was to lay out some ideas that might serve as fun, helpful reminders for creating and building trust with your teams. I had it all planned out — I…

This before anything else

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Julie Thorson

Jan 04, 2023

Too many times we jump to believing we know instead of making the time to understand. What a hard lesson to not only learn, but live. It is difficult to pause in the moment and ask questions when all we…

Our duty to remain curious

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Julie Thorson

Dec 07, 2022

As we close out 2022, I find myself reflecting on what progress I have made, if any, with strengthening my curiosity in leadership. I started the year with a focus on curiosity. I end the year with more…

Let’s ban busy

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Julie Thorson

Nov 09, 2022

As I was preparing mentally for my day, I was beating myself up because I waited to prepare this blog until the last minute. I justified it by telling myself, “Well, I have been busy.” If I could…

If not us, then who?

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Julie Thorson

Oct 12, 2022

I can’t remember the date. I don’t remember what was happening at the time. What regulation changed, who tested positive, what family was upset, what team member was infuriated, or what system had…

The quiet

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Julie Thorson

Sep 14, 2022

Recovering extroverts pay attention to what I’m about to say. Being quiet is OK. Speaking from experience, disciplining yourself to not speak is as important if not more important than talking. I’ve…

Over the Moon

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Julie Thorson

Aug 17, 2022

Self-care in leadership is an overused, under practiced phrase. There is no such thing as work-life “balance.” There are times when we all dedicate an unequal amount of time to our profession. In long-term…

The season of invisible scars

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Julie Thorson

Jul 20, 2022

Wanna make a bet? I’ll bet you most people couldn’t care less that we are still in a public health emergency. The field that is very aware of this extension, is without a doubt, long-term care. But…

Mistakes in leadership

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Julie Thorson

Jun 22, 2022

I forgot. I missed that. I made a mistake. I was wrong. I let my emotions get the best of me. I reacted too quickly. I was short. I jumped to conclusions. Have you ever had a thought like the above?…

Emotional Teflon

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Julie Thorson

May 25, 2022

Energy exchange is a real thing. Feeding off other people’s energies can be great, but other times, somebody’s toxic energy can stick to you and ruin your day. I am no scientist, I’m not even a…

Selfless or selfish? An important question for leaders

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Julie Thorson

Apr 27, 2022

As leaders, we are often faced with the notion of selflessness and selfishness. It may be hard to recognize, but it happens to all of us. Recently, yet another line was blurred for us as leaders…

Sign of hope

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Julie Thorson

Mar 30, 2022

Leaders who don’t smile suck. How’s that for an opening line? The living leadership reminder for this month: smile. Yup, it’s that simple. Over the years I’ve had many people say that’s just…

March Madness

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Julie Thorson

Mar 02, 2022

As we kick off March Madness, I got to thinking about competition in leadership. Competition is one of my personal top five strengths, and I know it’s a motivator for me in many ways.

Emotional energy and the nitty-gritty of leadership

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Julie Thorson

Feb 02, 2022

Emotional energy is an area I would really like to learn more about in 2022. Maybe we can explore this area together. For years I’ve been coaching and reminding my teammates to consider how they use…

Curious much?

By

Julie Thorson

Jan 05, 2022

Of all the leadership traits, the one I find most intriguing has to be curiosity. It’s a characteristic I believe takes focused effort to strengthen. For some, this might be a stretch. Aren’t we…