Caregivers First! Leading Home Care from the Inside Out
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by Stephen Tweed
"My credo is 'Players First.' It drives everything I do as a coach. Notice that it's plural, not singular. Players First. We reach our personal goals by striving together toward collective goals."
John Calipari
Head Basketball Coach
University of Kentucky
I just finished reading John's newest book, "Players First: Coaching From the Inside Out". It was a fun read because it gave me an inside look at his first four years coaching at the University of Kentucky where his teams won a national championship in 2012 and went to the Final Four in 2014.
But more than reading about basketball, I realized that there were some great lessons in his book that we can apply to leading a home care team and running a highly successful private duty home care company. One of the lessons is in the quote above.
What would happen in home care if we put Caregivers First?
Read more...
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A word from this week's Resource Partner... Delta Health Technologies
Enhancing Efficiency and Profitability through Technology
By Delta Health Technologies
We all want our businesses to run as efficiently and profitably as possible, but how can you retain your best caregivers and provide great care to your clients? By automating your daily tasks through a few simply steps, your business will have room to grow.
Five Steps to Growth 1) Give caregivers the tools to succeed If your scheduling and office management software does not include a caregiver portal, start looking for a solution that does. Read more...
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Join Stephen Tweed at the Iowa Alliance in Home Care Annual Convention (June 26, 2014) in Des Moines, Iowa
IAHC's Annual Conference "Home Care: Change is at the Door" will be on June 25-26, 2014 and Stephen will be presenting three times on June 26th, once as the keynote and then in two breakout sessions. You can download the complete conference agenda here. IAHC would love to have you join them for this dynamic convention...even if you're not in Iowa! Register here.
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