Thoroughbred Services

A Crucial Conversation

Thoroughbred Services — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 18:25:55 +0000

How do you tell your boss that they have unwittingly created a departmental policy that is confusing without insulting them?

The Scapegoat

Thoroughbred Services — Sat, 26 May 2012 15:58:53 +0000

How do you manage difficult employees who have made a coworker their personal scapegoat?

Bosses Behaving Badly

Thoroughbred Services — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 18:43:20 +0000

Is it ever appropriate for a boss to cuss in the presence of their employees?

Nurses Supporting Each Other

Thoroughbred Services — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 12:08:51 +0000

Thoroughbred Services LLC is starting a support group for nurses in the Long Island area. If we see enough interest in our group we can expand this meeting to include nurses from other areas.
Question; If you attended our support group what would you want to do at the meeting? For example would you like to talk “shop” or would you prefer to do something stress relieving like crafting or a reading group? We could also do a mixed bag of things so each month we’d gather and explore different areas of interest.
Let us know what you’re thinking. By the way anyone can respond to this question we want to hear all of the great ideas out there!
Thank you.

How Would You Handle This?

Thoroughbred Services — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 15:26:44 +0000

You’re in a conversation with your boss. Your boss makes a statement about a rule that is the basic foundation of what you do everyday. Your boss’s statement is incorrect. You advise them of this because it is imperative that you both agree on this point. Your boss does not give in and insist that they are correct. They show you the policy and they google it. You two are still not in agreement. Your boss finally calls the attorney for your facility. The attorney is placed on speakerphone and she then explains that you are correct and your boss is incorrect. Your boss is obviously not happy with this outcome. You begin notice after this conversation that your boss is being passive/aggressive with you. How would you handle this?

Can We Agree That We Disagree?

Thoroughbred Services — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 17:47:45 +0000

Scenario:

You are the new boss in your facility. Your boss is a new regional VP with your company. Your boss calls your facility one day and conveys “sensitive” information about a client to your administrative assistant instead you. You are advised of this new ”sensitive” client information by your admin assistant, who has already shared the information with other staff members prior to approaching you. You decide to speak with your boss about how you would prefer information to be passed within your facility ie; from top to bottom without skipping any levels. Your boss’s response to you is “well I guess we’ll have to agree that we disagree on this subject.”

How would you handle the response and the attitude of the regional V.P.? Is the facility boss out of line for requesting a specific type of communication flow in their facility?

Making Change Happen

Thoroughbred Services — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 18:44:38 +0000

I want to start a discussion about making change in the work place. I want to hear your thoughts about the best way to make a change occur at work. As an example, how would you as a leader (leader here is not exclusive to those who hold an official title but instead anyone who effects change in their workplace, there are lots of unofficial leaders out there). So regardless of your job title tell me how you would promote the practice of having everyone in your workplace begin to address each other pleasantly as they go about their day? For this discussion let’s assume that the current workplace enviroment is somewhat unpleasant and people tend to avoid making casual conversation with each other.

Hello world!

Thoroughbred Services — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 21:26:18 +0000

Welcome to our new website! This is our first blog post. In this section, we’ll post news, tips, and other info. Please stay tuned…