Creating a Culture of Leadership: Introducing the BSM Leading Edge

Written by: Laura Baldwin, RN

For many years, the BSM/PSS team has been involved in a broad scope of consulting engagements, frequently touching one or more aspects of leadership development in practices and ASCs across the country. We are proud to have helped many of our clients address key leadership opportunities within their organizations. Strong, nursing leadership as an imperative for a top performing ASC.

The escalating perioperative nursing shortage has forced some surgery centers to compromise on the job requirements for Director of Nursing candidates. Consequently, there is an ever-increasing need for coaching, mentoring and developing raw or unseasoned talent to fulfill a leadership position. During a recent experience with an underperforming ASC, PSS identified a multitude of financial and operational problems. Upon further investigation, it became clear, these were all symptomatic of the core problem, which was, as always, a lack of effective leadership.

Through our work, we recognize there is more we can do to encourage a stronger emphasis on creating a leadership culture within health care organizations.

Our team has seen firsthand how organizations without a strong leadership infrastructure can experience employee dissatisfaction and turnover, both of which are costly. Meanwhile, businesses with engaged, effective leaders create a purpose-driven culture that involves all team members in supporting and achieving the strategic goals of the organization. At BSM/PSS, we want to help our clients understand the importance of developing a culture of leadership and the potential return on this type of investment, while simultaneously offering support that aligns to their specific needs around leadership.