Nurse Retention Hinges on Leadership With Felicia Sadler | S1: Retention - E.9

Listen as Leigh chats with Felicia Sadler, a nurse for over 30 years and a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt in Healthcare, as they discuss the qualities of nurse leaders who successfully engage and retain their nurses. Felicia also explores why high emotional intelligence is a must for healthcare leaders and why autonomy and work-life balance are key to fighting turnover.

Key Takeaways

• [5:08] Felicia discusses the kinds of soft skills both nurses and their leaders need to possess to maintain open, effective lines of communication.
• [9:20] Felicia explores the many facets of high emotional intelligence and interpersonal competence and why these traits are integral to effective leadership.
• [16:00] Felicia and Leigh discuss the phenomenon of nurses commonly leaving their jobs because of their managers — and what leaders can do to prevent it.
• [19:25] Felicia closes by reviewing what organizations learned from the pandemic, and why autonomy and work-life balance are so crucial in fighting turnover.

Additional Resources

• Want to view the episode transcript? Access it here: https://www.relias.com/podcast/nurse-retention-hinges-on-leadership