WEEK 2 DB 2
As I said in my first discussion board post of the week, my first real emotional encounter with music came in the form of country music. I’m not real sure which song it was, but I do remember that it was sung by Randy Travis. I remember laying in my bed absolutely balling my eyes out because of this song. My father walked in and tried to console me…. he promptly put on One Eyed One Horned Flying Purple People Eater, made me laugh and forget how sad I was, exactly what I needed, and do on a frequent basis.
I have not had to buy the same songs over again, as I was one of the people who took care of their cds and I was able to rip almost all of them onto my computer, now it’s just new fresh tasty jams to get me through!!
@ Janice:You are so right the entire concept of empowerment confuses so many. As a leader, the importance of helping your helping your staff to take on leadership roles within their unit is your most important role. I look at so many leaders in our clinical environment that work 14-16 hours a day...that really is unfortunate, because if they took the time to develop all the leaders around them they would be building a highly effective team and get their evenings and weekends back to spend with their family and friends.
Great thought Janice!! I also agree with Coleen that the leaders around you need to be developed as well. I see this all the time in my science classroom. Certain students bring themselves forward as leaders and will help the other students with hard concepts or problems. I agree Janice that the marionette approach is totally backward, and we see why with your experiences.