by Gedi | Jan 1, 2018 | Blog, Engagement, GEDI, Global, INLI, International, Leadership, Patient Experience, Reality
We hear much about Population Health today; the literature references the topic as “the health outcomes of a group of individuals.” But, is it the group, or is it an effort to affect one person at a time to create that healthier group of people? What are...
by Gedi | Nov 10, 2017 | Blog, Engagement, GEDI, Global, Human Resources, International, Labor, Leadership, Onboarding, Patient Experience, Reality, Talent Management
During the Sigma Theta Tau International Biennial Conference in Indianapolis, three GEDI directors presented a powerful session that garnered great reviews and ongoing discussion. Thanks to Drs. Ann Marie T. Brooks and Sheila A. Ryan, and to Marianne Hess for sharing...
by Gedi | Oct 2, 2017 | AIHA, Blog, Evolution, GEDI, Global, INLI, International, Leadership, Reality
From her early days in Armenia as a contractor with the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU), Marianne Hess knew that her skills would be put to good use and that she would make a difference in the lives and health outcomes of those committed to her care. It was...
by Gedi | Jan 25, 2017 | AIHA, Blog, Engagement, Evolution, GEDI, Global, Human Resources, INLI, International, Leadership, Patient Experience, Reality
The following was taken from Nursing without Borders…values, wisdom and success markers and was written by Christine Newman, Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Program Coordinator at Henry Ford Hospital “With the fall of the iron curtain in the early 1990s, doors...
by Gedi | Dec 11, 2016 | Blog, Evolution, GEDI, Global, International, Leadership, Patient Experience, Reality
Today’s nurse is a global nurse! For over 12 years, I worked throughout Eastern Europe, creating the infrastructure for the health systems of the new independent countries of the former Soviet Union. The infrastructure was complex and although nurses were...
by Gedi | Oct 26, 2016 | Dreams, GEDI, Global, International, Leadership, Reality
“Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and...
