Grabbing the bull by the horns.

 

 

What does Gandhi, Abraham Lincoln, Jesus Christ, Charles Darwin and Socrates all have in common?  They all exhibited a great deal of...

 

cour·age

ˈkərij,ˈkə-rij/

noun

noun: courage

1.

the ability to do something that frightens one.

"she called on all her courage to face the ordeal"

• strength in the face of pain or grief.

One does not have to be a famous person to exhibit a large degree of courage.  In fact some of the biggest acts of courage sometimes go un-noticed.  As health care workers we see this every single day.  The courage of people battling illness, diseases and staring death in the face and winning (and losing).  That courage can be quite monumental in comparison to many of the above mentioned people.

 

Also, courage can simply be willing to face change during difficult times.  A lot of times we do things not because it is the best thing to do, but it is the easiest thing to do.  The phrase that comes to my mind is "because that is just the way we have always done it".  This statement along with the rapidly evolving and changing health care landscape can be detrimental to many health care organizations. 

 

Many battles have been lost due to the inability to find the silver lining in/and embracing change that is needed to adjust and adapt to changes that are uncontrollable.  At MPMC there has been change and there is more change to come.  This will require courage from the top leadership team and board of directors down to every single position in the MPMC organization. 

 

Sometimes you gotta grab the bull by the horns...

 

Our fearless leader, Cole "Tuff" White