Author Archives: Dignity Freedom Fighter

Before I begin this post, I want to take a moment and thank my team from Clinical Documentation Improvement at Baystate Health. They gave me an amazing gift. They took my dignity post from July 2020 to June 2021 and made it into a book called “Dignity Friday Reflections: Memoirs written by Charles Redd, RN.”Continue reading “Honoring Dignity: National Nurses Week “

In my 27 years as a nurse, I have been blessed with many opportunities to lead. I have been blessed that so many people along the way recognized those leadership traits that I had, and they always encouraged me to take those opportunities to grow as a leader. I want to be honest that theyContinue reading “Dignity: Rejuvenation “

My son Anthony is a part of the Unified Track Team at Wahconah High School in Dalton Ma. The Special Olympics states that Unified Sports, “Brings together athletes with and without intellectual disabilities to train and compete on the same team.” I am proud of my son and all the students that compete. They define whatContinue reading “Dignity: Unity  “

“It isn’t where you came from, it’s where you’re going that counts.” Ella Fitzgerald Growing up in a single parent household in Boston during the 70’s and 80’s brought some challenges. It was my mother, me and my two younger brothers. I often talk about my mother, and I would call her the CEO ofContinue reading “Dignity: Ma, My first Dignity Leader “

Tomorrow (4/2) is my mother-in-law’s birthday. Happy birthday grammy Pammy. It is also the day we remember the life of Pam’s mother, my wife’s grandmother, and my children’s great-grandmother Nana Lu. Grandpa Hally was the hero and WW II war veteran of the family, but it was Nana Lu who was the boss. Out ofContinue reading “Dignity: Love you to the Moon and Back  “

There is an excellent article that was written by Jim Harter (2022) for Gallup called “Percent Who Feel Employer Cares about Their Wellbeing Plummets” The article states that fewer than one in four workers believes the organization cares about their wellbeing. This is a significant drop from the 49% in 2020 which was at theContinue reading “Dignity: Wellbeing. “

“Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the ability to cope with it.” –Mahatma Gandhi  One of the challenges of being a leader is dealing with conflict. When we take on the role of leader, we must learn that conflict is inevitable and that how we handle it will dictate if we can resolveContinue reading “Dignity: Conflict Resolution “

When I was in high school, I had a music teacher named Donald Hermance. Mr. Hermance was a great teacher, and I learned a lot about music during my four years in chorus. A chorus is like managing a team or organization. You have 4 parts soprano, alto, tenor, and bass. The goal is toContinue reading “Dignity in Four Part Harmony”

Dignity: “Fall Down 7 Times Get Up 8.”  The title of this post came from a speech I heard from Denzel Washington. It made me think about all the times I have fallen and made the decision to get back up. Often, I would get up right away but there were times when I madeContinue reading “Dignity: “Fall Down 7 Times Get Up 8.””

As a child I learned many valuable lessons from my mother, one of them was when she was talking, I was to listen. I learned that lesson the hard way most times. What I did not realize was that my mother was teaching the value of listening. The strength of a leader is their abilityContinue reading “Dignity: Listen Twice as Much as You Speak. “