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Dignity: Remembrance   During the last 2 weeks we have experienced some devastating tragedies in this country. First it was the shootings in Buffalo, NY and Laguna Woods, California and now the killing of 19 children and 2 adults at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. When I hear these stories, I ask myself why? This postContinue reading “Dignity: Remembrance  “

“No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.” “Overcoming poverty is not aContinue reading “Dignity: When All Seems Lost”

Before I begin, I want to first say thank you to all those who serve our communities in our hospitals. It is National Hospital Week and a time to say thank you for all you have done in the last two years and all you continue to do. We answer a call, and we areContinue reading “Dignity: “Sometimes You have to be the Lion in order to be the Lamb you are” “

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 “