“Being in a key leadership role for a major public land grant university whose responsibilities include spearheading improvement in population health and well-being, I have long recognized the value of building and sustaining a wellness culture that includes ownership, as it heavily influences people’s emotions and behaviors. Joe Tye and Bob Dent do an exquisite job of guiding readers through essential elements of building cultures where people take ownership for best outcomes. Their book should be a staple in every leader’s toolbox.”
–Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, PhD, APRN-CNP, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN
Vice President for Health Promotion
University Chief Wellness Officer
Dean and Professor, College of Nursing
Professor of Pediatrics & Psychiatry, College of Medicine
Executive Director, the Helene Fuld Health Trust National Institute for EBP
The Ohio State University
“As an early careerist and new nurse executive, I think Joe Tye and Bob Dent have created the perfect playbook. This book should be required reading for all new healthcare leaders. The second edition is full of additional insights and stories that are engaging to both well-established and emerging leaders. This book helps explain theoretical concepts and provides practical applications for building and sustaining an ownership culture that is resilient in these uncertain times. I have built my career around the motto ‘Proceed until apprehended!’ and this book will provide you the tools to do the same.”
–Brandon “Kit” Bredimus, DNP, RN, CEN, CPEN, CNML, NE-BC, QMHP-CS
Vice President of Nursing/Chief Nursing Officer
Midland Memorial Hospital, Midland, Texas
“Nurse leaders from the HCA South Atlantic Division created a book club program using the first edition of Building a Culture of Ownership in Healthcare. The ideas in this book, including the concept of Invisible Architecture, helped us formulate a meaningful statement of core values for the division, and many of our hospitals implemented strategies for building a culture of ownership using the book as a guide, several examples of which are included in this second edition. An excellent blueprint to develop and sustain exceptional cultures.”
–Dr. Nina Evans, DNP, MBA, RN, FACHE
Division Chief Nursing Executive
HCA South Atlantic Division
“This book allows one to transition from concepts that are passé to ones that are essential for the next generation of leadership. All workers want the ability to embrace and live out their professional identity. This book captures the essence of building a culture of ownership for unrecognizable outcomes in both practice and academia.”
–M. Lindell Joseph, PhD, RN, FAAN
Clinical Professor and Program Director
University of Iowa College of Nursing
“The writers did a fantastic job opening the door with essential recommendations and groundbreaking tips that will help you understand how to build a culture of ownership in healthcare. This book contains effective techniques and real-life stories for those who desire a positive work culture based on their organizations’ core values. This book is a win-win for you and your nursing team. A must-read! I love this book.”
–Millie Sattler, DNP, MSN, RN, CCRN
Corporate Director, Nurse Retention and Career Development
Emory Healthcare, Atlanta, Georgia
“An inspired work that brings to life true intentionality by leaders to build sustainable cultures of excellence through engagement. Simple, powerful, and practical, this guide is the answer to what leaders are looking for when they want to make change, have positive impact, and power up the passion in an organization through finding their purpose.”
–Cole Edmonson, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE, FAONL, FNAP, FAAN
Chief Experience and Clinical Officer
AMN Healthcare, Dallas, Texas
“I didn’t think that Joe and Bob could improve on their wonderful book. However, this second edition is even more inspirational than the first. I will continue to read their words each time I’m working on the neverending journey of building and maintaining a culture of ownership. This book reminds us all that we can’t leave culture to chance and that engagement only comes with ownership.”
–Kathleen D. Sanford, DBA, RN, FACHE, FAAN
Executive Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer
CommonSpirit Health
“Outstanding healthcare is the structural connection where quality, safety, and service are intrinsically linked. This second edition of Building a Culture of Ownership in Healthcare provides a clear road map of how to achieve success by developing a culture of ownership. The examples and experiences with various health systems provide key action steps for cultivating a highly engaged staff. When built upon strong core values, positive attitudes and true empowerment will help create a top-tier organizational culture. Finally, as healthcare continues to make advancements in technology and how we connect with consumers, Joe and Bob remind us in these pages that human interaction is our real DNA for success.”
–Joseph W. Devine, FACHE
President, Jefferson Health New Jersey
EVP, Jefferson Health
“Core values set the tone and culture of an organization as well as the expectations of its people. Reinforcing core values throughout an organization is crucial to success and to creating a sense of team and purpose. Joe and Bob drive home the importance of core values in their book and provide leaders with the tools to create strong organizational cultures.”
–Kurt Newman, MD
President and Chief Executive Officer
Children’s National Hospital, Washington, DC
“Creating a culture of ownership is not an easy task, but what joy we find in our work when we create and live in such a culture. Joe and Bob have updated the strong foundation of the first edition with new ideas and examples so that we all have the potential to create ownership cultures—something we desperately need in healthcare.”
–Patricia S. Yoder-Wise, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, ANEF, FAONL, FAAN
President, The Wise Group
Professor and Dean Emerita, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, School of Nursing
Editor-in-Chief, The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing
Editor-in-Chief, Nursing Forum
“A culture of ownership plays a vital role in clinician well-being. Individuals who own the outcomes of their practice receive personal gratification from caring about patients and each other. Ownership of the health of their community of practice is also an important element in creating well-being throughout the systems of care. Thank you, Bob and Joe, for sharing your wisdom—I see you live all these practices every day.”
–Sharon Pappas, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN
Chief Nurse Executive
Emory Healthcare