TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Foreword A1 - Malloch, Kathy A1 - Porter-O’Grady, Tim Y1 - 2016 N1 - T2 - The Career Handoff: A Healthcare Leader’s Guide to Knowledge & Wisdom Transfer Across Generations AB - This book opens up ways for an enlightened transmission of knowledge and wisdom from one generation to another. Those who are ignorant of the past are condemned to repeat failures and ignore past enlightened practices and successes. By making transitions from one generation of nurses to another more explicit and thoughtful, these authors contribute to a more enlightened and progressive future. The ironic, wise statement “It is not change that is difficult … it is the transition” is a central message of this inspiring book. Once you can survey a change that has already occurred, the difficulty is usually behind you. How we cope with, plan for, and civilize transitions from positions can ensure a better future. This is especially true for transitions from professional leadership positions into retirement, where the retiring person holds years of institutional wisdom and tradition that are crucial for effective transitions within a complex practice such as healthcare. It is here that attention to transitions and transmission of lessons learned over time become so crucial for sustaining excellence and a better future. SN - PB - Sigma Theta Tau International CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/12/05 UR - apn.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1189269327 ER -