Recorded Webinar

Investing in Your Employees: Why Employee Engagement Matters More Than Ever

Job satisfaction is consistently listed as a priority for today’s healthcare professionals, and a lack of engagement has been shown to hurt productivity, profitability, and morale.

During the webinar, Amy Lafko and Julianne Brandt discuss why the importance of employee engagement continues to grow, strategies to keep your employees engaged, and common pitfalls that can lead to lower job satisfaction.

Watch this webinar to learn:

How to determine and define ‘non-negotiables’ like time frame and budget
How to make sure your team is aligned
Effective engagement strategies relevant to both new and experienced teams

This webinar is informational only and is not accredited.

About the Recorded Webinar

Meet the Authors

Amy Lafko, MSPT, MBA

Amy Lafko founded Cairn Consulting Solutions with the knowledge that you need to grow your people to grow your business. Amy focuses her work on the employee experience that is derived from skilled leaders and aligned teams. Whether through team dynamics sessions, development … workshops, or consulting, Amy provides expertise to improve the entire lifecycle of your team. From hiring to engagement, she assists clients in decreasing turnover and increasing productivity and customer satisfaction. Amy has earned her MSPT from Ithaca College and her MBA from Loyola University of MD. She has also written the book People First: A Proven Method for an Exceptional Healthcare Practice. For more information please visit The People First Book.

As a national speaker, consultant, and facilitator, Amy leverages over 20 years of professional leadership experience in several sectors of healthcare. In addition, Amy is serving as the American Physical Therapy Association's section of Health Policy and Administration Chair for the LAMP Institute of Leadership.

Julianne Brandt, PT, MBA

COO at Spooner Physical Therapy

Julianne Brandt, PT, MBA, serves as chief operating officer of Spooner Physical Therapy, a private outpatient rehabilitation practice with 22 locations in the Phoenix metro area. She drives the strategic focus of the Spooner organization, drawing from over 20 years of experience … in healthcare leadership as a clinician and an administrator. Julianne is passionate about elevating the role of rehabilitative medicine and its providers in the healthcare community. Her positive influence encourages others to be innovative and progressive in this purpose. Her areas of expertise include organizational development, strategic planning, and operations.

Julianne holds a BS in physical therapy from Indiana University and an MBA from Arizona State University's W.P. Carey School of Business. Julianne enjoys running, mountain biking, yoga, reading, traveling, and spending time with her athletic and humorous family.

Who is this recorded webinar for?

This recorded webinar is an ideal resource for:

All practitioners in leadership roles
Healthcare executives, c-suite, owners
Managers, administrators, and other healthcare leaders

These best practices can be applied in the following settings:

Home Health
Hospitals and Health Systems
Private Practices

Related Resources

White Paper

Rethinking Employee Engagement in Healthcare

Amy Lafko, MSPT, MBA

Amy Lafko, MSPT, MBA, outlines the four key strategic shifts that enable healthcare leaders to improve and enhance engagement throughout the entire employee lifecycle.

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Recorded Webinar

Investing in Your Employees: Why Employee Engagement Matters More Than Ever

Amy Lafko, MSPT, MBA and Julianne Brandt, PT, MBA

Whether you've been focusing on employee engagement for years or if you've decided to address it for the first time, this session will provide the next right steps for you to take.

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