Still Standing: Leading Well-Being in Crisis-Tested Healthcare Systems

Healthcare can no longer afford to treat well-being as optional. Over the past decade, healthcare leaders have faced overlapping crises—pandemics, workforce depletion, moral injury, and rising violence—that have left lasting scars on the people who sustain their systems. Still Standing: Leading Well-Being in Crisis-Tested Healthcare Systems is a groundbreaking guide for leaders, clinicians, and educators who are ready to face the truth about burnout and move toward recovery. Written by Dr. Laurinda Calongne, a trauma-trained clinician and healthcare executive with two decades of experience in system leadership, this book reframes workforce well-being as a strategic and operational imperative. Drawing on evidence-based practices from trauma science, social work, and organizational leadership, Dr. Calongne provides a roadmap for leaders to: Redesign resilience programs into sustainable systems of trust and accountability Restore morale and meaning after years of cumulative strain Identify the hidden costs of living in crisis mode Build recovery into daily work, not as an afterthought but as a design principle Lead with compassion and clarity when systems and people are exhausted Create measurable, sustainable cultures of well-being that protect both caregivers and patients Combining frontline realism with executive insight, Still Standing challenges organizations to move from rhetoric to results—creating environments where caregivers can serve, lead, and thrive. Whether you’re leading a team, teaching the next generation, or finding your own way back from depletion, Still Standing offers hope, tools, and a new way forward.
ASIN: B0GBWNPYPJ
VSKU: BVV.B0GBWNPYPJ.VG
Condition: Very Good
Author/Artist:Calongne, Laurinda
Binding: Paperback
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Condition Notes: Book has little sign of wear or use