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Leadership is a choice

Written by Guest Blogger: Tiffany Bittner

Maxim No. 2: Leadership applies to everyone. I started my role at Texas Children’s Hospital in November 2018 and quickly realized that even though I, a Decentralized Quality Improvement Specialist, am not a formal leader our culture here at Texas Children’s allows everyone to lead. We all are leaders in our own way, some more...

Your leadership story

Written by Guest Blogger: Daniel Osmand with an introduction by Mark Wallace

Back in April, I asked you to share how my Leadership Maxims apply to you and your roles at Texas Children’s. I received so many thoughtful responses, all of which confirm that employees at Texas Children’s take Maxim No. 2 – Leadership Applies to Everyone – to heart. I recently had the opportunity to visit...

Take the lead in fighting the flu

When Texas Children’s opened its doors in 1954, an infectious disease was the most common reason for an infant or child to require a stay at the hospital. Intensive study of contagious diseases like measles, mumps and chicken pox in children was just emerging, and it had only been eight years since the influenza vaccine...

A return to peace, love and tolerance

On August 15, 1969, half a million people gathered on a 600-acre dairy farm in Bethel, New York, for what would become one of the biggest events in music history – Woodstock. The idea behind the first Woodstock musical festival was to raise enough money to build a recording studio in Woodstock, New York. But...