Stories and Videos Archive

Beyond 'teamwork'

05/18/2012 While 'team' is a noun, 'teaming' is a verb that describes a skill today's workforce need to succeed in complex, quickly-changing work environments. [ STORY ]

You gotta learn

05/18/2012 Harvard Business School Professor Amy Edmondson explains why creating a psychologically safe learning environment is the key to innovation and teamwork. [ STORY ]

05/17/2012 The nearly 100,000 members of the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions have made getting healthy a union priority, and so they are getting together to remind everyone how important it is to get in at least 30 minutes of physical activity five days a week. [ VIDEO ]

KP, Coalition reach accord on tentative 2012 National Agreement

05/11/2012 After five rounds of interest-based negotiations, Kaiser Permanente and the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions reach an accord on the new 2012 National Agreement. [ STORY ]

Better workflow helps control blood pressures

05/08/2012 Snapshot shows how Mid-Atlantic States team controlled blood pressures with improved workflow [ SNAPSHOT ]

Zumba helps team meet health assessment goal

05/04/2012 This snapshot and video clip highlight a team's inspired move to make employees healthier. [ SNAPSHOT ]

Getting past a reluctance to ask for co-pays

04/27/2012 It wasn't easy, but the Emergency department team at Santa Rosa Medical Center changed the culture around co-pay collection--and vaulted to No. 1 in cost-share collections in Northern California two years in a row. [ STORY ]

Union members taking on total health

04/27/2012 The Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions has a plan to save the health care industry--and get us healthy. [ STORY ]

Bolder communication helps diagnose malnutrition

04/27/2012 Roseville clinical dietians improved identification and diagnosis of malnourished patients by making their assessments and diagnosis recommendations more obvious for physicians. [ SNAPSHOT ]

Learning new ways to lead

04/27/2012 A college-level leadership program changes union and management participants' understanding of partnership. [ STORY ]