The leader as a retention specialist

Retention problems will plague us for the near future. Blanchard and Waghorn (1997) believe that everyone wants to be magnificent, and not just ordinary. Unfortunately, often we expect only the ordinary and not the magnificent. People respond to our expectations. We can help staff to achieve magnificence by providing unconditional love and remembering that people are magnificent. Sometimes their behavior is a problem and certain things block the expression of their greatness, but all people are magnificent. If we create "sanctuaries of caring" where nurses and others are given the opportunity to achieve their innate nobility and magnificence, people will flock to participate in the noble and magnificent experience of patient care.