Trail Blazing Healthcare Careerist: Engagement in the Workplace with Cornerstone

NCHL presents the Trailblazing Healthcare Careerist, a series part of the Guide for the Healthcare Early Careerist. It provides the perspectives of seasoned healthcare executives and changemakers in a variety of workplace issues that early careerists often need help navigating.

This episode focuses on enagagement in the workplace. What is engagement? | How can early careerists become more engaged with their teams and places of work? | What can we do about lack of engagement in our teams? are all questions being answered by Cheryl Paxton-Hughes of Cornerstone.

What makes you stand out from your peers or colleagues? My authenticity, sense of humor, and ability to act.

Who needs to know you so you can reach your goals? My colleagues, customers, etc.

What are your values? Authenticity, Courage, Humility

What’s your ultimate career goal? I have a 2nd career/early retirement aspiration to go into nursing or become a professor. I feel a real calling to help and teach others.

Who makes up your support system? My sister (best friend), my husband, my children, and my friends.

What brings you joy? Babies, helping and teaching others. When someone has an “ah-ha” moment based on advice or something, I shared with them.

What your superpower – the thing you do better than anyone else? Resilience and reinvention. Because of certain life experiences that I have had, I’m really good at persevering and achieving my goals despite obstacles or criticisms.

What’s your favorite way to communicate? In-person communication. No power points, just a back-and-forth conversation.