Center for Perioperative Leadership

Join AORN for a 1.5-day virtual live advanced course for Medical Laser Safety Officers to ensure you have the most current information and tools to safeguard your colleagues and patients — and be successful in this important leadership role.

See how to foster a growth mindset culture in the OR, and how your efforts to do so can lead to overall improvements in staffing, technology adoption, and communication that is centered on trust.

Take the first step to recognize, address, and eradicate the prevalent, disruptive behaviors that could be undermining your workforce culture. Designed for frontline healthcare leaders, this self-study is designed to help you cultivate a professional, supportive and respectful workforce culture.

There’s no doubt generational differences impact workplace dynamics, and as a leader these dynamics can be difficult to understand and manage. This session looks at each generation to understand their unique perspectives while providing actionable strategies to bridge gaps and enhance collaboration.

This self-paced, online course equips nurses serving as the designated medical laser safety lead with the latest information to reduce risk and implement safety procedures to keep patients and OR staff safe.

This webinar delves into the ongoing and necessary battle against racism in our profession, emphasizing why this work remains crucial in today's healthcare landscape. This webinar offers a valuable opportunity for reflection, education, and action.

As you think about the future state of your facility and department, succession planning for yourself and key managers on your team should be crossing your mind. See how this group of periop leaders have passionately pursued mentoring the next generation of emerging talent as they plan for what’s next.

In a recent Leader Exchange webinar session, our panel of experienced perioperative leaders shared valuable insights and lessons on attracting and cultivating the next generation of leaders.

In a recent AORN webinar called Motivating and Engaging the Youngest Generation at Work, presented by AORN’s Center for Perioperative Leadership, generational experts Lisa Walden and Hannah Ubl focused on who Gen Z is and why this group behaves the way they do.

Here are the nuts and bolts of being a successful leader of Boomers, Millennials and Gen Xers. Gen Z tactics will be revealed in the next Leader Exchange webinar, Motivating and Engaging the Youngest Generation at Work.

Never underestimate the value of the preceptor and their influence on new team members’ ability to learn and assimilate effectively. They are essential frontline leaders and culture builders, and their success is ultimately your success.

To rise above the distractions, leadership coach Marshall Goldsmith recommends five key points that leaders should be aware of in order to achieve their short- and long-term goals.

A perioperative leader’s success in 2024 depends on optimizing your perioperative department advises AORN’s CEO Linda Groah, MSN, RN, CNOR, NEA-BC, FAAN.

AORN CEO Linda Groah provides a how-to for maximizing staff productivity, collaboration, and job satisfaction.