Gen is driven by the desire to help clients create organizational excellence through measurable improvement. She thrives on helping others reach meaningful goals, including Magnet® designation. She shares her knowledge and passion for excellence in her book, Feel the Pull: Creating a Culture of Nursing Excellence. Gen has guided dozens of healthcare systems through cultural transformation. Her clients’ loyalty to her is a testament to her great work. Gen’s motto is, “Your success is my success.”
One hundred percent of the organizations Gen has worked with to prepare for Magnet Recognition® or redesignation have been successful. She is also an expert in shared governance and professional governance.
Gen is also a highly sought-after national and international presenter on a variety of healthcare and leadership facing topics.
Areas of Expertise:
- Magnet® Designation and Redesignation
- Pathway to Excellence® Designation and Redesignation
- Practice Transition Accreditation Program®
- Shared Governance and Professional Governance
- Leadership Development
- Nursing Professional Development
- Moving Data Results to Impact
- Focused Culture Work
Talk with Gen to learn more about organizational excellence solutions that will accelerate your improvement efforts.
Published Articles
Nursing Management Journal (March/ April 2026)
Balancing Life and Leadership: Artificial Intelligence as a Partner for Nurse Leaders
https://journals.lww.com/nursingmanagement/citation/2026/03000/balancing_life_and_leadership__artificial.9.aspx
Journal for Nurses in Professional Development (February 2026)
Leveraging the NPD Standards for Magnet and Pathway Leadership
https://www.ovid.com/jnls/jnsdonline/abstract/10.1097/nnd.0000000000001215~leveraging-the-npd-standards-for-magnet-and-pathway?redirectionsource=fulltextview
Nursing Management Journal (January 2026)
Lead from the Wild: A nature-based framework for developing transformational nursing leadership
https://journals.lww.com/nursingmanagement/fulltext/2026/01000/lead_from_the_wild__a_nature_based_framework_for.9.aspx
Nursing Management Journal – Springhouse (October 2019)
An Introduction to Project Management
**Co-authored with Chris Bjork
https://journals.lww.com/nursingmanagement/Fulltext/2019/10000/An_introduction_to_project_management.5.aspx
Nursing Management Journal – Springhouse (August 2018)
Shared Governance Strategic Planning Retreat
**Co-authored with Marky Medeiros
https://journals.lww.com/nursingmanagement/citation/2018/08000/shared_governance_strategic_planning_retreat__a.8.aspx
Nursing Management Journal – Springhouse (June 2018)
The Nurse Manager’s Role in a Shared Governance Culture
https://journals.lww.com/nursingmanagement/fulltext/2018/06000/the_nurse_manager_s_role_in_a_shared_governance.11.aspx
Nursing Management Journal – Springhouse (May 2018)
Excellence has no Endpoint
**Co-authored with Marky Medeiros
https://journals.lww.com/nursingmanagement/Fulltext/2018/05000/Excellence_has_no_endpoint.7.aspx
Nursing Management Journal – Springhouse (January 2016)
How Relationship-Based Care® Supports the Magnet® Journey
https://journals.lww.com/nursingmanagement/Citation/2016/01000/How_relationship_based_care_supports_the_Magnet_.4.aspx
Nursing Management Journal – Springhouse (July 2014)
Creating and Sustaining a Clinical Environment of Nursing Excellence
**Co-authored with Renee Roberts-Turner and Lael Coleman
https://journals.lww.com/nursingmanagement/Fulltext/2014/07000/Creating_and_sustaining_a_clinical_environment_of.11.aspx
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