My Mission: Compassionate Care and Quality Systems
Partnering with leaders who are learners on a journey of improvement.
Services
The Belonging Model®
A culture of belonging in an organization is central to its health and vitality. "Culture has tremendous inertia... That's why it's culture. It works because it lasts. Culture strangles innovation in the crib." (Atul Gawande, Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End).
Health and safety are critical but boring to those living in it. People are looking for meaning. A culture of belonging facilitates meaning for the individuals in the agency and fully engaged staff.
Executive Coaching
Executive coaching focuses on developing all the available gifts in an organization, starting with the individuals in the agency, their families, the staff and executive. The leader models how everyone in an organization can give their best. The vibrant life of everyone is needed in an exceptional organization.
Coaching will focus on developing three areas of growth for the executive:
LEARNING: The agency executive is the "learner in chief"
CURIOSITY: Asking questions and listening
VULNERABILITY: Developing one's spiritual life
Not-for-Profit Start-ups
For those who are looking to initiate an organization with a holistic model of care, small is beautiful and size matters when caring for human beings. Federal and state governments are encouraging choice and development of alternative ways to provide care.
I encourage people who have a vision for change to pursue it.
Creating Quality Systems
"The ultimate secret of quality is love. If you have love then you can work backward to monitor and improve the system." (Avedis Donabedian, founder of the Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, University of Michigan).
Implementing a quality system for an organization is difficult but it costs less in the end.
Testimonials
Inspiring Compassion
I first met Joe Landis about 7 years ago when he explained the "Belonging" model to me. I felt like Joe was a visionary because it was such a different presentation of care. Rather then focusing on my son's disability - Joe's model searched and supported my son's strengths. They looked for what Paul could share in his community. I never had anyone look at my son that way. We all need to belong and that means giving as well as receiving.
Joe's model inspires compassion for who a person is deep inside beyond physical or cognitive limitation. Joe's genuine concern and enjoyment of those with special needs inspired care staff to embrace my son as though he was family.
~ Rosemary DeMarco
A Unique Vision
Joe Landis had a unique vision for people with special needs that many of us parents wanted for our children. When our son, JD, graduated from High School (2009), there were only the typical programs available for him; which were mediocre in nature. Our son was used to being very busy, inclusive and loved to volunteer. Joe's model of "Belonging" allowed our son to do all these things, to build on his strengths and beyond... what he could "do" rather than what he couldn't do!
The model showed us how compassion and seeing the creative gifts of each individual has within themselves builds confidence and allows them to pursue these gifts.
As parents, we want our children to be like any "typical" person... a member of the community, live a balanced life in mind, body and spirit, find their God-given gift and have a feeling of belonging. The model does just that!!
~ Karen Schulte