Awards & Recognition
This "holiday" recognizes the role of language professionals in connecting nations and fostering peace, understanding & development?
What is International Translation Day? (Sept. 30)
Defined as a supportive style in which the leader provides team members with skills, tools and relationships they need to perform to the best of their ability.
What is a servant leader?
This animal is protective of its territory and family. It is a social animal who uses many facial expressions to display emotions. Its biggest fear is humans.
What is a wolf?
Seeking a career
Practicing in departments
Achieving my goals
What is Project Search?
This colleague was a professional dancer before becoming a professional visual artist.
Who is Lori Anne?
It's the week to recognize the importance of making health information easy to understand and the health care system easier to navigate.
What is Health Literacy Month? (October; also National Health Education Week Oct 20-24, 2025)
Uses a collaborative leadership style that leverages a shared vision, encouragement and inspiration to facilitate change.
What is a transformational leader?
Known for being able to see things that are far off in the distance, being very tall, gentle and patient, these are characteristics seen in this animal that lives on the savannah.
What is a giraffe?
Faithful Presence in
Front Row Seat to Suffering,
For Eternity
What is Spiritual Care?
This colleague lived in Alaska for some time before Tennessee.
Who is Frank?
This week encourages giving thanks to chaplains and spiritual caregivers for their unique clinical expertise and ministry of presence.
What is Spiritual Care Week? (October 23-29, 2025)
Uses a shared leadership style to leverage participation of members of the group to guide decision-making and management.
What is a democratic leader?
With this animal is associated a quiet solitude and keen awareness of its surroundings, an ability to thrive in seemingly hostile, yet wondrous places, as well as a beautifully feathered, supportive warmth under its wings cast wide.
What is a snowy owl?
Twenty-four strong hearts,
Bridging languages with care,
Voices heal and share!
This colleague is a regular (and recent) world traveler, who is also a skilled needlepointer.
Who is Andy?
What is Project Search?
Uses a unilateral style to delegate to others with rules and orders.
What is an autocratic (or authoritarian) leader?
This animal is cute and cuddly, lives near the coastal regions, sleeps up to 18 hours a day, and eats only the best eucalyptus leaves (herbivorous diet).
What is a koala?
A couple gather
Many a journeys guided
Rockstar we watch grow
What is Patient and Family Engagement?
This colleague has a "good side" for photographs and is most productive after others are sleeping.
Who is Nadia?
This award honors employees from across VUMC who act with compassion and excellence to provide an exceptional experience for patients and their families.
What is the Patient and Family Choice Award?
Facilitates the group to drive decision-making and develop solutions to work-related problems with a “hands-off” approach.
What is a laissez-faire leader?
This animal is an emblem of perseverance & dedication. It often represents academic achievement, and it excels in a variety of environments, especially nocturnal.
What is a great horned owl? (Sage from WGU)
An intrepid boat
Even as monsters circle—
In, through, out, repeat.
What is Patient Education & Health Literacy?
This colleague worked in construction and office design before Patient and Family Engagement.
Who is Lisa?