Building Culture Through Infrastructure

Building Culture Through Infrastructure

From Beyond Nurse Residency by Nicole Weathers, DNP, RN, NPD-BC

February 1, 2026 · 50 min · Season 3 · Episode 2

About this episode

Dr. Dan Lose discusses the importance of designing systems and environments to foster engagement in nursing teams.

Walk into any unit, and you can feel it—some teams come alive with connection, trust, and shared purpose, while others struggle under the weight of burnout, silos, or a culture that never quite clicked. In this episode, nurse executive Dr. Dan Lose joins us to break down why engagement isn’t about “getting people to care more,” but about designing systems, roles, and environments that make engagement possible. Dr. Lose helps us look beneath the surface to identify the core ingredients o...

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Host: Nicole Weathers

Guest: Dr. Dan Lose

Topics covered

  • team culture
  • engagement
  • burnout
  • nurse leadership
  • organizational design

Keywords

  • nurse engagement
  • team dynamics
  • organizational culture
  • healthcare leadership
  • burnout prevention

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