title: Messy conversations and the willingness to be disturbed.
abstract: Organizations operate successfully on how the parts interact together, not how they act independently. The only way to improve the world is through relationships, and conversations are the prelude to creating that change. Having the courage to reach out and start the dialogue knowing full well that it might be very messy is the only way to end the fragmentation and loss of community we experience.
authors.affiliation: Clarian Health, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
authors.forename: Karlene
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kerfoot
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003142:Communication; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007857:Leadership; D008297:Male; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D017749:Total Quality Management; D014705:Verbal Behavior