Cockerell presented us with a situation of finding the right fit for the job as a leader in healthcare. Finding the right balance is a must. As a leader, Cockerell mentions that you want to have a place where employees work well through the crisis, and then once you have the employees who can do this, you provide them with everything they need to excel (Cockerell, 2008). The employees are more likely to stay, and then you won't have issues such as nursing shortages because the employees won't want to leave. However, getting to this point where you have the right employees can be challenging. Do you hire someone with the right attitude or skillset? As a leader, I would hire someone with the right attitude. The can-do and want-to-do attitude. Someone who wants to help and has positivity. Skills are important, yes, but they can be learned. Having the right attitude is hard to learn. I believe attitude is wired in. It is who you are. You're either positive or negative. That is going to affect everything around you. For example, there are nurses in the field just for money and other nurses that are in the field who