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Unit-based teams are one of the key innovations of the Labor Management Partnership, creating a platform for consistently involving frontline workers in problem solving. Shown here, members of the South Sacramento Medical Center Emergency Department clerical UBT, which launched a project to use portable laptops to capture patient signatures at intake and discharge, saving nearly $90,000 in 2016. 

Tip 1 of 12: Party-hardy to celebrate both successes and failures. Those are great learning opportunities. 

The Sick Leave Health Reimbursement Account rewards good attendance, supports effective teams and serves the needs of KP members and patients.

Workers who participate in huddles and other UBT activities say they feel freer to speak and are better supported in their own health. They're also less likely to get injured or miss work. 

Nursing Assistant Clinical Director Alainie Lounsbury, RN (standing), checks in with (left to right) Dan Alexandroni, Donielle Tresvant and Hong-le Ton-Nu, all RNs who are represented by UNAC/UHCP, one of the unions in the Alliance of Health Care Unions. 

Kerene Hoilett has used Kaiser Permanente's resources to advance her career. Looking to grow your career? Try the new career paths tool at kpcareerplanning.org/paths.

Jump in, the water's fine: Labor pools, like this one in the Northwest region, help deploy the right people to the right places to fight COVID-19.

Cultivating joy in work can lead to greater fullfilment and less stress. 

A growth mindset can help employees develop their careers, says Michael Brown, vice president of Human Resources in the Georgia Region.

The education and training programs that Kaiser Permanente and Partnership unions negotiate ensure opportunities for a diverse workforce.