From Scrubs to Strategy

Monica D. Cutia, BSN, RN, PHN, COS-C

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Notes on the road from bedside nurse to executive, by Monica D. Cutia, BSN, RN, PHN, COS-C, clinical founder of CultureAI.com. Each episode is one of her notes, read aloud.

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Beyond the Title: Sorry to Bother You

A nursing assistant’s apology before a patient observation, and what it says about who feels safe to speak. The bedside stories, the research on psychological safety and speaking up, and what Monica practices now, beyond the title. The full note, with its sources: https://cultureai.com/scrubs-to-strategy/beyond-the-title-sorry-to-bother-you/
Oct 30

The Leader

Seven stories from the leader’s chair, and what the bedside taught her about each. The capstone of Chapter Four: the meeting, the promotion, the empty office, the hard conversation, the decision, the team and the culture, with the documentation. The full note, with its sources: https://cultureai.com/scrubs-to-strategy/the-leader/
Oct 9

Staying With Patients and Your People

A hospice daughter who was not keeping score, an intake call that built the trust before the nurse arrived, and the business case for keeping the same faces with the same family. Continuity, and why the commitment runs inward first. First published by Forbes. The full note, with its sources: https://cultureai.com/scrubs-to-strategy/staying-with-patients-and-your-people-published-in-forbes-october-2026/
Oct 9

The Nurse

Seven ordinary objects. Seven lessons she still leads with. The capstone of Chapter Three: the bag, the stethoscope, the name badge, the chart, the call light, the drive home and the last visit, with the documentation. The full note, with its sources: https://cultureai.com/scrubs-to-strategy/the-nurse/
Sep 15

The People

Nobody in this cast supervised anyone. They taught her leadership anyway. The capstone of Chapter Two: the caregivers, patients, and teammates who built the leader, with the documentation. The full note, with its sources: https://cultureai.com/scrubs-to-strategy/the-people/
Sep 11

The Buildings

The most trusted profession in America is almost never in the room where the decisions get made. The full note, with its sources: https://cultureai.com/scrubs-to-strategy/the-buildings/
Sep 9

The Patient Who Said No

A patient who understood everything and still said no, and what respecting that choice taught a nurse about leadership. By Monica D. Cutia, BSN, RN, PHN, COS-C. The full note, with its sources: https://cultureai.com/scrubs-to-strategy/the-patient-who-said-no/
Aug 6

What Looks Like Falling Behind Is Often Someone Catching Up

A patient relearning a routine, a nurse stretching into a new role, and the question that changes everything: is this person struggling, or growing? First published by Forbes. The full note, with its sources: https://cultureai.com/scrubs-to-strategy/what-looks-like-falling-behind-is-often-someone-catching-up-published-in-forbes-august-2026/
Jun 11

What the Bedside Can Teach Leaders That the Boardroom Never Could

Five leadership lessons from nearly a decade of bedside nursing, first published by Forbes. The full note, with its sources: https://cultureai.com/scrubs-to-strategy/what-the-bedside-can-teach-leaders-published-in-forbes-june-2026/

9 Episodes

Notes on the road from bedside nurse to executive, by Monica D. Cutia, BSN, RN, PHN, COS-C, clinical founder of CultureAI.com. Each episode is one of her notes, read aloud.

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Monica D. Cutia, BSN, RN, PHN, COS-C
Years Active

2026
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9
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Clean
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From Scrubs to Strategy