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An ongoing 75+ year Harvard study, known as the Harvard Happiness Study, conclusively demonstrates that “Good relationships keep us happier and healthier, period.” According to a recent article titled “Happiness Study: What Makes Us Happy & Healthy?” (which cites the Harvard study), it is not money, power, position, title or other such things that …
It was my honor to keynote a recent Healthcare Distribution Management Association (HDMA) meeting in Wilmington, Delaware. The executives and professionals who attended this meeting are smart, driven, mission-focused people who are working to improve healthcare and the healthcare system throughout the United States. I salute their work and their results! The focus …
It was my honor to conduct a face-to-face interview with Michael Dowling, president & CEO of Northwell Health (formerly North Shore-LIJ Health System), in his office in downtown Manhattan. Michael Dowling is an amazingly effective leader in so many different ways. He is also a very engaging conversationalist with an extremely interesting and diverse background. I asked Dowling for a piece of advice he would share…
...There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them. –Denis Waitley
...My friend Mark Dixon, president & CEO of The Mark Dixon Group, LLC, shared with me an excellent leadership suggestion and perspective. Mark is a former hospital CEO and has led a very successful leadership career in hospital, health system, and healthcare consulting. To put it succinctly, when Mark Dixon speaks, I listen…
...In recent weeks, we have been discussing goal setting. In the article, “4 Things to Remember When Setting Goals,” one of the key points is to understand that change takes time. Over time, in order to achieve your goals there must be a balance between focusing on the small details that make up your day, and continually reminding yourself what you are striving to accomplish. Too often people either get so lost in the details or so focused on the final results that nothing ever gets accomplished. You must keep a balance of both or time is wasted […]
...I recently conducted and filmed a one-hour live interview with Traci Bernard, president of Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital in Southlake, Texas. During the interview she talked about how leaders shouldn’t be afraid to surround themselves with people smarter than themselves. In fact, leaders should actively look for and recruit team members smarter than themselves…
...Last week, we discussed the 4 things to remember when setting goals. This week I would like to take a closer look into how your everyday habits affect you goals and how to align the two for success. The very first article I had the privilege of writing for this blog several years ago …
The new year is often considered a fresh start. While a new year generally carries with it the successes and failures from the previous one, each year also brings with it the potential for change, and your actions over the course of the next 12 months will decide what change takes place. With each …
As founder and CEO of America’s Healthcare Leaders I had the honor of conducting a wide-ranging interview with Joel Allison, CEO of Baylor Scott & White Health. The in-person one-hour interview was conducted in Allison’s office in Dallas, Texas. Joel Allison is truly one of America’s healthcare leaders! During the interview, Allison emphasized the critical importance of …
Ads, ads, ads. They seem to be everywhere. They are lurking in your Facebook feed, popping up when you click on a website, and plaguing the show you are watching on TV. With the increase in ad exposure has come an increase in ways to block them. DVRs are some of the unsung heroes in …
In the past few weeks we have touched on a few of the negative aspects of technology. While technology has a few negative implications on our work-life balance, it also enables us to work more effectively and efficiently when utilized well. Click here to read a few keys to using technology well!
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