Leaders: Are You Teaching This Critical Reality? Excellent leaders know that if they influence and change the perceptions of those they lead, they will change the reality of those they lead. Excellent leaders clearly understand that perception is reality! Not only do they understand that perception is reality, they also clearly understand that they can …
I readily admit… I am not the most patient man in the world. I’m just not programmed to wait or sit still. I don’t even like to sit still for long in my favorite coffee shop or the comfort of my own home. My wife, friends, and colleagues can all attest to my tendency to …
In a recent interview with Dave Edwards, Vice President of Supplier Relations/Business Development at Premier, Inc., I asked him to describe his leadership role. As Dave enthusiastically described his leadership approach and specific responsibilities at Premier, I began thinking, “Dave is describing a guaranteed principle and formula for personal and professional leadership success.” From Dave’s comments …
This week’s article is a guest post by Emily Sirkel, my writing partner and the COO of the Dan Nielsen Company. The late Zig Ziglar once said, “You never know when one kind act, or one word of encouragement, can change a life forever.” What beautiful truth is wrapped up in that …
I recently recorded a 65-minute, high-energy interview with Dave Edwards, Vice President of Supplier Relations/Business Development at Premier. Over the next few weeks, we will publish several healthcare leadership articles as a result of that interview. As you will see over the next few weeks, Dave provided excellent perspectives regarding many important leadership questions and issues. …
Having just survived another hectic holiday season, I have been thinking about the commercial nature of Christmas—or really every holiday. Of course it’s understandable and inevitable, after all, businesses need to make a profit. But it’s amazing how ingrained that kind of materialism has become in our culture. It’s not just little kids who are …
There is new evidence that healthy-looking people are perceived as better leaders. Healthy people are perceived as better leaders, even over intelligent-looking people. A recent article on the Harvard Business Review blog states the following: “The evidence comes from a study led by Brian Spisak at VU University of Amsterdam and published in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. The study asked …
I took this picture in Yosemite National Park. It is one of more than 250,000 pictures that I have personally taken all across America the Beautiful. I have every one of those pictures saved on multiple external drives. I frequently return to thousands of interesting and inspirational locations all across America by simply …
Regardless of who you are, where you are, what you are or what you may become, this principle is indisputable, universal and eternal: you become what you think about! Absolutely, categorically, without question or exception, you become what you think about! During this holiday season, and throughout all of 2015 and beyond, why …
Great leaders gracefully say “no” far more often than they say “yes.” Great leaders are crystal clear on their highest priorities and therefore gracefully say “no” at least 20 to 30 times more often than they say “yes.” As a leader, are you teaching and coaching your direct reports, your team, your colleagues, and all those within your organization …
As the two-hour flight got underway, Christy waited anxiously for the flight attendants to begin passing out refreshments. Deep, stabbing hunger pains radiated through her stomach. Her hand automatically went to her belly and she rubbed the little baby bump that was just beginning to be noticeable now that she was in her second trimester. …
I have written about it several times over the years, but it’s a topic I keep coming back to because I believe in it so strongly. This time of year, especially with Thanksgiving just gone by, I am reminded more than ever how very important it is to be grateful. The incredible positive effects …
We are less than one month from beginning a year that will be filled with almost unbelievable technological and other rapid, dramatic change in every industry and every organization in the world, including every healthcare organization. 2015 will bring incredible opportunities for personal, professional, and organizational success. The new year will also bring many difficult personal, …