As discussed last week, effective communication is vital. This week I have compiled a list of some of the best tips for improving your communication skills. Just like anything else, practice makes perfect, so be willing to apply these tips personally and professionally. 8 Tips for Effective Communication Know your audience: One of …
Communication can make or break any organization, yet breakdowns in communication are very rarely acknowledged and corrected. These breakdowns cause frustration, limit progress, and waste time and money. Successful communication is vital, especially within leadership. Learning how to correct the communication breakdowns is the next step—after first being willing to find them. Here are …
Last week, we discussed Michael Hyatt’s Top 10 Productivity Hacks. I hope you have already implemented a few of these strategies, if not all, into your daily routine. If you have, I am sure you have experienced greater productivity and are adding margin to your day. I wanted to re-emphasize one of the main …
I find Michael Hyatt to be one of the most relevant bloggers I read. He is constantly providing new content of great value and relevance to those wishing to maximize productivity and effectiveness. For someone who is continually seeking to learn new things, I find the information Hyatt presents to be highly engaging and beneficial. …
In 1963, a young runner, fresh out of college, borrowed $50 and started a company with one specific purpose. His idea was to import low cost, high quality running shoes from Japan. Fast-forward to 2016, and this small company has turned into an empire with steadily growing revenue. Phil Knight, Nike founder, recently was interviewed by …
Getting a jump on the day can often have a dramatic effect on how your day goes. We’ve all been there. You have 20 things to do before noon and you wake up dreading it all. This feeling often leads to a very stressful and non-productive day. Last week, we got a glimpse of …
Through America’s Healthcare Leaders, I regularly get the amazing opportunity to interview and learn from great leaders and share their wisdom with others. One of the current featured leaders is Geoff Brenner, President and CEO of TPC. One of the recently released segments from my interview with Brenner contains excellent advice that is pertinent to …
Michael Hyatt recently published an excellent blog post titled “12 Proven Productivity Hacks to Help You Win Every Day.” Hyatt writes, “I want to share twelve proven productivity hacks that will empower you to get a jump on the day and perform at your peak.” He then briefly and beautifully discusses each of the following 12 …
According to statistics, the average American spends about 1.5 hours on social media daily. Recently we discussed how habits, to a very large extent, determine our success or lack thereof. While social media usually becomes a habit that influences your life negatively, there are many benefits to be gleaned, especially with your career. Over …
I am rereading and restudying the excellent and highly relevant book by Dr. Henry Cloud titled Necessary Endings: The Employees, Businesses and Relationships That All of Us Have to Give Up in Order to Move Forward. You are invited to join me. A serious read or reread of this book cannot help but help you …
Habits, to a very large extent, determine our success, or lack thereof! It is no exaggeration that, in virtually every area of your life and career, habits will either make you or break you! No one believes in the power and importance of habits more than Peter Legge, chairman and CEO of Canada Wide …
The wisest among us clearly understand that from a broad, long-term, successful life perspective, less is usually more. Mac Anderson, founder of Simple Truths and Successors, Inc., uses the excellent analogy of pruning a tree to support and explain this crucial concept. Anderson writes, “I compare it to pruning a tree. By removing the excess …
Bruce Lawrence, President & CEO of INTEGRIS Health in Oklahoma City, responded beautifully and succinctly to my question, “What advice would you offer to America’s current and future healthcare leaders?” INTEGRIS Health is Oklahoma’s largest, not-for-profit, state-owned healthcare system. Lawrence has enjoyed a long and highly successful career at several major hospitals and healthcare systems, …
Peter Fine, president and CEO of Banner Health, made the following statement during a live, one-on-one interview at the Banner Health headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona: “Be Visible. Visibility breeds credibility and credibility breeds trust, so if you want to be trusted, you better be visible.” I had asked Fine a question regarding becoming and remaining …
I recently conducted and filmed a live one-hour interview with Mary Ellen Doyle, Corporate Vice President for Nursing Operations at Scripps Health. Doyle is not only a highly successful veteran of senior healthcare leadership positions, she is passionate and totally committed to her work and mission. In response to one of my questions during …
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 …
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 […]
...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 …