In a recent wide-ranging interview with Traci Bernard, President, Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital in Southlake, Texas, I asked the following question: Based on your experience and success as a healthcare leader, what advice would you give healthcare professionals who aspire to be a healthcare CEO or senior executive? Traci’s succinct, but very powerful response provides excellent …
In a recent wide-ranging interview with Traci Bernard, President, Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital in Southlake, Texas, I asked the following question: If someone in the healthcare field asked you for 3 to 5 very important Tips for Success, what would you say? Traci’s response provides excellent food for thought… and action… as each of us prepare for personal …
Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple, provided excellent ‘tips for success’ and ‘food for thought’ during a commencement address at Stanford University, one of the world’s leading research and teaching institutions. Job’s told his personal story regarding facing death and the significance of death: “Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve …
Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple, provided excellent ‘tips for success’ and ‘food for thought’ during a commencement address at Stanford University, one of the world’s leading research and teaching institutions. Jobs’ told his personal story regarding love and loss: “I was lucky – I found what I loved to do early in life. Woz and …
Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple, provided excellent ‘tips for success’ and ‘food for thought’ during a commencement address at Stanford University, one of the world’s leading research and teaching institutions. Jobs’ told his personal story regarding dropping out of Reed College after only 6 months: “I naively chose a college that was almost as expensive …
Virtually everyone who reads Tips for Success is incredibly blessed. So blessed that it is nearly impossible to measure the true extent of our blessings! So blessed that it is virtually impossible to adequately express the full extent of our gratitude and thanksgiving! In spite of all our imperfections, weaknesses and mistakes, we are incredibly blessed, both …
In a fascinating recent interview, the presidents of Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology described themselves and their world-class universities as “elevators of opportunity.” Merriam-Webster’s 11th Collegiate Dictionary defines the word ‘elevator’ as follows: “One that raises or lifts something up; an endless belt or chain conveyor with cleats, scoops, or buckets for raising …
The incredible value and return of investment from open, honest, transparent communication and sharing was clearly on display Monday and Tuesday of this week. The setting was the Regional Purchasing Coalition (RPC) seminar, November 8-9, 2010 in Dallas, Texas. Participants included over 100 executives representing all facets of healthcare, including RPCs, manufacturers, suppliers, distributors, GPOs, …
Given my background, experience and passion for effective networking, I was eager to read Joe Sweeney’s recently published book entitled: Networking Is A Contact Sport; How Staying Connected and Serving Others Will Help You Grow Your Business, Expand Your Influence – Or Even Land Your Next Job. It has been my honor to serve as facilitator …
I recently asked Curtis Rooney, President of the Health Industry Group Purchasing Association (HIGPA), a series of important questions. His answers provide excellent Tips for Personal and Professional Success! Curtis is President of HIGPA, the leading organization that advocates on behalf of healthcare group purchasing organizations (GPOs) in Washington, D.C. He is responsible for the …
Commandment seven of the excellent book: The Ten Commandments for Business Failure addresses the mistake of putting all your faith in experts and outside consultants. The book and commandment seven is neither anti experts nor anti consultants. Experts and consultants certainly have their place and, given the right situations, can create great value for all concerned. …
It is absolutely amazing how little time most people spend thinking. Real, true, focused thinking! Meetings, meetings and more meetings… most of which, from the perspective of a few weeks or months later… are wasted time, wasted energy, wasted money and wasted opportunities to think deeply and create true, meaningful, lasting value. Billions of cell …
Do people trust you? Think about it… really stop and think about it. Do people trust you implicitly? Are you trusted to be forthright and honest with everyone… all the time? Do people trust that you will be fair… not some of the time, but all of the time? Do people believe and trust that …
If you want to fail… or not come close to your full potential… allow yourself to fall into the alluring, ego-fulfilling trap of assuming, thinking, or even acting from time to time, as if you are infallible! Assume or act as if you are infallible… now there is a guaranteed winning strategy… for failure! Join …
If you want to fail… or not come close to your full potential… here is a guaranteed winning strategy! Simply isolate yourself. Join the millions of people who have created their own personal or professional bubble… a guaranteed winning strategy to fail. Dick Cavett had it right when he said, “It’s a rare person who …
Change, particularly as it relates to the personal and professional environment of mankind, has never been more dramatic and rampant. Rapid, radical change is everywhere. Even though it is almost inconceivable to imagine, change is increasing in virtually every area of our personal and professional lives. Rampant, rapid, radical change is not an overstatement. One …
Most unsuccessful people and organizations are highly successful and highly effective at risk aversion. They avoid risk, even prudent risk like the plague! Actions speak louder than words. Most “losers,” most “ultimate failures,” most “unsuccessful” people avoid risk….particularly sound, carefully thought-out, prudent risk. These people and organizations are focused on avoiding perceived or real temporary …
If you could “sit at the feet” and learn from a world-class leader and teacher… in order to understand and avoid The Ten Commandments for Business Failure, would you take the time and expend the energy to do so? A highly successful leader who, for over a decade, was responsible for world-wide operations in over 200 …
Warren Buffett wrote these high impact words. “It has been an article of faith for me that I should always try to hang out with people who are better than I… There is no question that by doing so you move yourself up.” If that strong article of faith is important to and critical for …
“You were right… I was wrong.” “You are right… I am wrong.” “You had it right… I had it wrong.” “I should not have said what I said… particularly in the way I said it.” “I acted without accurate, adequate information. I responded too quickly.” “In hindsight, I acted selfishly… foolishly… prematurely… without accurate, adequate …