I frequently read and enjoy blog posts from Michael Hyatt, who is the former chairman and CEO of Thomas Nelson Publishers and a talented and insightful writer. In addition to his own posts, Hyatt routinely allows carefully selected guest authors to publish on his blog. He recently shared a guest post by Ryan J. Ferrier, a …
I recently had the opportunity and honor to ask Brent Johnson several questions regarding his work, his organization and his leadership. Brent Johnson is the Vice President of Supply Chain & Imaging Services and the Chief Purchasing Officer for Intermountain Healthcare, based in Salt Lake City, Utah. In today’s Tip for Greater Success I would …
Herbert Hoover rose from his humble beginnings as the son of a blacksmith and a seamstress in West Branch, Iowa, to become a successful mining engineer, multi-millionaire, international humanitarian, and the 31st President of the United States. Born into poverty and orphaned as a young boy, Hoover was determined to make a better life. In his …
The standards we hold ourselves to in our personal lives most certainly bleed over into our professional lives, and vice versa. With that in mind, I asked senior healthcare leader Mark Dixon, President of The Mark Dixon Group, LLC, what his personal mission is in life; after giving it some thought, Dixon responded, “I wasn’t …
In the Harvard Business Review Channel Management Tip titled “Four Ways to Think Like an Innovator” released April 20, 2012, Scott Anthony, the Managing Director of Innosight Asia-Pacific shares some tips for thinking like an innovator. He states, “To innovate successfully… you need to think differently than you do about your other tasks.” Anthony shares these four …
After forty-three years of service at Stormont-Vail HealthCare in Topeka, Kansas, Maynard Oliverius is retiring. That is not a misprint. Oliverius has been at Stormont-Vail Healthcare for 43 years! He has spent the last sixteen years of this unusually long career within one healthcare organization as the President and CEO. During a recent interview I …
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Tony Johnson, Corporate Senior Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer for Novant Health. Novant Health is a not-for-profit integrated system of 13 hospitals and a medical group consisting of 1,124 physicians in 355 clinic locations, as well as numerous outpatient surgery centers, medical plazas, rehabilitation programs, diagnostic imaging …
The guest author this week is Emily Sirkel, my writing partner, collaborator, web admin, tech support, and unrelenting taskmaster! Read Emily’s blog at www.emilysirkel.com or follow her on Twitter: @EmilySirkel _____________________________________________ French actress and writer Sarah Bernhardt once said, “Life begets life. Energy creates energy. It is by spending oneself that one becomes rich.” This famous quote has been …
“When you start loving what you are learning, it will no longer look like work. Everything will fall in place after that. Just fall in love.” A.K. Raha wrote these words of great wisdom. The same great wisdom is also true for what we normally describe as “work.” Imagine the incredible positive change that …
Big thinkers, backed by integrity and big personal commitments, many times accomplish big, worthy results. Take the case of Larry Potterfield, founder of a small company called MidwayUSA, located in Columbia, Missouri. In 2009, MidwayUSA became the 18th small business to win the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Now, Potterfield’s business continues to enjoy …
Your Achievement Newsletter recently published an article titled “Sam Walton’s Rules for Success” written by Harvey Mackay. The full article is available at yoursuccessstore.com. Let’s not forget that regardless of negative press, constant competitor attacks, as well as both legitimate and frivolous lawsuits, Wal-Mart continues to be, by far, the largest retailer in the world. Bottom line …
Do you want more success in all areas of your life? Virtually 100% of all people on the planet desire more success in their lives (however they define success). Here are three keys to more success in all areas of your life. Focus on collaboration Lead initiatives Stay current Whether in your family, within …
One of the many blessings and benefits of the Christmas and New Year’s holidays is the time and inclination to reflect on what is really important in your life…. and what you are doing about what is really most important in your life. The wisest of the wise… the most truly successful of the successful… …
There is only one way to achieve leadership excellence. There is only one way to become an excellent leader. That one way, the only way, is through consistent, continuous, focused, deliberate practice. Excellent leaders learn leadership excellence in only one way… deliberate practice. Not just practice, practice, practice… but consistent, continuous, focused, and deliberate …
Steve Ventura is author of The Leadership Solution, which is published by walkthetalk.com. Ventura recently wrote a short but powerful message titled, How to Achieve Success … Together. This short article would make an excellent discussion piece for any team wanting to maintain success and become even more successful. I suggest you simply share Ventura’s brief …
It was my privelege to speak and lead a discussion last week with the leadership of one of Morrison Management Specialists’ very successful healthcare divisions. The division is led by Jack Lawless, an outstanding inspirational leader. Jack is a true professional in every sense of the word. Morrison serves approximately 460 acute care clients and …
It was my honor to speak and lead a discussion this week with the leadership of one of Morrison Management Specialists’ very successful healthcare divisions. The division is led by Jack Lawless, an outstanding, inspirational leader. Jack is a true professional in every sense of the word. The theme of the meeting was “STEP UP,” …
Without question, A.G. Lafley is one of the most successful leaders of our time. Lafley, the former chairman and CEO of Procter & Gamble, is one of the most respected and admired business leaders of the past two decades. He has been hugely successful. In the October 2011 issue of Harvard Business Review, Lafley shares …
Each and every one of us have found ourselves in very difficult and very stressful personal, professional and organizational situations. If you are alive and breathing, it is virtually 100% guaranteed that you will be challenged with more of the same in the future. As the saying goes… “That’s life!” Regardless of who you are, …
In the excellent book The Go-Giver: A Little Story About a Powerful Business Idea, The Chairman, a very wise and successful entrepreneur and business leader is coaching Joe, a new student and mentee. The Chairman leans toward Joe in order to assure being heard with absolute clarity. With all the emphasis he can muster, The …