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 …
The Harvard Business Review recently published an article that is particularly germane to healthcare organizations and healthcare leaders during this time of “healthcare reform” and a seemingly “new normal,” much slower and weaker economy. A huge title wave of negativity and pessimism has engulfed healthcare, maybe more appropriately described as a tsunami. Although some healthcare …
Healthcare leadership and healthcare delivery is a constant, dynamic, learning lab. Learning, relearning and improving is the very nature of our ever-changing, ever-evolving healthcare system. And, just as it should be. After all, we are dealing with the most valuable, precious, priceless gift and factor in the universe… that would be life. Without life, nothing else matters. …
A recent Harvard Business Review article featured the unexpected and difficult, but very successful transformation of an Ivy League educated CEO. “Michael Mack had a perfect CV: a BA from Brown, an MBA from Harvard, six years at the consulting firm Bain & Company, and then a successful move into entrepreneurship that resulted in …
In preparation for a feature article on America’s Healthcare Leaders, I recently interviewed a highly successful hospital and health system CEO who is now retired. This man served as CEO of the same organization for over 25 years. That healthcare organization consistently grew, improved and prospered in countless ways over those 25 years. The first question …
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 …
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 …
The October 2011 Harvard Business Review includes a column titled To Fix Health Care, Ask the Right Questions. The column was written by Henry Mintzberg, Director of the International Masters for Health Leadership program at McGill University. Mintzberg writes, “Fixing U.S. health care was never going to be easy, but some persistent myths have made it …
Imagine the short and long-term powerful positive impact of helping, coaching and successfully leading your direct reports, and other members of your team to improve in the following critically important areas: Effectively think on their feet under pressure as they state opinions and answer questions Cut through the clutter and communicate issues clearly in ways …
All successful healthcare leaders know the critical importance and impact of their Personal Presence. Regardless of title, level within the organization, or length and extent of experience, Personal Presence is, to a large extent, directly responsible for a successful life and career. To be an effective and successful healthcare leader, you must: Persuade others as you state opinions …
Steve Ventura, author of The Leadership Solution, wrote a brief, high-impact article that contains three simple but very effective leadership suggestions. The Leadership Solution is published on-line by WalkTheTalk.com. The article is titled, “Get Happier, Healthier, & More Productive.” Ventura writes the following: “One of the most effective ways to attain personal and professional success is to …
Winners and losers… both lose. You read that right… winners and losers both lose. The critical difference is the way winners handle losing! Harvard Business School professor, Rosabeth Moss Kanter addresses this critical issue in the April 2011 Harvard Business Review. Kanter writes: “Even for the best companies and most-accomplished professionals, long track records of …
Amy Cosper, Editor in Chief of Entrepreneur Magazine, wrote the following in the June 2011 issue of Entrepreneur Magazine: “I remember Blockbuster. Not the sad, dusty, blighted Blockbuster of recent years. No, definitely not that one. I remember the hustling, bustling, sparkling Blockbuster where everyone rushed on Friday nights to rent the most recent Jason …
The August 29, 2011 issue of Time Magazine includes a well-written article that is important, and highly relevant to every leader, and certainly every healthcare leader in America! The article is entitled The New Greatest Generation. Author Joe Klein writes, “a new kind of war meant a new set of skills. Now veterans from …
When the people you lead come to any of your meetings, they have expectations. They expect to leave each of your meetings with specific and relevant information, direction and inspiration regarding accomplishing the mission and goals of your team and their organization. And so it is with any presentation, email or other communication from their …
If you want to improve your leadership skills and your leadership impact… improve your teaching skills and your teaching impact! Excellent leaders are excellent teachers. The best leaders are superb, inspirational teachers. Max Anderson, the founder of Simple Truths, wrote about two teachers who profoundly impacted his life. In a recent book titled Heart of …
Here is some excellent leadership advice from a highly successful leader at world-renowned National Geographic. It is applicable to every healthcare leader in the world. Meet with each member of your team, both individually and collectively, and empower them by empahatically and sincerely stating: “You don’t have to prove yourself, not to me, or to the …
“Let’s eliminate all the ‘I’s. Just say what ‘we’ will do.” “Shorten sentences and words.” This excellent advice came from one of the most admired and respected American leaders of the past half century, maybe the entire century. A man who inspired his colleagues and fellow citizens. A man who communicated with style, eloquence and …
There is much truth and power in the following high-impact leadership principle: “When we do what we choose to do, we are committed. When we do what we have to do, we are compliant.” Millions, probably billions of employees, staff, and associates across America and around the world are compliant, but not committed. The same is true in …