This is the fourth and last in a series of articles examining Leadership Lessons from the highly effective, world-renowned leader named Dwight D. Eisenhower, the thirty-fourth president of the United States. We have been examining the still, highly relevant leadership lessons contained in the book entitled: Dwight Eisenhower’s Leadership Lessons. The book is free to …
Virtually nothing is more important to healthcare provider leadership than physician relationships. Unfortunately, a significant number of healthcare leaders do not reach their full potential due to poor physician relationships. Other healthcare leaders enjoy great success, in large part due to their excellent physician relationships. It has been my observation that the more senior the …
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 two or three pieces of advice would you give a junior executive who aspires to be a hospital or healthcare provider CEO or senior executive? …
This is the third in a series of articles examining Leadership Lessons from the highly effective, world-renowned leader named Dwight D. Eisenhower, the thirty-fourth president of the United States. In the book entitled: Dwight Eisenhower’s Leadership Lessons, the editors write the following: “On D-day, Eisenhower launched the Normandy invasion with fiery, confident rhetoric. But as he waited …
What an uplifting, informative and invigorating interview! What a privilege to conduct an extensive, wide-ranging interview with Traci Bernard, President, Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital in Southlake, Texas. Traci is passionate and totally committed to her responsibilities. She is passionate about leadership, developing people and improving healthcare. She has served a number of healthcare systems …
This article is written from the perspective of 15 years as a hospital CEO and over 20 additional years in the healthcare education and networking business on a national basis. There is no question that most healthcare leaders fall into the dangerous trap of limiting too much of their formal and informal continuing education to …
This is the second in a series of articles examining Leadership Lessons from the highly effective – yet often underrated – world-renowned leader named Dwight D. Eisenhower, the thirty-fourth president of the United States. In the book entitled: Dwight Eisenhower’s Leadership Lessons, the editors write the following: “As commander of all the allied troops, Dwight …
Many successful healthcare leaders enroll in university-based executive education programs over the course of their career. These programs provide an excellent opportunity to refresh, stimulate a career, enhance leadership skills, and build important personal and professional networks within and outside of healthcare. In a recent post on his blog “Great Leadership,” Dan McCarthy wrote a brief …
“Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he [or she] wants to do it.” That definition of leadership came from the highly effective – yet often underrated – world-renowned leader named Dwight D. Eisenhower, the thirty-fourth president of the United States. I recently enjoyed rereading the book …
Over the past decade, increasing numbers of seasoned healthcare leaders have told me that they have reservations about attending many of the larger regional and national healthcare education and networking meetings. They say that it seems like many of these meetings have evolved into giant ‘meat markets’ for people looking for a job or seeking …
Seemingly Simple Successful Leadership Habits In his newly published best-selling book, Networking Is A Contact Sport, Joe Sweeney suggests that you keep four themes in mind as you read, study and implement the concepts and suggestions that are most applicable to you: Ask. You have to learn how to ask good questions. Since relationships deepen through face-to-face …
My new friend Joe Sweeney has just published a really good read, with great content and fascinating real-life stories and examples 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. And, if you are interested in sports, you …
It has been my honor to serve as facilitator for literally hundreds of small and large healthcare education and networking events over the past 25 years. These education and networking events include healthcare CEOs, COOs, CFOs, CMOs, CNOs, CIOs, and many other senior healthcare executives. It has also been my privilege to serve as a …
Implementation of Healthcare Reform Stay Focused, Engaged and Very Much Involved Dr. Tevi Troy was the opening keynote speaker for the 2010 Health Industry Group Purchasing Association (HIGPA) Expo, Oct. 25. Tevi Troy is a Visiting Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute, a Senior Fellow at the Potomac Institute, and a writer and consultant …
Empowered: Unleash Your Employees – Energize Your Customers – Transform Your Business. All healthcare leaders can benefit from reading and careful study of a new book titled Empowered: Unleash Your Employees… Energize Your Customers… Transform Your Business. The book was written by Josh Bernoff, Senior Vice President, Idea Development at Forrester Research and Ted Schadler, Vice President …
In this week’s edition of Healthcare Leadership, Dan Nielsen talks with HIGPA President Curtis Rooney: Curtis Rooney, President of the Health Industry Group Purchasing Association (HIGPA) recently responded to a number of my questions. In addition to other high priorities, HIGPA is currently in the latter stages of preparing for the 2010 HIGPA International Expo …
Curtis Rooney and the Health Industry Group Purchasing Association (HIGPA) have once again proven that Leadership Excellence is, without doubt, The Ultimate Strategy for Success. As President of HIGPA, Curtis Rooney leads HIGPA’s efforts to advocate on behalf of the healthcare GPO industry. One can only imagine how busy Curtis and HIGPA have been over …
In the book titled: The Right To Lead, the prolific leadership author and expert John C. Maxwell writes the following: “What Gives A Man Or Woman The Right to Lead? It certainly isn’t gained by election or appointment. Having position, title, rank, or degrees doesn’t qualify anyone to lead other people. And the ability doesn’t come …
I am currently studying… note that I did not say just “reading”… a simple book entitled Simplicity is Genius. The short, very much to-the-point book was written by Criswell Freeman and published by Delaney Street Press. Overwhelming information, innovation and distractions are racing toward each of us every day, not unlike a huge tsunami. In fact, …
Lessons Learned from Greenville Hospital System Doug Dorman, Vice President of Human Resources at Greenville Hospital System in Greenville, S.C., was the discussion leader for the topic, Employee Relations in a Down Economy. The discussion was part of a Leadership Conference for senior healthcare executives sponsored by PHTS and the South Carolina Healthcare Human Resources Association. …