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 …
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 …
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. …
The following is the first of a regular Healthcare Leadership blog by Dan Nielsen, Founder of the National Institute for Healthcare Leadership, America’s Healthcare Leaders, and the Dan Nielsen Company. Nielsen will provide insight and interviews from healthcare leaders, reviews of books and other learning material on management topics, as well as other topics related to what it …
Warren Buffett, considered by many experts to be one of the best, brightest and most successful business leaders in the world, wrote the following about his lifelong friend and business colleague Don Keough: “After all these years, every time I see Don Keough I feel as refreshed as I do after drinking a Cherry Coke. …
It was a distinct honor to recently speak, and lead a discussion for the Notre Dame Club of Dallas, TX on the topic of Leadership Excellence. These successful men and women, still very much engaged with and supportive of The Fighting Irish from Notre Dame, continue to live the vision, mission and values of their Alma …
A recent Seth Godin blog post is well worth repeating and sharing with those who do not subscribe to or read his excellent blog. Seth Godin is one of the world’s most successful bloggers, particularly as a world-class thought leader in the area of marketing. His books have enjoyed outstanding sales and success over the years. …
The most successful people… the most successful organizations… on every continent and in every country throughout the world… are intentionally and intensely focused on “the personal, professional and organizational experiences” of the people and organizations they serve! Every successful organization carefully monitors satisfaction and “the customer experience.” You will find a direct and high correlation between the …
Tom Rath and Jim Harter conducted extensive research for their book entitled Well-Being: The Five Essential Elements. The resulting key insight, which should be no surprise to experienced workers and leaders in the workplace, is this: “The secret to a happy life is rooted to a large extent in interactions with co-workers and bosses.” I would …
In a recent article in Success From Home magazine, John Maxwell does an excellent job of explaining the very important leadership distinction between simply equipping people, verses developing people. Maxwell states that, “When you equip people: You teach them how to do a job. If you show someone how to use a machine or some …
Tom Mathews, Senior Executive Vice Chairman and Co-Founder of World Financial Group (WFG) has written a great little book titled, Aim For The Heart: Leading To Build Great Teams. WFG is a financial services marketing company with offices worldwide. Tom has almost a quarter century of experience building teams and developing leaders in one of the …
Dean Kamen is a highly successful inventor and visionary who not only wants to save the world, he and his company are working hard every day in order to make it happen. They are making good things happen! How does Kamen lead with such a huge, seemingly impossible and daunting dream and vision? 1. …
Dianna Booher, my wonderful, highly talented and successful friend gave me permission to share her May 2010 Communication Tip of the Month. Dianna is the author of over 40 books, a communication and productivity expert, a dynamic keynote speaker… but more on that later. Dianna Booher’s Communication Tip of the Month May 2010 Influence, Don’t …
Fifty-three years old… and he just completed his MBA from Emory University in Atlanta. One might conclude… “Slow Learner.” That conclusion would be wrong. Dead wrong! Jim Wetrich, President, U.S. Wound Care Division and General Manager of Molnlycke Health Care, United States & Latin America, did in fact just recently earn an MBA from Emory …
Scott Boras is a mega-superstar sports agent, representing many of the highest profile and highest paid major-league baseball players during the past 20 years. Scott’s clients, such as Alex Rodriguez and many other major-league baseball superstars, have consistently enjoyed record breaking, ever-increasing compensation packages due to excellent negotiations based on past or expected performance. Scott …
Great leaders make sure there are numerous formal and informal opportunities for other leaders within their organization… and not just senior leaders… to grapple with the personal, professional and organizational ramifications of potential innovations within their industry. The benefits and high value of not only encouraging, but expecting such reflection and dialog are huge and enduring. …
Last week, Leadership Excellence: The Ultimate Strategy for Success, featured an interesting and informative article titled Creating a Culture of Excellence. The article was written by Jason Daley and was published in the March 2010 issue of Entrepreneur Magazine. As I stated last week, “If you are a leader who truly wants to improve and hone …
“Time to start managing for the next recession. Downturns are a small part of the economic cycle, but they’re when major competitive reordering happens.” So goes the headline of an article written by Geoff Colvin that was published in a recent issue of Fortune Magazine. The author’s point is that now is NOT the time …