Ben McKibbens led Valley Baptist Health System in southern Texas, for twenty-five remarkable years. During that time the health system experienced unprecedented growth, guided by the servant leadership of McKibbens, whom I am privileged to call my friend and colleague. Though now retired, timeless insights and wisdom for current and future healthcare leaders can still …
In his recent blog post titled, “12 Ways to Know if You Are a Leader,” Michael Hyatt asserts that while he believes everybody has the potential to be a leader, not everyone is a leader. Based on nearly 40 years of personal experience, I believe many healthcare ‘leaders,’ particularly those at the director, senior director and VP level, may …
In a brief audio clip featured by Success Video, world-renowned speaker and author John Maxwell shares his insights from creating a healthy growth environment early in his career. Maxwell explains that as a young leader he was not in an environment conducive to growth, and he realized that he needed to create his own growth …
Learning should be a lifelong pursuit. Education shouldn’t end when we leave school or complete job training – it should continue throughout our lives. The desire to learn, to grow, to improve – that is a critical quality for those who desire greater success, and one that should never be undervalued. You never get too old to …
In a delightful short video titled 212° Service, publisher Simple Truths brings us a great collection of just what their name promises – simple truths. The video’s premise is that at 211°, water is very hot, but at °212 it boils – that one extra degree makes all the difference! If we apply the concept of 212° service to …
Seth Godin, one of the world’s most successful bloggers and a long-standing best selling author, recently wrote a short blog titled Emergency Room Doctors, that I feel is particularly relevant for healthcare leaders across America and around the world. In this short post about organizational focus and strategy, Godin made a great analogy that healthcare leaders …
I was privileged to recently interview Maynard Oliverius, who has been President and CEO of Stormont-Vail Healthcare in Topeka, Kansas for 16 years. Oliverius, who has been with Stormont-Vail for 43 years, is set to retire in June. Before being promoted to CEO, Oliverius served successfully as COO of Stormont-Vail for many years. At …
We are in a study and discussion of Gary Burnison’s recently published book titled, The Twelve Absolutes of Leadership. Burnison is CEO of Korn/Ferry International, the world’s largest executive search firm. Burnison writes, “The first challenge for any leader is to take charge.” I am assuming you have done that. Burnison then makes a crucial …
Colin Powell has written a new book that reveals lessons that shaped his life and career. The book is titled, It Worked for Me. The book is a collection of lessons and personal anecdotes that drove and guided the four-star general and former Secretary of State’s legendary career in public service. Colin Powell is …
We are in a study and discussion of Gary Burnison’s recently published book titled, The Twelve Absolutes of Leadership. Burnison is CEO of Korn/Ferry International, the world’s largest executive search firm. Burnison discusses the critical leadership mentality and skill of focusing on and orienting your organization toward opportunity, not crisis. This advice is particularly timely and …
We are in a study and discussion of Gary Burnison’s recently published book titled, The Twelve Absolutes of Leadership. Burnison is CEO of Korn/Ferry International, the world’s largest executive search firm. Burnison addresses a particularly timely and relevant leadership quality and skill for current healthcare leaders: “When I was first promoted to CEO, on several …
We are in a study and discussion of Gary Burnison’s recently published book titled, The Twelve Absolutes of Leadership. Burnison is CEO of Korn/Ferry International, the world’s largest executive search firm. In the first chapter, Burnison writes “To be a leader is not to compete with anyone else, whether it’s your predecessor, a peer, or a role …
We are in a study and discussion of Gary Burnison’s recently published book titled, The Twelve Absolutes of Leadership. Burnison is CEO of Korn/Ferry International, the world’s largest executive search firm. In the first chapter, Burnison makes a strong case that “leaders are mirrors for the entire organization.” This statement, “leaders are mirrors for the entire organization,” would …
We are in a study and discussion of Gary Burnison’s recently published book titled,The Twelve Absolutes of Leadership. Burnison is CEO of Korn/Ferry International, the world’s largest executive search firm. Burnison writes, “By the time you reach the level of senior leader, you have already mastered the technical skills that you need. What you may …
We are in a study and discussion of Gary Burnison’s recently published book titled, The Twelve Absolutes of Leadership. Burnison is CEO of Korn/Ferry International, the world’s largest executive search firm. I love the way Burnison describes our paths of leadership: “A journey that is about enabling others by discovering yourself, as you commit yourself to being …
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Clif Colley, Corporate Director of Materials Management for Baptist Health Care (BHC) in Pensacola, Florida. Colley described the history, structure, process and results of BHC’s very effective and comprehensive Margin Improvement Teams. Colley and his colleagues have achieved significant margin improvements throughout many areas of their healthcare system thanks …
We are in a study and discussion of Gary Burnison’s recently published book titled, The Twelve Absolutes of Leadership. Burnison is CEO of Korn/Ferry International, the world’s largest executive search firm. This book is an excellent resource for individuals, teams, and organizations that truly desire personal, team, and organizational leadership improvement. For example, very early …
We are in a study and discussion of Gary Burnison’s recently published book titled, The Twelve Absolutes of Leadership. Burnison is CEO of Korn/Ferry International, the world’s largest executive search firm. Regardless of your level within your organization, the book’s introduction provides excellent content for discussion with and among your leadership team: “As the leader, …
Gary Burnison, CEO of Korn/Ferry International, the world’s largest executive search firm, has written a new book well worth reading. The recently published new book is titled, The Twelve Absolutes of Leadership. Burnison is particularly well qualified to write a guide to effective leadership. He experiences every day what it is like to be responsible …
After nearly 40 years in healthcare leadership, I continue to believe that most healthcare leaders do not spend nearly enough time and energy learning from outside the healthcare field. If you ask most healthcare leaders to be honest about what they read, the conferences they attend, and the personal and professional development sessions in which …