I received a very kind and thoughtful email a couple of weeks ago from Harla Adams, a colleague of mine who is the now the CEO of National Institute for Healthcare Leadership. Years ago, I hired Harla as a part-time temp. At the time she had no formal management or leadership degrees or experience, and …
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 …
I once had the opportunity to spend 30 minutes, one-on-one with General Colin Powell. No one else was in the room. I will never, ever forget that time, our discussion and my overwhelming positive impressions. Talk about positive command presence and personal presence. Colin Powell has it… as much or more than any person I …
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 …
Charles Darwin is famous for many reasons, one of which is crafting this famous statement;“It is not the strongest of species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.” The same eternal principle is true in every personal, professional and organizational life! Every person reading this Tips for Success has probably read …
An article in the September 12, 2011 issue of Forbes Magazine caught my eye. The article, titled Volatility Is Your Friend, states, “with a little sense and a lot of guts, you can protect yourself – and, yes, profit – from the stock market’s wild swings. Really.” The exact same thing is true in your career …
The critically important, universal success principle advocated and modeled by Dewitt Johns, the award-winning world-class National Geographic photographer, was alive and well… and on display during the Healthcare Supplier/Provider Institute meeting held in chicago earlier this week. Dewitt Jones is the highly acclaimed photographer whose images have been featured in scores of National Geographic expeditions …
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, …
All successful people want to present the best of who we are in order to maximize our contributions, service and value to others. We want the reality and reflection of who we are to be positive, and hopefully polished. Most of us want to reflect a clear, clean, crisp and transparent image. Unquestionably, who we …
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 …
A critically important, universal success principle is featured throughout Dewitt Jones’ recent account of his experience as a photographer and photojournalist for National Geographic. Dewitt Jones is the highly acclaimed, world-class photographer whose images have been featured in scores of National Geographic expeditions over the past 20 years. On his very first day on the …
I do not know who wrote this simple, absolutely priceless advice. I do know that this advice is more precious and priceless than trainloads of pure gold. This advice, this “way of living” is 100% guaranteed to dramatically improve and enhance your leadership and your life! Read it. More importantly, remember and live it! …
A world-class advisor, who earns more than $20,000 a day advising and coaching senior executives from some of the largest companies in the world, is speaking to a group of young executives, all of whom are on the official “executive fast-track” within their individual companies. Young executives on the official “executive fast-track” have been deemed …
In the excellent book titled The Go-Giver: A Little Story About a Powerful Business Idea, The Chairman, a hugely successful and wise entrepreneur and business leader comments on the coffee just served by Rachel. Rachel is a member of the staff at The Chairman’s mansion and estate. The Chairman comments to his student and mentee named …
Garr Reynolds (http://www.garrreynolds.com) made an excellent and very interesting presentation at a recent TED conference in Tokyo. The presentation was titled Ten Lessons From The Bamboo. Reynolds used superb pictures and content to describe important life and success lessons we can all apply for greater personal and professional success. The first 3 lessons Reynolds discussed are as …
“Tell you what I said. I’ll work with him for a year. If he gets better, pay me. If not, it’s all free.” What a powerful statement. What a powerful way to begin a productive, trusting relationship. What a powerful strategy for current and future success! This statement was made by Marshall Goldsmith, one of …
We are in a study of Marshall Goldsmith’s excellent book, What Got You Here Won’t Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful. The book is relevant to all healthcare executives who desire even greater success in the future. As Goldsmith points out, it’s not that successful people don’t know who they are, where …
How often do you revisit priceless treasures? Priceless treasures that, if revisited with purpose and focus, will make an even greater positive impact on your personal and professional life. Hopefully the answer to that question is “very often!” You are invited to join me in revisiting such a treasure… a superb book that, if studied …
Creativity is critical to our current and future personal, professional and organizational success. It is a fact that most people, including most leaders, talk a good game regarding creativity. However, very few people truly embrace, encourage and incent people, on a daily basis, to expand, explore and exploit their creative potential. In fact, most people …
C.S. Lewis wrote, “The next best thing to being wise oneself is to live in a circle of those who are.” That is one powerful statement! Excellent advice that will, if heeded, significantly improve your leadership and your positive impact as you move through life. The most effective leaders very carefully select those who …