Hats off to the standalone hospital CEO Why I find Rural/Small/Stand-Alone-Hospital CEOs so Impressive.

Hats off to the standalone hospital CEO Why I find Rural/Small/Stand-Alone-Hospital CEOs so Impressive.

“Stand alone” hospital presidents provide a great deal to admire. I was the lead in a recent strategic retreat and the CEO was incredibly impressive as I watched her interact with her board, her physician leadership and her administrative team. Once again it rekindled...
Influencing Your Team: 10 Leadership Traits that Drive the Ability to Influence Teams

Influencing Your Team: 10 Leadership Traits that Drive the Ability to Influence Teams

All leaders will openly admit that they could not do their job without their team. However, as humans, I’d bet that most of them, in a moment of frustration, have thought “it would be easier if I just did it myself.” Why? Because influencing people is a gradual...
Lessons from Global Health Development: Relief vs Development

Lessons from Global Health Development: Relief vs Development

This is Part 2 of a three-part series Read Part 1. “Help! I need somebody! Help! Not just anybody. Help!” – The Beatles When a cry for help begs a response, how do we assure that productive help, not just good intention, actually happens? When faced with failure, what...
Developing leaders must navigate the hallway of hell

Developing leaders must navigate the hallway of hell

Enhancing our own leadership development along with the novice and advanced leaders on our teams is mission critical in healthcare today. The environment that we are challenged to be successful in is very harsh — increasing the cost of technology and pharmaceuticals,...