For leaders: Turn “What’s in it for me?” into “What’s in it for YOU?”

For leaders: Turn “What’s in it for me?” into “What’s in it for YOU?”

It seems we’ve become more self-centered and focused on personal gains and benefits, especially in today’s society. When narrowing our perspectives to “self,” we create resistance to change because our sole focus is “What’s in it for me?” (WIIFM). The realities of our...
Connections, Not Transactions: A better way to network

Connections, Not Transactions: A better way to network

Networking is so often thought of as something that no one really wants to do, but that everyone knows they have to do in order to succeed in their careers.  But I don’t think most people realize the true value of it. 70% of people looking for a job find it through...
What Do Retirement and the Internal Combustion Engine Have In Common? Read On!

What Do Retirement and the Internal Combustion Engine Have In Common? Read On!

Can you imagine this disappearing from the planet?       Some are predicting its demise after 150 years.  I suspect it won’t go away without some pretty stiff resistance. But there are some pretty compelling ecological arguments for it being...
Converting the currency of patient access into organizational growth and economic development

Converting the currency of patient access into organizational growth and economic development

The best way to provide exemplary patient access is to go to where the patients are. It seems like a simple approach, but healthcare tends to invest in communities by population density usually defined by home address. My team at Centra Health, a four-hospital,...