Lent and ACHE

This is my 6th or 7th ACHE meeting in a row and the first I have attended on a non-drinker basis, due to the Lent Commitment I made with my son. Is it not interesting how we never notice all the people who drink until we do not, or how many of the cars we just bought...

Lent and Transition

I want to share something with you on a personal level because it reveals what is important to me and also because as I am going through this process I am experiencing how it has common themes found in career transition. My son, Kyle, approached me with an interesting...

Personal Networking During Transition for Healthcare Executives

A client sent me this email: “Jim, I had a great recent success story with LinkedIn. Several months ago, I mistakenly sent LinkedIn invites to all of my email contacts! Several responded and “linkedIn.” I recently updated my LinkedIn profile with my...

The Power of Personalization…Holiday Messages

From a client: Jim’s blog about the holidays being a great time for connection – proved out in spades for me. However, now that it’s January, one could accomplish the same thing – very soon – using a wish for a happy new year to your...

Networking During the Holiday

The time to kick your transition work into high gear is right now, while everyone is celebrating. The minute you finish reading this get out your list of healthcare executives you know. Why? December is the very best time to raise your visibility and re-establish...