It happened again today! A respected health system physician recruitment leader shared a concern with me about how some of her key stakeholders, including the physician leaders, were caught up in a frustrating, vicious cycle that negatively impacted everyone involved in several ways. When have...
We have received positive comments stating that you enjoy learning about the “psychology of human behavior” and why people do what they do. Psychology plays a much greater role in our decision making than we realize and is demonstrated in our interactions with others through...
Over the last 30+ years, The Synergy Organization has helped thousands of progressive leaders, including Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award and Magnet Award recipients, to hire the “right fit” leaders the first time. Integrating unique expertise, validated psychological testing, the findings from our Leadership Best Practices...
Washington, DC – Hill Country Memorial Hospital CEO Jayne Pope, MBA, RN, FACHE and Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare President/CEO Michael Ugwueke, MPA, DHA, FACHE are the 2020 and 2021 recipients, respectively, of the Harry S. Hertz Leadership Award from the Baldrige Foundation, the organization announced during...
I just received an email from my friend with the subject line: “It is Exhausting Living and Being Black” in which he shared the following: “Watching the news, I was tired of watching the trauma of the Derek Chauvin trial or seeing replays of the video of the former Minneapolis...
Does this look familiar? How does your organization recruit, select and develop leaders to be most successful? Are these practices deliberate? What is being left to chance? What are you doing to protect your own career? The American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) has reported that...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare President and CEO Dr. Michael Ugwueke is the recipient of the Harry S. Hertz Leadership Award from the Baldrige Foundation, the organization announced this week. The Harry S. Hertz Leadership Award recognizes role-model leaders from across the U.S. who...
“Until you walk in somebody else’s shoes, how could you really know what it’s like?” Richmond Flowers Jr. As a white man, I’ve been insulated from many of the blatant and subtle forms of racism that my African American friends and business colleagues have experienced throughout their...
At times, we tend to be overly critical and focus on the negatives thereby minimizing our hard work and contributions. For example, chronic pessimists often suck the life and joy out of everything they touch and, in the process, discourage us from doing our best;...
In speaking with hundreds of healthcare executives since the COVID-19 pandemic exploded, we’ve listened carefully as they’ve described themselves as feeling “overwhelmed, burnt out, worn out, not knowing if they were coming or going”, and many of them have told us that they are “Counting...