If someone in the healthcare field asked you for 3 to 5 very important tips for success, what would you say? Traci’s response provides excellent food for thought… and action… as each of us prepare for personal and professional success in the coming year. Traci’s succinct but very powerful response was as follows: “Be fair, be honest, …
America’s Healthcare Leaders founder and CEO Dan Nielsen recently interviewed Diane Watts, Strategic Communications Specialist and CEO of Watts Professional Development. We will be featuring video segments from her excellent interview in the coming weeks. Watts brings a unique and fresh perspective to the industry. Her expertise in understanding the psychology of reason and effective persuasive communications come as the result of her …
AHL founder and CEO Dan Nielsen was privileged to recently be interviewed and featured in an article by Becker’s Hospital Review, during which he speaks on the important topic and focus of his latest book, Be An Inspirational Leader: Engage, Inspire, Empower. In the article, written by Tamara Rosin, Nielsen shares three ways in which inspirational leaders promote engagement …
My friend Mark Dixon, president & CEO of The Mark Dixon Group, LLC, shared with me an excellent leadership suggestion and perspective. Mark is a former hospital CEO and has led a very successful leadership career in hospital, health system, and healthcare consulting. To put it succinctly, when Mark Dixon speaks, I listen! Among Mark’s excellent advice …
There is a reason reading continues to be a favorite pastime of most leaders. Whether reading for enjoyment or for informative purposes, reading stretches your mind and imparts new information. As the English writer Joseph Addison once put it, “Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.” Sadly, while many acknowledge how detrimental lack of exercise is to our bodies, we often forget to consider the exercise our minds need.
...We asked Mark Dixon, a senior healthcare executive with over 30 years of leadership experience, for his perspective on what the most important strategies are for long-term success as a healthcare leader—personally, professionally, and organizationally. Dixon, a former hospital CEO and current president of The Mark Dixon Group, LLC, graciously offered his perspectives and advice. Click to read!
...Dan Nielsen is the Founder and CEO of America’s Healthcare Leaders (AHL). His leadership experience and background includes 15 years as the CEO of Dallas-Fort Worth Medical Center, and 14 years as VHA’s VP of Education and Networking. Click to learn more about Dan.
...Tim Bugg, the president and CEO of Capstone Health Alliance, loves his job and his team. And with two decades of leadership experience under his belt, he has learned a thing or two about being a leader. During an hour-long, in-depth interview, Bugg shared about the six values that have most positively impacted his life …
Capstone Health Alliance, a regional purchasing organization based in North Carolina, was formed in October 2013 as a subsidiary corporation of the WNC Health Network. Current Capstone president and CEO Tim Bugg and senior vice president Mark Landau founded the original program in 2000, and have seen it grow tremendously. The program started out serving …
Tim Bugg, president and CEO of Capstone Health Alliance, has come a long way in his career—without having to go a long way from home. Headquartered in Bugg’s very own hometown of Asheville, North Carolina, the newly formed subsidiary of WNC Health Network is a regional GPO currently serving more than a dozen states and representing over 150 …
Medical Distribution Solutions, Inc. (MDSI) was formed in 1993 by Brian Taylor and his partner Chris Kelly with the creation of Repertoire Magazine. Prior to starting MDSI, Taylor and Kelly were independent manufacturer reps based in Atlanta, Georgia. The precursor to Repertoire Magazine was a faxed newsletter sent out to their dealer reps. The idea started when colleague and …
Brian Taylor was one of the founding partners of Medical Distribution Solutions, Inc. (MDSI) more than two decades ago. Today, he looks back with pride on how far the organization has come, all the while remaining true to its original mission and focus. “If everything we do is aimed at helping suppliers gain market share, …