Traci Bernard, president of Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital in Southlake, Texas, is a truly exceptional leader who values her team. “Family” is a word that is often used to describe the connection she feels with the people with whom she works day in and day out. Her genuine care and respect for her team …
In today’s featured interview segments, Traci Bernard, president of Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southlake, shares a little about what she’s learned on her healthcare journey and her passion for her current role. Asked to share some of the greatest lessons she’s learned in her career, Bernard responded with 6 key things: Be true to yourself …
Today we’re revisiting 3 excellent segments from last year’s interview with Traci Bernard, president of Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital in Southlake, TX. Through the many different leadership roles she’s held during her career, Bernard has developed some excellent insights on leadership. In the first segment, Bernard lists some of the qualities and attributes she believes are most important to …
Today we’re featuring two final segments excerpted from the interview with Traci Bernard, president of Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital in Southlake, Texas. In these segments Bernard shares some of her passion and excitment for healthcare, including some specific opportunities she sees for the future. She begins by talking about how hospitals have long been in the business …
In today’s featured interview segments, Traci Bernard talks about the characteristics and benefits of physician-owned joint venture hospitals like the one she leads, Texas Health Southlake, as well as the specific qualities of her own hospital’s board of directors. She begins by countering some of the “bad rap” that JV hospitals have, and explains, “We’re accredited …
This week we return to the interview with Traci Bernard, president of Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital in Southlake, Texas. In today’s featured video segment Bernard shares some of the wisdom and leadership insights she’s gained over the course of her career. She makes and expands upon the following 8 statements and pieces of advice, which all …
Traci Bernard has led a very interesting career in healthcare leadership, and has learned a lot along the way. In today’s featured interview segments, Bernard shares a little about what she’s learned, her passion for her current role, and what she’d like to pass on to others. Asked to share some of the greatest lessons she’s learned …
Hospital president Traci Bernard has held a lot of different leadership roles during her career, and over the years has developed some excellent insights into what separates the bad from the good from the great. When asked what qualities and attributes are most important to being an effective leader, Bernard quickly listed several that immediately …
“Family.” That’s the word that hospital president Traci Bernard frequently uses to describe her team at Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital in Southlake, Texas. In every conversation with Bernard it is apparent that she genuinely cares for and respects every member of her team—and that culture of compassion and mutual respect can be felt throughout the halls …
Like most senior healthcare executives, hospital president Traci Bernard has a busy work schedule that demands a lot of her time. Nonetheless, she is committed to maintaining a healthy work-life balance. “I’m a firm believer that you have to have balance in your life. If you don’t balance your personal and professional life you create a …
In today’s video segment we again address a topic many of our featured leaders have passionately discussed: the incredible value and tremendous influence of mentors. When asked about the mentors who have most influenced and impacted her life, hospital president Traci Bernard immediately spoke of her parents: “My parents were the type of people that never told us …
When asked what she’d do differently if given the opportunity to start over, hospital president Traci Bernard responded that she wasn’t sure she’d do anything differently, explaining, “I feel like I’ve had some of the best learning experiences. I’m not going to say that everywhere I’ve worked or every person I’ve worked for was the …