Blinding flash of the obvious

Mickey Mouse Hat smiley face on dinner table cloth. Selling is the transfer of enthusiasm.

It is challenging to admit, but certain parts of business don’t work the way you think they are supposed to work.

Most people or companies you hire don’t have one-tenth of the desire and motivation you have for your business.

The insight is simple: you most find a million ways to work around this little known fact of life.

Note: When i say little known, i mean harsh reality as an owner. This is where hiring right-fit talent for a purpose bigger than yourself becomes a blinding flash of the obvious.

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How patient and how often?

Disney Keynote Speakers — Selfie-time, 8:03am.

conference questions — Breakout sessions thought starters created by the conference sponsor.

Westin Vail hottub — Spent an hour up to my shoulders in hot water. Glorious.

Westin fireplace — Only one enjoying the fire at 4:50am.

sleep — Five hours hurts, but it could be worse.

Rocky Mountain National Park at 7:45am yesterday.

Colorado plains — The Plains begin as soon as the mountains end.

High School speaker — Arrived two minutes late at 7:02PM last night.

How patient and how often?

Long and draining travel days set you up for an unplanned final exam.

Patience is pass-fail.

Anything less than being patient is not patient (fail).

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Riddle me this

We joked in 2014 about returning to Glacier to have lunch here again.

Almost every successful person begins with two beliefs: the future can be better than the present, and I have the power to make it so. – Vala Afshar

Summarized understanding of challenges and opportunities from our Summer talks:

It’s clear the frontline has great communication with direct leader but there is poor communication perception with senior leadership
Owning the message is an opportunity – if a decision doesn’t make sense, then it’s okay to push back
Lack of trust for absence of being transparent – it’s easier to play it safe
Stop being short-sighted from a cost perspective
People stop asking because the answer will be no
Not looking at everything through the patient’s eyes
In Town Hall we got the eye roll,” Here we go again” on patient experience
How do we work together when we used to compete
Recent significant leadership reorg – one property not prepared, the other it was better
The Whole Care Experience is AHS’s drive for consistency with history, mission, vision, standards
Some Ad Council leaders were promoted and others were demoted (title only)

The above create a significant opportunity to rally around The Whole Care Experience in an inspiring, motivating, and exciting way.

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Would have been more impressive had he worn his t-shirt

Zuckerberg hot seat — Last night while eating room service dinner.

Would have been more impressive (to me) had he worn his signature t-shirt.

That’s his brand statement.

Why deviate?

Sure, there’s a time and a place for everything.

Yet there’s literally an exception to every rule.

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Trust is the most important leadership attribute

Trust is the biggest challenge leaders face.

And without trust, commitment and passion rot on the vine.

While the video above isn’t about leadership, it could be – use it to illustrate “the drastic measure” a leader needs to do to signal a line in the sand, a seed of transformational change.

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