Happy Monday, Healthcare Leaders!
Welcome to this week's edition of The Healthcare Leader where we’ll explore how to gain influence as a leader, three forms of healthcare compensation, and how to use the “sparkle factor” to succeed in business.
And for those of you attending the 2026 ACHE Congress, make sure to say hi to the 34 speakers we interviewed earlier.
Let’s dive in!
In Today's Issue
🧠 Leadership: Be Willing To Do Any Job
Several years back I walked into an art gallery with a hospital CEO. It was a hot summer day in Central Oregon, and we were ready to spend a few minutes in air conditioning.
As we casually looked around the shop, we came across a large, gross-looking beetle in the middle of the gallery floor.
The gallery manager said, “Let me get my assistant to remove that insect”.
The CEO, who was certainly not someone who enjoyed bugs, responded, “It’s okay, I’ll take care of it.”
He then spent 15 seconds awkwardly chasing the beetle through the shop, scooping it into his hands, and rushing it outside.
It was not his most graceful moment, and the shop manager looked at me with eyes that said, “Well that’s embarrassing for him!”
At that moment, I realized what an amazing leader this CEO was. Here, a gallery manager with one employee was too good to pick up this bug in his own shop. Meanwhile, a hospital CEO with over 1,000 employees was willing to take on the embarrassing task so someone else didn’t have to look awkward.