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Three Questions to Help You Succeed at Your New Job You May Not Know You Have
Three Questions to Help You Succeed at Your New Job You May Not Know You Have
Are you in a new job and don’t know it? (This is no April Fool’s joke.) When the pandemic disrupted almost everything that we considered “normal” we all got new jobs.... Read more...
One Leadership Secret that is Truly Laughable
One Leadership Secret that is Truly Laughable
My daughter was not a fan of hiking, growing up. She’d get halfway to the halfway point and start complaining. I would try to motivate her with a question, “How... Read more...
Lessons From a Healthcare Leader
Lessons From a Healthcare Leader
I recently went one on one with Brian Paradis, former president of Florida Hospital’s Central Region, a $4 billion enterprise with over 25,000 employees and 2,500 physicians. Under Brian’s leadership,... Read more...
1 Clear Sign to Instantly Identify Someone With Bad Leadership Skills: Good leaders never make their people feel this way, especially during a crisis.
1 Clear Sign to Instantly Identify Someone With Bad Leadership Skills: Good leaders never make their people feel this way, especially during a crisis.
Today we are facing two unprecedented crises: a worldwide pandemic combined with a growing economic catastrophe. This is our shared reality. If you are like me, you have wondered what... Read more...
Bill Gates Now Asks 1 Question That He Says 'Would Have Been Laughable to Me When I Was 25'
Bill Gates Now Asks 1 Question That He Says 'Would Have Been Laughable to Me When I Was 25'
In this article, author Marcel Schwantes shares Bill Gates' thought-provoking question and Brian Paradis' belief in imagination and curiosity.   Read the full article here.  Read more...
Q & A: 'I was driven not to fail.' Brian Paradis talks leadership, love and imagination
Q & A: 'I was driven not to fail.' Brian Paradis talks leadership, love and imagination
The first thing is love. I can approach the world around me in one of two ways: based on fear or based on love. Most of our leadership is based... Read more...
Author Brian Paradis Offers Exclusive Insights on How We Can Lead with Imagination
Author Brian Paradis Offers Exclusive Insights on How We Can Lead with Imagination
Imagination is the power to turn the ordinary into the extraordinary. Though often associated with childhood or relegated to those deemed as"creatives," Brian Paradis has spent his professional career experiencing... Read more...
4 Signs That Will Instantly Identify an Executive With Good Leadership Skills
4 Signs That Will Instantly Identify an Executive With Good Leadership Skills
Recently, I had the pleasure of interviewing Brian Paradis, former president of Florida Hospital's (now Advent Health) Central Region, a $4 billion company with more than 25,000 employees. The facility... Read more...
Imaginative leadership has the power to transform healthcare delivery, the patient experience, and health outcomes.
Imaginative leadership has the power to transform healthcare delivery, the patient experience, and health outcomes.
The path to simplifying healthcare must start with imaginative, creative, and innovative thinking to identify the root causes, rather than continuing to treat the symptoms. Central to this approach is recognizing... Read more...