Episode 267 The Heart of Healthcare Leadership with Bob Dent
On this episode of the Lead Up Podcast, Mike is joined by Bob Dent, the vice president and CEO of 3 hospitals and 32 years of experience, to share his wisdom and advice on how he runs his hospitals.
Bob talks in great detail at the beginning of the show about the challenges leading in general, and being a new leader during Covid-19 brought as he took the position just before the pandemic started. He goes on to talk about what he calls relentless leadership, saying you donā€™t have to have the answer, just always be there.
Mike asks Bob about how people who are people pleasers or problem solvers shift away from that mindset, as well as asking about staff who are afraid to speak up and share an idea that they may have.
Bob shares some great advice to any fellow CEOā€™s or leaders on the financial side who may never have had clinical experience previously, and talks about some of the methods he uses to help these leaders, such as taking them on rounds of the hospital to help them understand the issues better.
Mike asks Bob what he has done to put a focus on the health and wellbeing of his team, to which Bob replies with an impressive list of initiatives that are helping his staff deal with the extra pressures which have been brought on by this pandemic.
Bob finishes off with his three-pointers for executive leaders, which are emotionally positive, be self-empowered, and be fully engaged.
You can find Bob on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter, or if you want to get in touch with him directly, you can email him via [email protected].
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