Greater Heartland Mentee Project

GHL Mentorship Class ’24 -’25 Mentee Project

For our Mentee Project, our Mentorship Class of ’24-’25 has compiled a list of leadership helps and recommendations of various media.  The mentors listed their recommendations. We hope you enjoy and are helped by these.

Mentors

Kevin Bohnert, Tammy Nadler, John Travis, Connie Stimpson, Rozetta Ledbetter, Sandra Eversole, Tiffany Stoff, Kim Bruno, Layla Earl, Terry Floyd, Chelsea Suschanke, Regan Power, Gareth Smith

Recommendations

Articles

• American Hospital Association (AHA)
• Becker’s Healthcare
• Becker’s Hospital Review
• Harvard Business Review
• Healthtech Magazine
• HFM Magazine
• HFMA e-Newsletters (Sign-in required)
• MHA Daily News
• Missouri Hospital Association (MHA)
• National Rural Health Association (NRHA)

Assessment

• DiSC® is a personal assessment tool used by more than one million people every year to help improve teamwork, communication, and productivity in the workplace. Organizations and facilitators use these profiles as tools to help ignite cultural change, inspiring lasting behavior changes that positively shape their workforce.

Books

• A Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin
• Chop Wood Carry Water: How to Fall in Love with the Process of Becoming Great by Joshua Medcalf
• Crucial Conversations by Patterson, Grenny, McMillan, Switzler
• Developing the Leader Within You 2.0 Workbook by John C. Maxwell
• Emotional Intelligence 2.0 by Travis Bradberry and Jean Greaves
• Extreme Ownership by Jacko Willink & Leif Babin
• Get Real Leadership by Harry Campbell
• Leaders Eat Last: Why some teams pull together and others don’t by Simon Sinek
• Leadership Treasure by Jeff Whitehorn
• Leading From the Front: A Guide for Bottom Up Leadership by Thomas Huber
• Leading with Gratitude by Adrian Gostick
• Make Your Bed: Little things that can Change you Life – and maybe the World by Admiral William H McRaven
• Management of Healthcare Organizations by Peter C. Olden PhD and Cathleen O. Erwin PhD
• Multipliers by Liz Wiseman
• QBQ! The Question Behind the Question by John G. Miller
• Servant Leadership by Robert K. Greenleaf
• The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John C. Maxwell
• The Dichotomy of Leadership by Jacko Willink & Leif Babin
• The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni
• The Go-Giver by Bob Burg and John David Mann
• The One Minute Manager by Ken Blanchard
• The Power of Positive Leadership by Jon Gordon
• Think Again by Adam Grant
• Trust & Inspire: How Truly Great Leaders Unleash Greatness in Others by Covey, Kasperson, Judd
• Turn the Ship Around by L. David Marquet
• Women Who Run with the Wolves Clarissa Pinkola Estes, PhD

Internal Educational Tools

• Don’t forget your own organization’s internal learning tools. Many of us have databases full of educational content that we can take advantage of. I find that being on top of these courses offers you an opportunity to step up as a leader, as many times the courses may be sharing information on new topics or processes within your organization. When you are at the front end of these new initiatives, others will come to you for information, and this gives you an opportunity to educate others and stand out as a leader.
• HFMA certifications

Management

• Dare to Lead by Brene Brown
• Start with Why How Great Leaders Inspire everyone to take action by Simon Sinek

Podcasts and Blog

• HFMA’s Healthcare Blame Game
• HFMA’s Voices in Healthcare Podcast
• Sage Sessions – Sage Steele

Real People

• Surround yourself with people who inspire you and people who demonstrate positive attitudes.
• HFMA’s mentor group, committees, Community etc. are great places for this.
• Evaluate your personal circle as well. I find the personal connection to leadership is far more powerful than what I can get from a book or PowerPoint from some leader I don’t know. I follow an old friend on FB who had a 25 struggle with alcoholism and has been sober now for 14 years. He posts positive messages and lessons every single day to show how he is exceling at life, both personally and professionally. The posts are not him bragging, they are posts that provide real examples of how to overcome life challenges, and most importantly to encourage others to just keep doing the small things that will eventually pay dividends to a happier and healthier life. Just be careful looking at FB for things like this, you must know how to manage your time and who you follow so you are not overwhelmed with all the other pitfalls that may encounter on social media sites.

Videos

• Grant Porteous Coaching (On Facebook) – Executive coaching videos on helping break through barriers to success
• Jeanne Robertson – Humorist and speaker – Finding humor in the tough stuff and everyday life

Webinars and Conferences

• Advisory Board
• Becker’s
• HFMA Live Events
• HFMA Webinars
• Webinars are often forgotten or overlooked.  In most cases they are free, and you don’t have to travel. Conferences provide a great opportunity to meet leaders, and hear from real people within our industry, such as a CFO panel.