Healthcare Advocacy, Part I.

LEMIRE’S VISION-BASED LEADER

V – VALUE OTHERS AROUND THEM BY COMMUNICATING WITH A PURPOSE. THEY DIRECTLY LET OTHERS KNOW HOW THEIR ROLE FITS INTO THE BIG PICTURE AND HOW THE FULFILLMENT OF THAT ROLE IS IMPORTANT.

I – INCLUDE THEMSELF IN ALL THE DIFFICULT WORK TO BE DONE. THEY LEAD BY EXAMPLE AND ASK NOTHING OF OTHERS THAT THEY WOULDN’T DO THEMSELF.

S – SHARE ALL SUCCESSES EQUALLY. ON THE OTHER HAND, THEY ACCEPT FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY SETBACKS PERSONALLY.

I - INSPIRE STAFF BY PLACING THEM IN POSITIONS AND SITUATIONS IN WHICH THEY WILL HAVE THE GREATEST OPPORTUNITY TO SUCCEED. THEY RECOGNIZE THAT THE BEST WAY TO MOTIVATE AND REWARD AN EMPLOYEE IS THROUGH EMPOWERMENT.

O – OFFER TO LISTEN TO COMPLAINTS ONLY IF THEY ARE ACCOMPANIED WITH CREDIBLE SUGGESTIONS OR RECOMMENDATIONS TO REMEDY THE PERCEIVED SITUATION. THEY DON’T COMPLAIN OR GRIPE PUBLICLY AND ACCEPT NEW CHALLENGES WILLINGLY.

N – NURTURE THOSE WHOM THEY OVERSEE BY PROVIDING AN APPROPRIATE BALANCE OF RESPONSIBILITY, FEEDBACK, CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM, AND AUTONOMY. THEIR PEOPLE SKILLS INCLUDE A WARM SMILE, A PAT ON THE BACK, A STURDY HANDSHAKE, AND AN UPBEAT, POSITIVE, AND CONFIDENT DEMEANOR.