Excellence In Healthcare Podcast
Welcome to the "Excellence In Healthcare Podcast," your go-to resource for healthcare business executives who want to accomplish impactful results for the communities they serve. This podcast, hosted by Jarvis T. Gray, is intended to provide healthcare professionals with proven solutions for aligning people, processes, and priorities to generate business success.
Join Jarvis and industry experts as they discuss the current trends and best practices affecting the healthcare business. This podcast covers everything from launching and developing successful healthcare enterprises to establishing effective quality management processes.
Learn about creative techniques to navigate the intricacies of the healthcare sector, as well as how top healthcare professionals solve issues and capitalize on chances for development. Learn key ideas, real-world examples, and expert perspectives to help elevate your leadership and promote dramatic change in the healthcare business.
The "Excellence In Healthcare Podcast" provides actionable guidance and thought-provoking topics to help you achieve excellence, innovation, and revolutionary leadership in healthcare. Tune in to discover the secrets of success and propel your organization to new heights.
This show will provide answers to questions like:
1. How can healthcare business executives launch and/or build profitable companies in healthcare?
2. What are the most successful tactics used by healthcare executives to boost organizational performance and results?
3. How do successful healthcare business executives negotiate the complexity of a constantly evolving healthcare landscape?
4. What are the essential components of a successful quality management program, and how can they be customized to unique organizational requirements?
5. How can healthcare executives foster a healthy work environment while effectively leading their teams to improve performance and engagement?
6. Why is strategic planning so important in the healthcare industry, and what criteria should executives consider when creating plans?
7. How can healthcare professionals keep current on new trends, advocate for industry standards, and drive constructive change in healthcare?
Excellence In Healthcare Podcast
074_The Ripple Effect: Building Community and Purpose in Healthcare w/ Brian Aquart
Host: Jarvis T. Gray, The Quality Coaching Co.
Guest: Brian Aquart, VP of Workforce and Community Education, Healthcare Leader, Podcaster
Episode Overview
In this inspiring episode, Jarvis T. Gray sits down with Brian Aquart to dive into Brian’s unconventional journey from employment attorney to healthcare executive, the leadership mindsets that guide him, and his passion for storytelling as a force for positive change in healthcare. The conversation ranges from career pivots and overcoming challenges, to AI’s role in healthcare, workforce development, and the power of mentorship.
Key Topics & Takeaways
1. Leadership Mindset
- Brian shares a guiding quote: “Don’t let fear take the fun out of life,” originally cited from his own podcast. He discusses how balancing fun and fear leads to better, more resilient leadership in healthcare.
2. Brian’s Career Story
- Started as an employment attorney before pivoting into government roles and eventually healthcare.
- Current role as VP of Workforce and Community Education at a major New York healthcare system.
- The importance of skill evolution, coaching, and embracing unexpected opportunities (including being recruited via LinkedIn).
3. Contrasting Healthcare & Law
- Both sectors have significant complexity and politics, but healthcare adds regulatory layers and unique staffing challenges.
- Brian is the first lawyer featured on the podcast, offering a fresh perspective.
4. Game-Changing Healthcare Trends
- The integration of AI: Revolutionizing patient scheduling, care delivery, community health modeling, and workforce planning.
- Workforce shortages: Not just nurses, but lab technologists, respiratory therapists, and other vital roles.
5. The Power of Mentorship and Relationships
- Brian Aquart tells a pivotal story of career hardship and how a single contact (“Laura”) helped propel his career forward.
- Former CEO (“Michael Dowling”) modeled leadership through intentional storytelling, mentorship, and positive organizational culture.
- Jarvis and Brian discuss how mentors have shaped both their careers.
6. Biggest Challenges & Opportunities in Healthcare Leadership
- Challenge: Impending Medicare/Medicaid cuts, especially impacting rural health systems.
- Opportunity: Forced transformation and innovation, especially among organizations proactively preparing for change.
7. Brian’s Podcast: Why I Left
- Focused on the stories behind career transitions and resignations, inspired by the Great Resignation.
- Serves as a resource for professionals navigating career change.
- Now 97 episodes in, soon launching milestone 100th episode.
- Connect via LinkedIn or at whyileft.co.
How to Connect
- LinkedIn: Brian Aquart
- Podcast: Why I Left
Closing Thought:
This episode is packed with powerful stories and practical advice for healthcare leaders, providing encouragement to embrace change, support others, and lead with both optimism and intentionality.
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