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When Only You See the Dead People: An Interview with Matthew Taylor

Post author:Dr. Tamara Cull
Post category:Bold Leader Interview

I first met Matthew Taylor, Vice President of Information Technology at Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, several years back when we were both working for the Catholic Health Initiatives national office of Population Health. It was a new team charged with starting and leading a transformation to a new Population Health model across the CHI enterprise of over 100 hospitals/markets across country. One of my very first impressions of him would be one I would see play out over and over. Matthew was the one on the team that was always throwing out a new idea from something he read, saw, or…

Ferociously Curious: An Interview with Coreen Dicus-Johnson

Post author:Chris LaVictoire Mahai
Post category:Bold Leader Interview

We were barely into our conversation about BOLD leadership when Coreen Dicus-Johnson, President and CEO of Network Health, headquartered in Menasha, Wisconsin, mentioned that her staff has told her she is “ferociously curious.” Curiosity, along with confidence, empathy and trust are the core characteristics of BOLD leaders who are capable of driving transformative change. When I asked what her staff meant by that, Coreen replied, “I ask a ton of questions. I look really deep into things and I’m constantly seeking better answers. I love what I do and want to know as much as possible about it.” She continued,…

Wow. That’s going to work! An Interview with Rick Dow

Post author:Chris LaVictoire Mahai
Post category:Bold Leader Interview

Any conversation with Rick Dow is a fast drive through seemingly unrelated stories that all come back to some key notions that he has – and that I think he is honestly not aware of until you ask a couple questions. I met Rick many years ago when we served on a nonprofit board together. At the time he was at Northwest Airlines. He left NWA before the Delta acquisition and moved on to very different assignments at equally different types of organizations: Thomson Reuters, Burger King, and Midas International. Today his LinkedIn profile simply says “Marketer,” which I love,…

Personal Tragedy into Positive Action: An interview with Julie Smith

Post author:Chris LaVictoire Mahai
Post category:Bold Leader Interview

Dr. Julie M Smith was the co-founder of CLG, Inc., which she describes as “the world’s premiere behavior-based strategy execution firm.” She and her colleagues have reason to claim that position having worked with many in the Fortune 500, at all levels of organizations, all around the world. As we were talking, Julie described the firm’s ability to develop deep relationships and deliver results so that they “became the behavioral-change firm that is often recommended board room to board room.” That is an enviable position for any consultancy and a great legacy. Combining all she knows from her CLG experience,…

Newly Released ‘BOLD Leadership’ Book Encourages Businesses to Identify Leaders to Drive Positive Change

Post author:Chris LaVictoire Mahai
Post category:Uncategorized

Medecision executive, author, and leadership pro Chris LaVictoire Mahai uncovers the secrets of BOLD leaders and their importance for organizational success DALLAS, TX – September 25, 2018 – Medecision, the leader in population health and care management solutions, announced today the launch of BOLD: Essential Leadership For Transformative Change, a new book by Chris LaVictoire Mahai, President of Aveus, a division of Medecision. The book offers guidance on the leadership characteristics and behaviors needed to drive bold, positive change and, in turn, organizational success, during times of dynamic change. “BOLD reinforces that transformation succeeds when there is a BOLD leader…

Good Balance of Humble and Assertive: An Interview with Tyler Wilson

Post author:Chris LaVictoire Mahai
Post category:Bold Leader Interview

I met Tyler through a colleague, Tamara Cull, who worked with him at Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and saw his quiet boldness in action. When asked why she recommended him as a BOLD candidate, she said, “Tyler and I both worked on the CHI National Population Health team helping our 100 markets across the country develop and operationalize population health programs.” As a firsthand witness, Tamara knows Tyler is BOLD. She describes him as “one of the first voices working to convince leaders that expanding population health was the path to follow at a time when it wasn’t such a…

Cold Calling: An Interview with Joyce Cacho

Post author:Chris LaVictoire Mahai
Post category:Bold Leader Interview

An email arrived in my inbox one day from Joyce Cacho. I didn’t know Joyce. She introduced herself as a member of Women Corporate Directors, where she found my name in the national directory. Coming to Minnesota for a Land O’Lakes board meeting, she was reaching out to try to connect with a few new folks. I, for one, responded. Turns out I was going to be in town that day, and, as I’ve learned from so many of my BOLD leader interviewees, “Why not?!” We had a fast (talking and sharing, that is) lunch. Both of us left thankful…

Ten Reasons Organizational Change Succeeds or Fails

Post author:Duane White
Post category:10 Reasons Organizational Change Succeeds or Fails

We have found that there are ten factors that determine the success or failure of any organizational change. In this series, we will examine each of these factors. Download a PDF of the 10 factors here.

Brad Hewitt Interview: Bold Leaders Create Stress

Post author:Chris LaVictoire Mahai
Post category:Bold Leader Interview

That headline was one of the last things Brad Hewitt, President and CEO of Thrivent Financial, said to me when we sat down together for a conversation. It came after a fast hour of “Brad-isms” as he dubbed them, and I have to say, this was one fun conversation. Not quite what I expected – which is always the best, right? Bold leaders surprise, and the conversations are always rich with ideas. Growing up in “Lutheran” country, I’ve known of Thrivent and the predecessor organizations my whole life. Watching the process to move the organization from a Lutheran focused membership…

Sara Gavin Interview: Bold Leaders Step Up and Simplify

Post author:Chris LaVictoire Mahai
Post category:Bold Leader Interview

Chris Malecek, an Aveus Advisory Board member, suggested I interview bold leader Sara Gavin, President of Weber Shandwick North America. I’ve known Chris and relied on his always clear, on point advice for decades. All that time, Chris has worked with and for Sara. So when he suggested her for this series, I was thrilled. Sara and I have known each other for almost as long, but neither of us could recall the last time we’d spoken, let alone crossed paths. I’ve known from our intersecting circles that she is a great leader. This conversation confirmed that she is also…