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Enjoy these weekly insights from Steve Simonin, President & CEO.

Notes from Steve (Posted November 6, 2023)

Be sincere …* They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. We have been looking at our mission, vision, values, and culture in strategic planning as of late. One of the words that sticks out to me is “benchmark” in our vision statement. The reason it’s sticking out is...
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Notes from Steve (Posted October 30, 2023)

Be Resilient*. (Definition: the ability to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions.) I tell the new employees in orientation that if we weren’t heavily into Organizational/Service Excellence when the orthopedic surgeons came on board 15 years ago, there would be no way we would have survived bringing orthopedics on...
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Notes from Steve (Posted October 23, 2023)

Be Quirky. Quirky?  I looked it up.  One of the synonyms was unconventional (… other words were eccentric and unusual …).  I thought “yep, we’re unconventional”.  By looking at things differently, in an unconventional manner, we are able to accomplish the impossible.  I used to tell people, when I golfed*...
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