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Managing Your Career in Transformative Times
their weaknesses by building effective relationships. This is the essence
of ‘team.’”

will be more important than ever
before. not only does data change
rapidly, but so does its relevance to
your organization and your career.
“Executives may not have the luxury
of learning just from on-site seminars
or annual meetings,” says Quick
Leonard Kieffer’s Kuramoto.

on social media. Collect and view
pertinent articles, webinars, blogs,
message boards, tweets or other
media. Form your own virtual discussion groups. Choosing not to be
connected in these ways may not be
a viable option for much longer.”

Redefine what it means to network.
one of the most effective methods
for adapting to situations in which
you lack information is networking.
Rightfully so, healthcare execu“For today’s healthcare executive,
tives are zeroing in on both the
networking should not be narrowly
profound and nuanced effects
viewed as a way to identify and
“In today’s world,
health reform will have on an
obtain a new position,” says Woman’s
successful executives must
organizational, community and
Hospital’s Fontenot. “Instead, netassume a broader role as authentic
personal level. But impending
working can be an efficient tool
agents of change, identifying trends
change will also affect your
for peer-to-peer learning—as simand getting in front of emerging issues.
career in ways that are still
ple as picking up the phone and
This presumes a heightened awareness
being determined. “In terms of
asking for advice. In my experiof and participation in the external forces
applying a set of career norms,
ence, healthcare is not a field
that can affect their organizations.”
healthcare professionals often
where people hold their cards
Michael C. Tarwater, FACHE
do things that are consistent with
close to their chest and are unwillCarolinas Healthcare System
how the world was, instead of how
ing to share information. We chose
it might be tomorrow,” says
this profession to improve the health
ACHE’s Broscio. “As leaders, we
of the communities and patients
need to realize how important
we serve.”
“You will need to become the archi- future thinking is to our continRelevancy has almost as much to do
ued success.”
tect of your own ‘on-the-go’ educawith the way information is gleaned
tion. Customize this per your
Ellen Lanser May is a freelance writer
as the information itself. As
individual needs as well as to your
in Naperville, Ill.
Carolinas Health System’s Tarwater
work style and lifestyle. Capitalize
notes, “Being able to make quick,
mid-course corrections is a key attriRelated Resources:
bute that every healthcare executive
American College of Healthcare Executives
must have.” Being in touch with
• ACHE’s Healthcare Executive Career Resource Center Assessments
breaking trends, hot issues and innoand Workshops: ache.org/CARSVCS/workshop.cfm
vative solutions only makes it easier
• ACHE LinkedIn Group: Network with more than 10,000 ACHE memto master the crucial quality of adaptbers in ACHE’s official group on linkedin.com.
ability. In addition to classic ways of
• “Your Career Is a Marathon: Training to Win.” 2014 Congress on
keeping skills and knowledge up-toHealthcare Leadership seminar. Visit ache.org/Congress.
date, customized, virtual networks

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