Dan Varnum on Developing People as Leaders in Healthcare

Show notes and more: https://www.valuecapturellc.com/he41 Welcome to Episode #41 of Habitual Excellence, presented by Value Capture. Our guest today is Dan Varum, an Executive Coach with his company Varnum Group. After 30+ years as an executive leading large and small healthcare organizations, Dan has shifted his time to focus exclusively on my passion – developing executive leaders to reach their full potential. Dan has a Bachelors of Science in Industrial Engineering from Iowa State University and a Masters in Business Administration from Drake University. In today's episode, host Mark Graban talks with Dan about topics including: What are you currently doing and what role did you retire from? How has an education in industrial engineering and business helped you in your career path? Why get an MBA vs MHA or MPH? Why are projects not enough to change culture? From small improvement projects to changing culture, the same principles apply: following your values – humility / respect, transparency and trust Why is developing people such a passion for you? What’s the leader’s role in creating culture? Why does culture beat strategy? Why is self awareness such an important leadership trait? Why is leadership development, especially for MDs, so crucial?