Global Leadership Conference

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Global Leadership Conference

• Richard Hart, MD, DrPH
• President, Loma Linda University

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Broad Biblical Principles
If they Christian leaders make the broad
principles of the word of God the foundation of
the character, they may stand wherever the Lord
in His providence may call them, surrounded by
any deleterious influence, and yet not be swayed
from the path of right. Testimonies for the
Church, Vol. 4, p. 562
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Gandhis Seven Deadly Sins

• Wealth without Work
• Pleasure without Conscience
• Knowledge without Character
• Commerce without Morality
• Science without Humility
• Worship without Sacrifice
• Politics without Principle

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Stephen Covey on Principles

• There are basic principles of effective living,
  and people can only experience true success and
  enduring happiness as they learn and integrate
  these principles into their basic character.
  Stephen Covey, 7 Habits, p. 18.
• The majority of success literature appearsto
  have originally come out of the study ofthe
  Bible by many individuals.7 Habits, p. 134

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Definition of Principles

• Principles are deep, fundamental truthsThey are
  tightly interwoven threads running with
  exactness, consistency, beauty, and strength
  through the fabric of life.
• Covey, 7 Habits, p. 122

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Levels of Leadership

• Builds enduring greatnessthrough blend of
  personalhumility andprofessional will.
• Jim Collins,Good to Great, p. 20

Level 5 Executive
Effective Leader
Competent Manager
Contributing Team Member
Capable Individual
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Jim Collins Surprise

• We were surprised, shocked really, to discover
  the type of leadership required for turning a
  good company into a great oneSelf-effacing,
  quiet, reserved, even shy these leaders are a
  paradoxical blend of personal humility and
  professional will.
• Jim Collins, Good to Great, p. 13

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7 Habits of Highly Effective People

• Take initiative Be proactive
• Begin with the end in mind Know your goal
• Put first things first Set clear priorities
• Think Win/Win Establish mutuality and trust
• Seek first to understand Truly listen
• Synergize Build creative collaboration
• Sharpen the Saw Become a whole person

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Good to Great Principles

• Have humble but persistent leadership
• Choose the right people
• Be honest about the current situation
• Know what you do best
• Build a culture of accountability
• Use technology only as a tool
• Work for gradual change

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Learning from Mistakes

• Top-Down Attitude Im the boss!
• Paperwork First My work means more than people
  do.
• Absence of Affirmation I forgot to thank you.
• No Room for Mavericks Dont challenge our
  system.
• Lone Decision Maker I know all the answers.
• Dirty Delegation I delegate but then I dont
  let go.
• Communication Chaos I forgot to tell you our
  plan.
• Ignore Corporate Culture I failed to notice the
  entrenched attitudes and behaviors in our
  organization.
• No Succession Plan I will be in charge
  forever!
• No Vision for Long-Term Future I have no big
  dream.

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Loma Linda University Health

• Motto To Make Man Whole
• Mission To Continue the Teaching and Healing
  Ministry of Jesus Christ
• Vision Transforming Lives
• Values - Compassion, Integrity, Excellence,
  Teamwork, Wholeness

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Ministry of Healing and Hope

• 14,000 Employees
• 4,500 Students
• 700 Residents in 28 programs
• 800 Faculty Physicians in 67 specialties and
  subspecialties
• 6 Hospitals
• 8 Schools
• Who serve 1.5 million patients annually

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Loma Linda University Medical Center 285 ICU
Beds 791 Acute Beds 1076 Total Licensed Beds
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Challenges of Church Leadership

• Playing to the next constituency meeting
• Façade vs. Real improvement
• Finances
• Problem employees
• Structural Change

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The Board Meeting

• Setting agendas carefully
• Calling for votes appropriately
• Keeping minutes accurately
• Following through on decisions

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Succession Planning

• Identifying talent
• Placing in learning situations
• Building personal credibility
• Sharing power

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Church Leaders

• Process of selection
• Creative vs. Conformity
• Danger of Democracy
• Seek Power, Authority, Personal Benefit
• Nominating vs. Search Committee
• Inherit a Bureaucracy

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Nine Tasks of Leadership

• Goal Setting
• Value Affirmation
• Motivate
• Managing
• Achieving Unity
• Explaining / Communicating
• Serving as a Symbol
• Representative of the Group
• Renewer

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Non-delegable Tasks of Leadership

• Two tasks which cannot be delegated
• A leader is a symbol
• A leader must envision goals
• Achieving a goal may simply make the next goal
  more urgent inside every solution are the seeds
  of new problems.

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Love in Action

• It is love alone which in the sight of heaven
  makes any act of value. Whatever is done from
  love, however small it may appear in the
  estimation of men, is accepted and rewarded of
  God.
• The Great Controversy, p. 487

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Love in Action

• Let us love, not in word or speech, but in truth
  and action.
• I John 318
• We love because He first loved us.
• I John 419