1. “Charting the Course of your Career”
Dan McLaughlin, FACHE
Hospital CEO
Hemet Valley Medical Center
Menifee Valley Medical Center

2. Expect Endless Excitement…

3. …and Many Challenges

4. “Everybody needs one of these……

5. ...and one of these….”

6. The Basics Be a Subject Matter Expert Be a Generalist
Be able to Speak to Your Topic
Be able to Speak in Public

7. The Strategy
Have a Career Plan (Adjustments permitted, sometimes; detours expected)
Aim High
Get Line Experience Early
Get Your Fellow or Other Extra Credentials
Assess Opportunities in Small Organizations vs. Large Organizations

8. The Strategy Continually Expand Your Skill Set Network Like Crazy
Learn How to Hire Smart
Volunteer with Your Professional Organizations

9. The Strategy Learn and Model Customer Service
Have a Healthy Life Style
Give Back!!!

10. Leadership Simplified
The “A’s of Success”
Ability
Availability
Affability
Agility
Accountability

11. The Executive Persona Have the Correct…………………… Talk Dress Attitude
Look of Confidence

12. The Executive Persona Be…………………… Early Current Prepared Appreciative
Wise to Politics
Fast or Efficient

13. The Executive Persona Regarding your Boss, Do this…..
Support her, but don’t be a “Yes” person
Make Him look good
Wow Her with Extraordinary Results

14. Guidance through the Storm

15. The Job Search The Resume The Interview The Informational Interview
The References
Your Coach

16. Expect a few surprises

17. What to Expect (in your career)
Employees will Pleasantly Surprise You
Employees Will Fail You
“Culture will Eat Strategy Everyday”
You will Have to Fire Staff Members
You Will Have to Lay off Good People
…You Will Really Learn How Things Work by
Just Changing One Thing…….

18. Look Out!

19. What to Expect (in your career)
To Be Promoted
To Be Downsized
To Be Outsourced
To Be Stung by Politics
To Have Time Without a Job
To Be Overlooked for Promotions
To Relocate (It gives you more opportunity)
Great Competition for Your Next Job

20. The Stories The Corporate Black Sheep The Corporate Change Up
The God Father Factor
The Steel Toed Boot
The Challenge of Earning Respect when you are young
The Alcoholic Boss’s Boss

21. The Score Post #1: Referral by Boss Post #2: Self Acquisition
Post #3: Hired by a Colleague
Post #4: Hired by a Colleague
Post #5: Referred by Local Politician
Post #6: Hired by a Colleague
Post #7: Hired via a Recruiter
Post #8: Referred/Hired by a Colleague

22. “Wishing You Open Seas…

23. …and Many Safe Harbors”

24. “Charting the course of your Career”
Dan McLaughlin, FACHE
Hospital CEO
Hemet Valley Medical Center
Menifee Valley Medical Center