The Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) MA-RI Chapter and the New England Healthcare Internal Auditors (NEHIA) are excited to jointly present this highly anticipated 3-day in-person educational conference. The conference attracts compliance, internal audit, and healthcare finance professionals from throughout New England to learn from expert presenters in healthcare compliance, privacy, security, and internal auditing.
Q&A with the Speakers from Jon Gordon Companies on “How to Build a Positive Team” at upcoming December 1-3, 2021 HFMA-NEHIA Compliance & Internal Audit Conference:
- Amy P. Kelly, Vice President, Consulting Services, Co-Author “The Energy Bus Field Guide” Leadership, Team, and Organizational Development
- Thomas Williams, a Published Author of Permission To Dream & The Relentless Pursuit of Greatness), Public Speaker, Guest Lecturer and NFL Player Engagement Ambassador
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Tell us about your career journey from Amy P. Kelly:
My career has been focused on people and organizational growth and success. The theme would be learning and getting better while observing and listening and doing my best to solve problems for those around me. I’ve always been involved in believing in people and helping them grow. The last ten years I have been the Vice President of Human Resources in multiple organizations focused on helping enterprise technology companies do business with the government in the areas of cyber security, data innovation, and cloud solutions – among others. I built award-winning Corporate Universities, Leadership Development Programs, and Employment brands. Most recently I was the HR leader on two executives teams driving the successful sale of those two companies. We managing a lot of change, integrations, and organizational wellness activities through those transformations. At one of those companies was where I used Jon Gordon’s materials in a leadership program, and through that work he asked me to co-author “The Energy Bus Field Guide” with him. We’ve worked together ever since helping individuals and organizations grow as positive leaders and positive teams. This has been even more critical as the pandemic has impacted the world and every aspect of the workplace experience. I started as a personal trainer as soon as I turned 18, worked in the staffing industry, owned my own business called Trinity Fitness + Spa “We’re not just lifting weights, we’re lifting spirits” – and then became a Human Resources and Talent Development executive. If you are interested, I tell more of the story here on Jon’s podcast Positive University https://positiveuniversity.com/episode/amy-p-kelly/. Like most, the story takes some twists and turns but always focuses on people and making a positive impact.
Without giving too much of your presentation away, any tips for how compliance professionals in particular can build a positive team, especially given the challenge of having to navigate the ever-changing health care landscape?
Work on mindset. Each day there are practical actions you can take, backed by science, that give you the ability to shape your positive leadership and create the environment for positive teamwork. We say that “leadership starts from the inside out”. You have to have a positive mindset to give it to others. The other key is relationships. Take the time to get to know the people you work with. They may not respond right away, but trust and positive relationships are built over time. There is no substitute for consistently taking actions to build strong bonds and relationships that are the foundation for successful teams. You will hear this in our time together, “No One Creates Success Alone”.
What does the future of workforce management and team-building look like?
The world of workforce management is more global than ever. The competition for talent is going to continue to be a challenge for organizations, and employers are going to continue to be creative to develop the best cultures and workplaces for their teams. More workplaces are addressing employees on a holistic level. The past boundaries between personal and professional continue to diminish. Our workplaces will offer more options on where and how to do the work. There will be more creativity allowed in how we get the work done, and leaders will spend more time prioritizing the relationships they have with their team and the people in their organizations. This quote will be heard less and less, if at all, “It’s not personal, it’s just business.” People will be encouraged and permitted to bring their passion and purpose to work while being professional and getting the intended results of their role.
If somebody googled you, what would they not find out about you? I don’t believe you can find my ISO Internal Auditor background. I have a love and appreciation for quality and process improvement. My role as a safety patrol in grade school and as an RA in college are not online. The fact that I made the best clown cones and grasshopper pies at my first job at Baskin Robbins is an important, but little known, fact.
Tell us about your career journey from Thomas R. Williams:
I come from the sports and team background. At 18 I earned an athletic scholarship where I played and graduated from “The University of Southern California.” There, I majored in Sociology and received a minor in Planning Policy & Development. On the football field, my team and I competed in 3 National Championship (2004, 2005,2006). During my career at USC, our record was 59-6.
In 2008, I was selected 155th in the NFL Draft. I played football in the NFL for 5 years for 5 different organizations (Jaguars, Seahawks, Patriots, Bills, Panthers). In 2012, I suffered a neck injury that forced my career to come to an end. During my time in the NFL, I learned what made great organizations succeed and I also was exposed to the operations of unsuccessful organizations.
I transitioned from focusing on making plays on the football field to making a difference in people’s lives. That’s when I began my career as a Keynote Speaker, Workshop Facilitator, Author and Adjunct Professor.
Without giving too much of your presentation away, any tips for how compliance professionals in particular can build a positive team, especially given the challenge of having to navigate the ever-changing health care landscape?
Connect, communicate, connect, repeat. Connection and communication allows for strong relationships to develop. When compliance has a relationship with their group/individuals, it allows for the partnership flourish. “Rules without relationship leads to rebellion,” Josh McDowell
What does the future of workforce management and team-building look like?
There will be more collaborations from the middle and lower levels. The success model isn’t “top down” anymore. It is shifting to a “bottom up” approach. Organizations are getting more input from their middle management, which allows them to feel more connected and more of an ownership in the overall vision and direction of the team.
If somebody googled you, what would they not find out about you?
What people won’t find on google is my fear of roller coasters.
