The People Value Proposition: See one, Do one, Teach one... LEAD – A Physician’s Journey to Leadership
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There is a widely acknowledged failure in leadership development across the spectrum, from corporations to communities. The fact is, few organizations are confident in and comfortable with the sustainability of their leadership teams, and healthcare is not immune to this deficiency.
From topics like The Journey to Leadership and Defining the Leader You Want to Become, to Inspiration and Innovation, The People Value Proposition acknowledges that leadership begins with the individual, but emphasizes that by recognizing and nurturing the value of others, everyone succeeds. Author Dr. Stanley Harris discusses the importance of empathy, engagement, and motivation to sustain connectivity, inspire innovation, and enable new leaders to emerge.
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Written as a semi-autobiographical account of leadership development that covers key principles of leadership, The People Value Proposition is conveyed from the unique perspective of the author’s life and experience. It challenges both leaders and potential leaders to acknowledge and promote the value of every individual, enabling optimal utilization of resources and continued team success.
How does this book give you an advantage?
Through his own experiences, Dr. Stanley Harris guides the reader to envision their own ascent as a leader and helps them understand that part of their legacy should be a perpetual cycle of leadership. Here are just some of the topics the author discusses in detail:
The Journey to Leadership
Organizational Culture
Defining the Leader You Want to Become
Seeking Value
Engagement
The Power of Empathy
Inspiration and Innovation
Leading Change
Transformational Leadership
Understanding and Utilizing a Multigenerational Workforce
The Gender Gap
Diversity and Inclusion
The Perpetual Cycle of Leadership
Reflections on Leadership in a Challenging Time
The People Value Proposition will expand physician leaders’ appreciation of the importance of focusing on the value of colleagues and co-workers to ensure their own success.
About the author
Stanley E. Harris, MD, MA, is a physician executive with more than 30 years of experience in medical management operations and leadership development. He most recently served as senior medical director at Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, as the chairman of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association National Medical Policy Panel, and on the Medical Advisory Committee of the Association.
A graduate of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Dr. Harris completed his residency in pediatrics at the Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, New York. He holds a master’s degree in organizational communication and leadership from Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York. A fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine, he served as a member of its Institutional Review Board and the Pediatric Executive Council.
Dr. Harris has spoken extensively on leadership and has delivered multiple presentations including the keynote on World Health Day at the United Nations.
He dedicates this book to family and especially his wife, Angela, who for nearly 50 years has been his primary motivator, nurturer, writing instructor, and in-house editor.
Contents
- Chapter 1 The Journey to Leadership
- Chapter 2 Organizational Culture
- Chapter 3 Defining the Leader You Want to Become
- Chapter 4 Humor
- Chapter 5 Emergent Leadership
- Chapter 6 The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
- Chapter 7 Seek Value
- Chapter 8 Engagement
- Chapter 9 The Power of Empathy
- Chapter 10 Motivation
- Chapter 11 Inspiration and Innovation
- Chapter 12 Leading Change
- Chapter 13 Transformational Leadership
- Chapter 14 Cultural Humility and Linguistic Competence
- Chapter 15 Understanding and Utilizing a Multigenerational Workforce
- Chapter 16 The Gender Gap
- Chapter 17 Diversity and Inclusion
- Chapter 18 Perpetual Cycle of Leadership
- Chapter 19 I Can
- Chapter 20 Reflections on Leadership in a Challenging Time
Words of praise
The People Value Proposition is an exceptional book. Dr. Stanley Harris provides a lifetime of lessons in humility, determination, leadership, and change management. Despite spending more than a decade as a physician CEO of a health system, I discovered many unique leadership insights in this book. The chapter on diversity and inclusion is especially perceptive and reflects Dr. Harris’ remarkable career, which included more than a few encounters with racism and bigotry. His clear-sighted arguments in support of a more inclusive leadership style are fact-based and compelling without any hint of apology or regret.
The People Value Proposition is full of practical insights into what makes for good leadership shared through the life experience of a super talented and insightful physician leader. The reader is immediately captured by Dr. Harris’s artful, deeply personal vignettes, making the book very real with applications to situations that all aspiring leaders can related to.
Dr. Stanley E. Harris’ book, The People Value Proposition: See One, Do One, Teach One…LEAD , offers aspiring and experienced leaders at all organizational levels both inspiration and counsel on the many challenges of being an effective leader. Through an in-depth personal reflection on his own leadership journey as a medical doctor and healthcare executive, Dr. Harris connects his own narrative and experiences to the essential practices that high-quality, high-impact leaders in any field or profession should aspire to.
The People Value Proposition is much more than a guide to leadership, but rather a guide to being the best person you can be. Through stories and examples, Dr. Harris shares the kernels of wisdom he’s gathered over the years – listen, lead by example, and don’t forget the HUMOR (a handy mnemonic that sums it up). Two important sentences continue to resonate with me: “People are leaders’ raison d’etre, their reason for being. Without people, a leader is just the one out front.
Forget fire and brimstone, in a reasoned and scientific way, Stan Harris examines why we must value each other and why a people-focused approach to leadership is what we need in 2022 and beyond.
Stanley Harris wisely delves into the importance of engagement in The People Value Proposition . To establish an attentive, connected workforce, Harris asserts that team members must be valued and respected. I couldn’t agree more. Our vision as a company is to inspire more human expression, connection, and celebration — for everyone. This means fostering a culture of inclusion where our team members feel respected, valued, and empowered. Harris provides inspiration and guidance for how companies can better galvanize and harness the very best of their workforce through intentional engagement.
Dr. Harris has been a leader in all phases of his life: student-athlete, physician, healthcare executive, and devoted family man. The People Value Proposition offers unique insight into the art of human relations – an important skill for anyone who wants to be a leader.
This book is a valuable resource that provides insight and perspective for new as well as established leaders. There is much to be gained from the wisdom and viewpoint of Dr. Stan Harris. A must read for those who want to apply the principles of "See One, Do One, Teach One . . . LEAD.
