Leadership & Professional Development

5 Steps to Overcoming Your Fears

HFMA Career Coach Joe Abel looks at what holds people back from pursuing new career opportunities, and he walks through five steps that can help eliminate fears to help you move forward. 

Joe Abel March 24, 2017

Confronting Your Fear is the Key to Living a Meaningful Life

About 30 years ago, a concerned friend gave Hilda Villaverde, PhD, a book that improved her life: Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway, by Susan Jeffers. She writes about how the book served as her personal wake-up call to examine what was meaningful in her life. 

Hilda Villaverde March 23, 2017

Success is About Scaling the Wall in Front of You

Christina Caraballo, senior healthcare strategist for Get Real Health, shares how the sport of parkour has helped her scale walls of opposition in her personal and professional life to help her reach new heights. 

Christina Caraballo March 23, 2017

Safety in Numbers: Key to Wealth Accumulation is Discipline

Nancy Tengler, senior vice president and chief investment officer for Heartland Financial USA Inc., says well-executed investment discipline can provide stability and financial security for women of all ages and income levels. But, as with any discipline, it requires diligence, practice, and plenty of patience. 

Nancy Tengler March 23, 2017

Put Fear Aside and Unlock Those Golden Handcuffs

When the position that Cally Christensen had served in for a decade was eliminated, she saw it as an opportunity to create the life she always wanted. In this article, she takes us through her thought process as she reinvented herself as a consultant and executive coach. 

Cally Christensen March 22, 2017

How to Take Command of Your Personal Brand

There is power in personal branding, says Deb Miller, chief marketing officer at Elevate Marketing Group. She walks you through steps you can take to distill your personal brand and use it to advance your career. 

Deb Miller February 24, 2017

Ascension Health President and COO Makes Career Out of Coordinating Care With Efficiency

For Patricia Maryland, DrPH, president of healthcare operations and COO for Ascension Health, efficiency in caregiving was an early necessity that turned into a lifelong career path. Her story illustrates how to live your personal brand. 

Rachael Zimlich February 24, 2017

First Female CEO to Lead a Venture-Capital-Backed Startup to IPO Shares Secret of her Success

Fifteen years ago, at age 40, Therese Tucker founded the accounting software company Blackline. Despite a rough and winding road to success, she didn't give up her dream, using grit and an entrepreneurial spirit to fuel her journey.  

Rachael Zimlich February 24, 2017

Define Your Destination Through Personal Branding

HFMA Career Coach Joe Abel looks at the winding career path of Dorie Clark, CEO of Clark Strategic Communications, and how she became a recognized expert in personal branding. Using Clark's principles, Abel provides a wealth of information about how to reinvent yourself through personal branding. 

Joe Abel February 8, 2017

How to Select the ‘One Word’ that Represents Your Personal Brand

Author Evan Carmichael’s book, "Your One Word: The Powerful Secret to Creating a Business and Life That Matter," coaches readers into developing the one word that encompasses their personal brands and aspirations to guide them to success.  

Betty Hintch, CHFP February 7, 2017
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