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Welcome to Episode #41 of Habitual Excellence, presented by Value Capture.
Our guest today is Dan Varnum, an Executive Coach with his company Varnum Group. After 30+ years as an executive leading large and small healthcare organizations, Dan has shifted his time to focus exclusively on my passion - developing executive leaders to reach their full potential.
Dan has a Bachelors of Science in Industrial Engineering from Iowa State University and a Masters in Business Administration from Drake University.
In today's episode, host Mark Graban talks with Dan about topics including:
- What are you currently doing and what role did you retire from?
- How has an education in industrial engineering and business helped you in your career path?
- Why get an MBA vs MHA or MPH?
- Why are projects not enough to change culture?
- Why is developing people such a passion for you?
- What’s the leader’s role in creating culture?
- Why does culture beat strategy?
- Why is self awareness such an important leadership trait?
- Why is leadership development, especially for MDs, so crucial?
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!["I genuinely believe culture is all about leadership and leaders drive the culture of the organization. Everybody's watching their actions, their words, their reactions, even, even the little subtle reactions."](https://www.valuecapturellc.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Dan-Varnum-Habitual-Excellence-1-1.jpg)
!["I went into healthcare as an industrial engineer back in 1983 when that was not a very common career path."](https://www.valuecapturellc.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Dan-Varnum-Habitual-Excellence-2-1.jpg)
!["Following your values... It's really all about values. Values drive culture. And so having those values, respect and transparency and trust are just so critical. "](https://www.valuecapturellc.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Dan-Varnum-Habitual-Excellence-3-1.jpg)
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![Mark Graban](https://www.valuecapturellc.com/hubfs/Mark%20Graban%20Chair%20Lean%20Head%20Square%20600.jpg)
Written by Mark Graban
Mark Graban has served healthcare clients since 2005. Mark is internationally recognized as a leading author and speaker on Lean healthcare. His latest book is "The Mistakes That Make Us: Cultivating a Culture of Learning and Innovation."
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