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David Zechman

Keynote Speaker | Founder and CEO
The Zechman Group
Country or state 
United States (Florida)
Available to 
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City 
Estero
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Languages 
English
Volunteer
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Personal Details

Bio

Seasoned healthcare executive with 20 years of executive management and CEO experience at three large integrated healthcare systems comprised of tertiary teaching hospitals, community hospitals, and rural hospitals. Experience also includes five plus years as President and CEO of a rural stand-alone hospital system. Responsibilities included executive leadership development, strategic planning, operations management, physician alignment/integration, affiliation and partnership development, and service line management including aligning goals, behaviors, and processes that drive a vision of providing kind and compassionate care.

Accomplishments:

McLaren Northern Michigan being designated as a 5-star hospital by CMS from 2015 - present

Named a Top 50 Heart Hospital by IBM Watson Health in 2018 and 2019

Achieved positive operating margins for 10 consecutive years (2009-2018)

Played a key leadership role in the successful development of an 8-hospital system (Saint Luke’s of Kansas City) cardiovascular service line

Ranked in the “Top 10 Hospitals” out of 164 hospitals in Michigan by US News and World Report for 2 consecutive years (2017-2018)

Consulting expertise:

Full continuum of care delivery system development

Hospital operations management/financial management turnaround

Strategic affiliation and partnerships

Service line development and management

Board relationships and development

Leadership mentoring, coaching, development, and organizational restructuring.

Fund raising

Organizational culture development with an emphasis on service and employee relationships with management.

Relationship development with both employed and private practice physicians.

Physician Leadership

Accomplished presenter and public speaker at conferences including: American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) Annual Congress, Becker’s Annual Hospital Conference, World Congress Leadership Summit, Connex International Spring Healthcare Executive Conference, and CEO Forums.

Current position (1)

Keynote Speaker | Founder and CEO

The Zechman Group

Presentations

Presentations (1)
Driven by Compassion- 8 values for Successful Servant Leadership

Learning Objectives

To exhibit a full understanding of the eight core values of Leading with Love and Compassion for Healthcare Leaders.

Choose at least three values to include in a concise action plan with implementation.

Agenda

Leading with Love and Compassion teaches leaders how to better help those they serve experience greater levels of job engagement and fulfillment, which leads to higher levels of job performance, and ultimately better organizational results. This presentation is based on actual, real life experiences and data utilizing eight core values of this leadership style: patience, trust, honesty/integrity, being grudgeless, servant leadership, walk the talk, communication, and commitment.

The presentation will include lecture, interactive question and answer, and case studies.

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Love and Compassion for Healthcare Leaders: Why Not You?
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Books & Articles (14)

Servant Leadership
Love and Compassion for Successful Leaders Value #8: Being Unselfish
Love and Compassion for Successful Leaders Value #7 - "Walk the Talk"
PRESS RELEASE: Acclaimed Public Speaker & Leadership Coach, Offers Dynamic New Leadership Program for Organizations
Love and Compassion for Successful Leaders Value #6 - Part 2 - Being “ Grudgeless”
PRESS RELEASE: Acclaimed Public Speaker & Leadership Coach, Offers Dynamic New Leadership Program for Organizations
Love and Compassion for Successful Leaders Value #6 - Being “ Grudgeless”
Love and Compassion for Successful Leaders - Why Not You You. Value #5 - Leader Commitment
Love and Compassion for Successful Leadership - Value #4 - Part 2
Love and Compassion for Successful Leadership - Value #4
Love and Compassion for Successful Leadership - Value #3
Love and Compassion for Successful Leadership - Value #2
Love and Compassion for Successful Leadership - Value #1
Leading with Love and Compassion - Why Not You?

Expertise (8)

Leadership
Healthcare
Leadership Development Healthcare Consulting Acclaimed public speaker Healthcare Leadership Servant Leadership

Reviews

Testimonials (2)
  • It has been my privilege to know and work with David Zechman for many years. His council during my early Chief Executive Officer tenure was formative and basic to my future success. More recently, I have enjoyed the benefit of our monthly Coaching Sessions, and consider David to be an invaluable sounding board for a wide variety of issues facing me individually, and common to most rural chief executives. My administrative career is now at 32+ years, and continuous learning has been fundamental to any measure of success I have had thus far. I will continue to work with David, and would encourage chief executives throughout the career spectrum to consider an engagement as well.
    Marion A. Thompson MSHA FACHE
    Verified
  • I have had the pleasure of working with a few different executive coaches throughout my career and Dave Zechman is one of the best in the business. His coaching, mentoring and insight have been invaluable for my career development. Through his engaging style he has helped me grow as a physician executive, as a leader and as a human being. He is world class in every respect.
    Byron Dixon MD, MBA
    Verified
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David - an acclaimed public speaker and author motivate leaders to remember, refresh, and renew.

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