Focus Group III
Focus Group III Participants
Joyce Adair, Central Office Margie Alexander, WYMHC Clint Ashley, SMSH Patra Askew, MSH Tijuanna Bailey, EMSH Spencer Blalock, EMSH Carol Brown, PBMHC Susan Butler, Boswell Ellen Crawford, Central Office Glenda Crump, DREAM Hal Davis, NMRC Angie Denley, NMRC Kathy Denton, MSH Charles Farris, STF Jacqueline Fleming, MSH |
Sherri Franklin, MSH Brent Hurley, Central Office Marie (Toni) Johnson, HRC Susan Lott, Boswell Dana Magee, MSH Wendy Mayo, HRC Donis McLain, HRC Lacy Miller, NMRC Kevin Polk, Ellisville Holly Sholar, SMRC Calvert Sims, Jr. , Boswell Leslie Smith, Central Office Nikki Tapp, Region IV MHC Anthony Waters, Ellisville Stacy Winstead, CMRC |
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Focus Group III Mentor Meeting at Ellisville State School October 14, 2009 |
Focus III
September 2008
Graduated July 31, 2009
Quotes from participants
“I have learned to listen to the staff more and communicate in a more effective manor. I have also learned to address issues as they come up instead of hoping they will solve themselves.” Kevin Polk
“I have learned a lot from Focus but feel that the main thing I have changed is my organizational skills. I also think I have given my staff more opportunities to voice their ideas and follow through with them when able to do so.” Hal Davis
“Learning and understanding the different personality types has really been very beneficial in working with others in my organization. It has given me an understanding of how people process things differently and at different paces. This program has also given me more confidence to expand my role at the hospital and get out of my "comfort zone" to increase my leadership skills.” Dana Magee
“I have been able to increase the trust/accountability I have among the staff for whom I am responsible. I have been able to use these things in many of the other roles I have undertaken. This attributed to my participation in FOCUS.” Spencer Blalock
“Focus allowed me to find a way to convey the expected end product/result, the deadline, and allow my staff to use their creativity and skill to complete the projects. I think we are all much happier. They definitely feel more ownership and pride in the results, and I am much less stressed.” Kathy Denton
“By far, I have benefited most from “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People”. I am more conscious with my language and I strive hard to use positive, pro-active language. In an effort to be a better manager, I have been more conscious of keeping my own saw sharpened by scheduling some time off work and leaving work at a responsible hour.” Angie Denley
“I am grateful that I had the opportunity to be apart of the Focus program. The Focus program has molded me in several ways: it has helped me to learn more about my personality type, the type of co-worker I am and the type of friend that I am. It has shown me how some individuals receive, process and distribute information differently.”
Calvert Sims