Leadership Matters for the Path to Success: A Banner Case Study
By Robin Hollis
and Janice Gannan
humanresourcesiq.com
PHOENIX (Sept. 28, 2009) --Speaking to a group of new Banner Health leaders, President and CEO Peter S. Fine reflected on the story that put him and his organization on the path to success. “I got it when a Board member told me that my success would be due to leadership,” Fine told the group. “The Board member told me that if I didn’t remember anything else, I should remember that leadership matters,” he said.
Taking that to heart (coincidentally Banner’s logo includes the image of a heart), Fine constantly reinforces the importance of the “3 Es”—energy, excitement and enthusiasm—for both leaders and employees at Banner.
This philosophy has especially been stressed over the course of the past year as Banner, like other organizations nationwide, continues to weather the current economic times.
