"...no-one has been more impactful on me than Vivian. No-one."

Vivian Jenkins Nelsen received this accolade from a former healthcare CEO after being interviewed on Vivian Jenkins Nelsen on Leadership ~ (The Mary Hanson Show) - YouTube. 

"Please know that in my life which includes 72 years of learning, and 32 years as a health care CEO, no-one has been more impactful on me than Vivian. No-one.

Her advice to leaders on”Tell the Truth”, “Deliver on Promises”, "Be Competent”, and "Use of Time” is simple but profound. 

I loved Vivian’s line of “who made you the cop”?  And her thoughts about managing personal and work affairs are so true.  For me, it wasn’t about reconciling the two lives, but rather making them the same, i.e. authentic.  When Vivian requested that we see and understand other people, she taught me that we needed to behave that way.  For example, the great divide in our country is displayed on Sundays and by the churches we attend.  So, at her encouragement, I brought my family to black churches in north Minneapolis and we learned and prayed together.  When we invited people who didn’t look like us into our homes, my wife and I did it together.  We had to behave in a way that our made our lives diverse and richer, not just talk about it. I learned that being privileged comes with a huge obligation to those around us.  There but by the grace of God go any of us. 

A simple summary is that I can’t say thank Vivian enough.  You have made a world of difference in my life, and hopefully, it’s to be the benefit of others."

With gratitude, fondness, and love to Vivian.
Brock

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