Nominator-Corroborator (NC) Essence Description of Study Participants (SP) 

Nominator-Corroborator 1 (NC1) Essence Descriptions re: SP1

•   "He [SP1] exudes honesty, credibility, and integrity." 

•   "He's very brilliant and I think one of the things that makes him so well respected and such a

      gifted leader is that he is very slow to react. When it comes to decision-making, he prefers to

      gather lots of information and sometimes if you gather lots of information about an issue

      eventually the answer just presents itself. He has taught that to me."

•   "He's sort of the strong silent type intellectually speaking. He's not bragadacious or grandiose.

      He's very cerebral, but also delightful company." 

•   "Credibility and purity of motive are his most notable [characteristics]. With Dr. [SP1] no one

      ever wonders if there is an undercurrent agenda; what he says is where his heart is." 

•   "His credibility and intellectual honesty inspires [others] by example." 

•   "I don't think there are many [physician-leaders] that have the qualities of intellectual capacity,

      judgment, empathy for others, compassion, and policy understanding to the degree that he

     does. I think it's the blend of all of those qualities that made me suggest him [as a perceived

     transcendent leader] among our 4000 plus physician members. 

Nominator-Corroborator 2 (NC2) Essence Descriptions re: SP2

•   "His interactions with others are based on his moral standards. He's probably the most

      optimistic person I've ever known." 

•   "The thing that stands out is that he's willing to do what other people often don't want to do." 

•   "He puts other people before himself; his own self-interests. I think his focus has always been

      on one, what's good for patients; two, what's good for the [healthcare] profession; three,     

      what's good for the individual doctor; and lastly, what's good for him - if anything at all." 

•    "In terms of leadership characteristics, I think his respect for other people, his tolerance for

       different opinions, his compassion [are notable]. He's a consensus builder and non-

       judgmental [in that] he has the ability to identify and bring together the right mix of

       personalities, perspectives, and opinion makers in order to reach consensus [on a problem]." 

•    "He's very informed on the issues and thinks before he acts." 

•    "He's very sensitive to the needs of others and he understands the power of leadership." 

•    "... when you first meet him, you may not be much impressed; he's not much of an imposing

       looking figure - a little disheveled, he lives in a modest home and does his own shopping at

       the grocery store. But, he's very optimistic and he's selfless. He prefers others to get the       

       credit for a lot of what he does. 

•    "One last thing that sticks out for me about [SP2] is that some people aren't leaders; they just

       hold leadership positions. Some lead by intimidation and some lead by controlling a clique.

       [He] leads by bringing people together using just thoughts and ideas and persuasion and

       consensus building. 

Nominator-Corroborator 3 (NC3) Essence Descriptions re: SP3

•     "She deeply believes in helping people and giving people a chance to succeed." 

•     "She has great personal integrity and insists upon always doing the right thing. She's strong,

        but not overbearing." 

•     "She is someone who is able to quell an insurrection." 

•     "Her ability to connect with people and thus motivate [them] which leads to getting things

        done." 

•     "She exhibits a lot of authority in her work and the way in which she conducts herself." 

•     "I marvel at her ability to move people forward." 

•     "[She is] a leader who listens and helps others to understand the importance of their actions."

Nominator-Corroborator 4 (NC4) Essence Descriptions re: SP4

•     "He's diminutive in stature, but his story is absolutely exciting. He really is a great man

        among physicians." 

•     "He's a remarkable guy because he rose, out of what you might say adversity, to become a

        tremendous and important person for the Chinese community, the San Francisco community,

        and also for the profession of medicine." 

•     "He isn't a guy that commands respect for his personal style. He isn't a calm rudder. He's

        passionate about things he believes in and that shows through. Again, by example he's

        inspired colleagues by virtue of how hard he works and his set of core values of

        commitment to his community, his family, and the overriding benevolence he shows to       

        everyone he comes in contact with." 

•      "[SP4] remains a unique person who stands out in his whole ethnic group across this country.

         He's not a polished Harvard professor that grew up here and went through the Ivy league

         experience. He's a guy with roots in [two] cultures. This guy overcame the stigma and

         adversity during the time of discrimination [World War II] and overcame that. In doing so,

         he lifted his own community; he lifted his entire community. 

•      "... for thousands of kids in San Francisco he was the inspiration; he's what the mothers and

         fathers said, "you can be like Dr. [SP4]." 

Nominator-Corroborator 5 (NC5) Essence Descriptions re: SP5

•      "[SP5], just like every human is very complex... I've seen him humble and I've seen him not

         humble. Doing the right thing is a phrase that fits him." 

•      "Church and spirituality is very important to his whole family. He's deeply involved with the

         [Catholic] church." 

•      "I think he would be most proud of the role he played in bringing Medicaid equity to a

         national agenda. He has helped bring Medicaid equity to his state and 23 other states." 

•      "When he talks about something and you're in the room, it's hard not to be infected by him

         and his passion on issues [which] are intended to benefit others." 

•      "He inspires people by the depth of his own commitment and his own willingness to

         sacrifice [for others]." 

•      "Not many doctors have done things on the scale [SP5] has done on healthcare policy issues

         which effect millions. Few of them reach as deep as [SP5] does in terms of macro 

         [healthcare] policy issues and understand the micro impact of those macro issues." 

Nominator-Corroborator 6 (NC6) Essence Descriptions re: SP6

•      "He shares that sense of doing the right thing for the public; improving the health of the

         community." 

•       "When you're in a meeting and everything is falling apart, that's when [he] will ask the

          group in question, the answer to which is so obvious that it leads everyone to a consensus

          point. It's actually a startling, unnerving capacity that he has to know exactly when to say

          something in a way that doesn't tell people they're wrong, but asks them what's right...

          which creates a consensus to go forward." 

•       "He's a tremendous facilitator... He's viewed with awe by everyone [other hospital CEOs] in

          this state. He basically saved healthcare in much of southeastern rural New York." 

•       "Steady personality, very rarely ruffled. He has a lot of humility and a lot of determination

          to serve." 

•       "It's apparent to me that there is a deep sense of spirituality that surrounds much of what he's

          about... but I don't know if he even goes to church or not, but you feel his spirituality." 

Nominator-Corroborator 7 (NC7) Essence Descriptions re: SP7

•        "[SP7] believes in equity and fairness and what's right. He really turned out to become the

           conscience of the [healthcare] industry and his whole philosophy is that every person has a

           right to health and dignity; and this is what drives him in everything [he does]. He has

          deeply ingrained ethical principles - uncompromising moral principles - that have pushed

          our whole [healthcare] industry in a different direction. It's pretty remarkable to watch."

•        "He's probably the most brilliant guy I've ever met." 

•        "He's brought compassion back into the business aspect of running healthcare programs...

           and is the only MD/CEO of any large hospital system in Texas that still does rounds with

           patients." 

•        "He's brilliant, value driven, and extremely dedicated. He is very spiritual, but his spiritual

           values come through in a generic way. He's one of those guys you can't help but like." 

•         "[SP7] exudes something that none of the rest of them [peer CEOs] do all the time... that is,

            he has the ability to think "community needs" all of the time." 

•        "He was the leader who single-handedly got legislation passed to create an indigent

           healthcare treatment act... it got Texas away from an attitude that [the indigent] is just a

           group of lackluster people who sit on their front porches." 

Nominator-Corroborator 8 (NC8) Essence Descriptions re: SP8

•        "[SP8]'s values include his passionate care and concern for other people. He also really

           likes to get things done; his ideals accomplish [things] so that people can benefit. And

           third, I would say that his family would rank as a core value for him." 

•        "He has a warm personal aspect about his, but [he] can be very decisive in a heartbeat." 

•        "He's never fully satisfied and always want to improve upon what exists or creates new

           situations which others can benefit from." 

•       "He's so driven, but at the same time so benevolent when it comes to people." 

•       "He's a real consensus-builder, which is the Vermont way, and so very people-oriented. He

          doesn't seek the limelight and in that way he's a pretty humble guy who, due to his style of

          leadership, engenders real loyalty." 

•       "[SP8] is a very steadfast in his approach to issues, and advises others without being seen as

          critical. I've always admired that about him." 

•       "He has a drive mixed with balance and humility. He likes to see things happen - he likes

          change if it will help other people." 

Nominator-Corroborator 9 (NC9) Essence Descriptions re: SP9

•       "What he's accomplished at [his organization] in the past 20 years of his leadership is

          taking a suburban, garden variety, community hospital - defining the mission more broadly

          and moving that into a premier national [healthcare] organization. 

•       "He's not someone who beats his own drum, he's very self-effacing." 

•       "... [one] cannot become impressed with his abilities that include, among other things, this

          extraordinary fore-sightedness. Not what we're doing today, but what we should be doing

          for the welfare of our community ten years down the road." 

•        "He inspires this sense that we are going where we need to go, but wherever we need to go

           isn't where we are today." 

•        "... he's a very strong family man and is devoted to them, and he possesses a genuine caring

           spirit for people." 

•        "In my own experience I'd say he motivates [people] quietly. It's more of a 'come let us

           reason together' approach, rather than the big platform - big speech - the big sermon type

           of thing. Having dialogue in the true sense of what dialogue means with people - about

           how we need to get on with what we need to do." 

•         "He's humble, quietly directive in his [leadership] approach, and successful... and

            obviously he has a very strong intellect. We're not dealing here with a man of meager

            intelligence. [SP9] is very bright and is very forward thinking - forward looking." 

•         "[SP9] spends a lot of time in contemplation as to what we are versus what we should be

            and then articulating that vision. He is always trying to get himself and others where

            they've never been before."

•         "This man is a deep thinker." 

Nominator-Corroborator 10 (NC 10) Essence Descriptions re: SP10

•          "[She has] a commitment to service and to make a difference in the lives of others. She

             just has a real desire to make a difference." 

•          "She rises to leadership because she's able to get people to work together, to commit to

             goals that they may not have otherwise." 

•          "I would say spirituality is a core value to her, but not in a dogmatic religious sense. She's

             very comfortable with people of all types of backgrounds." 

•         "She's very much a self-made person who came up through the ranks. She rose to the

            position in the hospital she ran, by starting off as an admitting clerk." 

•         "She certainly makes you feel like you're special and she believes in you. She talks to you

            in ways that make you feel like you're doing something very special; it's a rare quality."

•         "People love her... it's a rare person who is able to accomplish as much as she has and

            make people around them feel so good about what they're doing." 

Nominator-Corroborator 12 (NC12) Essence Descriptions re: SP12

•         "[SP12] believes in the worth of individuals. His values are integrity and moral [character].

            To me he epitomizes a strong code of ethics." 

•         "He's a solid husband and father." 

•         "He really has a strong commitment to his institution and community; not just himself.

            He's very selfless." 

•         "[SP12] is a phenomenal listener! He comes into a discussion and he will listen. He knows

            how to bring people together in a non-confrontational way. When [SP12] says something, 

            he's like an E. F. Hutton commercial - people listen." 

•         "He's self-disciplined, not prone to excesses in any way. He's very humble, very

            determined." 

•         "He inspires people [by expressing that] he believes in you. He says, "you go do it and I'll

            back you up 100%, and if it doesn't work, I'll still back you up." 

•         "I think that there are [only] a couple of people in this state like him, but [SP12] epitomizes

            in my mind why we went into the healthcare field... you do it to strengthen the

            community." 

Nominator-Corroborator 13 (NC13) Essence Descriptions re: SP13

•          "The first impression you get [of SP13] is a strong forceful leader, very charismatic - cuts

             to the chase - low tolerance for bullshit. And yet, at the same time, he has a clear focus,

             vision, and then leading into things like integration of effort - a sense of egalitarianism;

             combining a nonprofit hospital mission with a sense of social justice." 

•          "The overriding dynamic is [SP13]'s own passion; that's what you feel, his passion for

             getting things done for the right reasons." 

•          "I think he's a faith-filled person, but I don't know if you'd call him religious." 

•          "I just think that no one else [other than SP13] can move things along - transcend the

             current healthcare environment - better than him." 
Nominator-Corroborator 14 (NC14) Essence Descriptions re: SP14

•           "[As a Native American] he has a desire to represent minorities, hence he has an incentive

              to be fair and then they [minorities] are represented in society."

•           "He has a wonderful desire to just serve [others] and be a good leader. He's very

              innovative, he's conscientious, intelligent, articulate, a good work ethic. [SP14] has a

              desire to move things ahead; a desire to be innovative." 

•          "He's self-motivated and certainly very ethical. This is a man of integrity." 

•          "He draws people out and tries to use serendipity; a sense that they're [he and his

             followers] benefiting from one another... he seeks their counsel and, in turn,

             communicates to them what he's thinking and then they build on that to come up with

            solutions. He's very dynamic." 

•         "I just really respect the guy... [he] just seems to be on top of everything."