CHG’s corporate and division leaders gathered in Salt Lake City for their annual leadership summit. The event included a full schedule of meetings and activities at the corporate office. Additionally, leaders took part in a leadership workshop as well as a team-building event during which they assembled children’s bikes for charity. Teams had to complete a series of challenges to acquire parts for the bikes; once they had the individual parts, their next task was to put the pieces together. The completed bikes were donated to the Hser Ner Moo Community & Welcome Center, a United Way agency.

Peter Corroon, the mayor of Salt Lake County, chose CHG’s headquarters as the site of his latest press conference. Mayor Corroon, who is also running for governor of Utah, made an announcement of his plan to preserve the quality of life within the state, and he listed CHG’s core value of Putting People First as a positive example of making quality of life a priority.

Before the press conference, Mayor Corroon toured the CHG facilities to learn more about the company and the healthcare staffing industry. He also drew the winning employees who participated in the Clear the Air challenge.

CEO Michael Weinholtz guides Mayor Peter Corroon on a tour of the sales floors

Feedback from the Corroon for Governor staff and the mayor himself was very positive:

From Corroon’s communications director, Stella Thurkill:
“Thank you so very much for providing a wonderful environment for Mayor Corroon to share his Quality of Life plan. Your staff is extremely professional, helpful and so nice. It’s no wonder you’re on Fortune Magazine’s Top List. CHG is a great company with top-notch employees! It was an all-around good day for us at the Corroon for Governor campaign. We appreciate your support. It was a pleasure to work with you and your entire staff. Please forward this e-mail to all who helped make the day a great success.”

From Corroon’s senior campaign advisor, Max Farbman:
“Great event! Thank you for hosting a truly meaningful event for Peter.”

From Peter Corroon:
“I would like to echo Stella’s comments. The setting was wonderful and your employees were very welcoming. They have a lot of energy and professionalism. Sincerely, Peter”

Thanks to all of our employees who helped make this event a success!

Utah Business magazine went behind the scenes with Mike Weinholtz and five other Utah executives who shared what they consider the top 10 leadership traits successful leaders need today. Some highlights include:

Humility/Transparency
“I’ve included ‘openness/transparency’ on my list because I believe people become more committed and engaged when they know what their leaders are thinking and feeling—especially in times of crisis or uncertainty. Last year, the economic crisis caused us to undergo serious cost cutting to align our cost structure with the new realities of the business. We openly explained the situation and engaged all 1,200 of our people in brainstorming sessions with their teams to help us come up with cost-saving ideas. They came up with over 1,000 ideas that resulted in over $3 million in cost savings for the company. Moreover, they felt valued and respected for being asked to be part of the solution. The trust that we built with that approach was probably more valuable, especially in the long-run, than the $3 million we saved.”

Integrity
“I believe the most important quality a leader can have is integrity. People want to know that their leader can be trusted; and that they will be treated with fairness and honesty. Leading with integrity fosters trusting relationships that inspire people to do their best. The importance of this leadership quality gets reinforced every time I have to make a tough decision that might otherwise be met with skepticism. If people believe that you’re always going to do the right thing, they’ll trust your decision even if they don’t immediately agree with it.”

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