Nexus has proved so promising that Mette Andresen, PhD, professor, Universi- ty College Absalon, Denmark, piloted the innovative program, duplicating Silverado’s results and is now implementing a brain- health program based on the pillars of Nexus in 7 Danish long-term care facilities. “It’s been duplicated successfully with the
same results in Denmark and presented on the international stage in several ways. Last year, Kim Butrum, SVP Health Services, did this at the Nordic Neurology Confer- ence in Iceland, and other international conferences as well,” he said.
Finding Like-Minded People While Nexus displays the Silverado lead- ership within the senior living sector, there is another more personal part of being a leader for Shook, which is to seek people who are in alignment with his company’s mission and bring them onboard. “As a leader, that’s my role, to find the
executives who work under myself and with myself,” he said. “I would say they work more with me than under me, but they’re aligned with that vision of ours. Whether it’s the CFO, senior VP of Operations, sales and marketing senior VP, chief people officer…
it’s everyone who’s in the home office.” Shook is quick to note that the company
board and investors are also aligned with the leadership vision and decision-making process. “I like to listen to people and get their opinion as we’re making policy and deciding what to do and are facing a difficult problem in the company,” he said. “But I am crystal clear that there will be a decision, and I’ll make that decision. So, there’s clarity as to where the decision is going to get made and how it’s going to get made, so it doesn’t go in a revolving loop, and nobody knows where they’re going.”
“As a leader, that’s my role, to find the executives who work under myself and with myself. I would say they work more with me than under me, but they’re aligned with that vision of ours. Whether it's the CFO, senior VP of Operations, sales and marketing senior VP…”
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