by Dr. Kenneth Acha, MD, DMin. | FAITH & GROWTH
“Follow not in the footsteps of the masters, but rather seek what they sought.” Unknown Share the vision and passion of those that have inspired you. However don’t try to copy their style and do things exactly the way they did them. Allow your own personality,...
by Dr. Kenneth Acha, MD, DMin. | SLIM FIT
To succeed at anything, we need to have a clear definition of success. To arrive at a destination called health, we must have a very clear and specific answer to the question: What is health? My experience is that when we talk about taking care of our health, we...
by Dr. Kenneth Acha, MD, DMin. | FAITH & GROWTH, LEARNING HABITS
Have you ever read a book and understood everything you read only to realize that when you are done reading the book, you don’t remember very much? I have! The truth is, there is a big difference between understanding what we are studying and actually...
by Dr. Kenneth Acha, MD, DMin. | Leadership
A good leader must do the following things to help people reach their full potential. Recruit the right people Match the right people with the right jobs Set clear expectations for the people Train and test the people for competence Motivate and encourage the...
by Dr. Kenneth Acha, MD, DMin. | HIRING
1. Take a good history In healthcare delivery, history-taking is the most important part of making an accurate diagnosis. With history alone, you can make an accurate diagnosis in over 80% of cases. The same is true of interviewing. People don’t change very much over...
by Dr. Kenneth Acha, MD, DMin. | Leadership
This post is written by Danielle Chambers, a board member of Shaping Destiny. Danielle acts as secretary during these board meetings and, after learning many tips about taking effective minutes, wanted to share with you some of the key points she’s learned. 1....
by Dr. Kenneth Acha, MD, DMin. | FAITH & GROWTH, LEARNING HABITS
Leaders are learners and wise people are always learning. A key to efficient learning is having an effective process of committing what you learn to memory so that you don’t have to relearn it again. Or if you do have to relearn it, it would be much easier....
by Dr. Kenneth Acha, MD, DMin. | Orphan Care
CAFO (Christian Alliance for Orphans) recently released this report on orphan care statistics. It’s a great read for anyone passionate or interested in advocating for orphans. “If we are to communicate with humility, credibility, and integrity, Christian...
