By Richard P. Miller, Chief Executive Officer, Virtua
Everyone wants to be part of something special, and it is the successful organization that realizes all players have an important role.  But it takes unified leadership to create the successful organization.

At Virtua, we develop great leaders and work to enhance their skills. We evaluate the performance of our management team and then rate our managers in three categories: top talent, valued contributor and needs improvement.  We never stop striving to improve, because an organization can never have enough talent.

We cultivate a culture where quality, integrity, and values are prevalent.  Leaders must be humble and know how to listen and learn, and never feel threatened by others with new ideas.  Selfless leaders lead by example. 

That’s why leadership from the CEO down must demonstrate the values and behavior we expect to see throughout the organization.

Like an orchestra conductor, a leader must create vision and know what it will take to get there.  Then, he or she must be able to communicate it, knowing that when the team works together, growing and building trust, great achievements will happen.