The first and foremost key to success in healthcare is the realization that it is, after all, a ‘people’ business. As such, if you are not the sort of person that has strong connections to people and strong customer-service orientation, then perhaps healthcare is not the right area for you. Along with this ‘people’ orientation, one needs to be solution-oriented, as the process of being ‘people-oriented’ (especially when constantly providing individualized care) rarely results in a cookie-cutter, one-size-fits-all approach. The ability to solve unique problems on-the-fly is critical. These two facets/orientations go hand in hand. Finally, to truly bring ultimate success/effectiveness to you and your customers in healthcare, a ‘team’ orientation is also required. While it is fine if you have the first two aspects on your own, when you can combine your drive and skills with others, the combined/synergized efforts far outpace the individual efforts on their own. Let’s all strive to pursue these three driving factors of success in healthcare!