b'After completing his service, Pierson pursuedDuring this period, Pierson deepened his expertise nursing, earning his RN credential. He juggledthrough Franklins business psychology masters shifts in critical care unitsincluding open heartprogram, emphasizing human-centered leadership. recoverywhile raising four children with his wife.I learned how human behavior and organizational Flipping between day and night shifts while beingculture intersect and howwhen done wellpresent for my kids was exhausting, he admits.those two things can help you succeed Crowded days pushed him to rethink how hein whatever you do, he says. The practical could expand his impact. A suggestion from aapplication of what I learned was immediate. friend set his path in an unexpected direction.I could take concepts directly from the classroom My friend mentionedto work the next Franklins organizationalday, he shares. leadership program,The connections he says. Thats whenhe made with everything clicked. classmates, many of whom came from While his clinical acumenI LEARNED THEdifferent industries, was solid, Pierson feltalso broadened drawn to leadership roles.his perspective. After completing hisIMPORTANCEEveryone brought bachelors at Franklin,unique strengths a leadership opportunityOF BUILDINGto the table. presented itself at MountLearning from them Carmel Health and Brianwas just as valuable eventually ascendedRELATIONSHIPSas the coursework.to vice president of Community HealthWITHINIt was at this point, and Well-Being.that he began That role broughtto understand everything togetherORGANIZATIONS.the synthesismy background,of leadership, my education and myIts notpsychology growing understandingand business. of human behavior.I learned the He developed community- just aboutimportance based initiatives,of building and conceptualizedrelationships and led initiatives likewithin organizations. the groundbreakingprocesses;Its not just about Street Medicine Program. processes; its about people.The program, whichits aboutFast forward serves the communitys most vulnerable,to today, and Brian earned national andpeople. is leading Mount international accolades,Carmel Grove City as well as a CommunityHospital, where his Champion Award fromfocus remains Ohios governor in 2019.on peoplePart of our missionpatients, staff as a faith-based hospital is to ensure that wereand communities alike. When pressed about not forgetting about our communities mostaspects of his work that he values, Pierson points vulnerable. We are creating programs thatto the relationships. The most important part are designed to find people where they areof the work we do is the relational part; and ensure that we get them integratedits not transactional.to the best of our ability, he explains.Clocktower | Franklin Features 17'