Aspire Magazine: Inspiration for a Woman's Soul.(TM) Aug/Sept 2017 Aspire Mag Full Issue | Page 30

LIVING A Radically Engaged LIFE ™ ARE YOU A ReL WOMAN? Learn How to Be Even MORE of Your Beautiful Self in Business and Life BY MARIANNE MACKENZIE I t was early in my professional career that I met Mary. She was the VP of Human Resources responsible for a large hospital system in the metropolis of Salt Lake City, UT and I was new to HR management and totally new to the healthcare industry. I had much to learn and once a month I had the honor of driving from my small town hospital and working with Mary. We, along with many others were navigating the complexity of 9 30 hospitals being purchased by the largest private hospital system in our nation at the time. Bringing us all onto one focus and vision was a beast of a project. My time with Mary gave me some of the best personal and professional development in my career, as she was one of the only women mentors I had. Mary taught me much more than HR law and practice, she www.AspireMAG.net | August / September 2017