Teresa Halcomb

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DISC Type : cs

System Chief Nursing Officer at CHRISTUS Health

Longview-Marshall Area, United States

Overview

Teresa Halcomb is the System Chief Nurse Executive at CHRISTUS Health, where she applies over 20 years of industry experience. A graduate of the University of Texas at Tyler, she is an expert in executive leadership, staff engagement, and quality management, overseeing nursing practices for facilities in Longview and Marshall, Texas.

Her professional focus is centered on leadership and team development. She is a proponent of consistent and thorough communication to guide teams through transformational periods and challenging circumstances, showing a deep commitment to supporting healthcare professionals.

She has direct operational experience leading a wide range of critical hospital units, including Perioperative Services, Endoscopy, and Trauma Services.

Personality Overview

Process Oriented

Unexpressive

Tough To Convince

Being observant comes to them naturally.  They are heavily focused on quality and prefer doing things the right way, even if it takes time. They tend to have clarity about their needs and constraints, and are unlikely to over-promise.

Topics They Care About

Nurse Engagement
Frequently posts about supporting and recognizing nursing teams, highlighting their fearlessness, compassion, and unwavering commitment, especially during challenging times.
Transformational Leadership
Believes that being thorough and consistent with messaging is key to progressing transformation with existing associates and leadership teams.
Clinical Operations
Her career includes direct operational responsibility for diverse and critical hospital departments like Surgical Services, Emergency Medicine, and Endoscopy.

Media Appearances

Teresa has no verified media appearances

Work History

10-2017
System Chief Nursing Officer at CHRISTUS Health
10-2012 - 10-2017
Associate Chief Nursing Officer at Trinity Mother Frances Hospital-Tyler
11-2006 - 10-2012
Divisional Director at CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Health System

Education

Master's of Science from University of Texas at Tyler
Bachelor of Science in Nursing from University of Texas at Tyler

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Insights For Selling To Teresa

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Spend time addressing concerns around risk and change, they will have them even if they don't express them
  • Ask them which other stakeholders would be important for this purchase decision
  • First of all, focus on building their confidence by sharing examples, case studies etc.

DONT's

  • Avoid getting into storytelling mode, especially when they ask specific questions
  • Don't rely on relationship building even if they act pleasantly
  • Don't be very accepting if that is your natural style, stay firm

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Teresa is

  • Low-risk, adoption by others are very important to them, followed by confidence in ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Teresa

  • They don’t say no often, they push out the decisions or keep going around in circles.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Teresa move?

  • They do not like to rush and therefore can be quite slow in their decision-making.
  • Can Teresa take some risk or not?

  • They have little risk-appetite and prefer to take measured decisions.

You And Teresa

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