leadership
The Great Minnesota Budget Shutdown: A leadership void -
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Here in Minnesota we are just hours away from a government shutdown. The two political parties are playing chicken with one another and it appears that the...
WHAT ORGANIZATIONS VALUE IN LEADERS -
Background
I recently came across an article from Chief Executive Officer Magazine describing the most important characteristics for leaders to possess based on a 2008 survey conducted...
Accountable Care Organizations: Building the Capacity for Change -
A discontinuous change often occurs with a new invention, an alliance with organizations with complementary skills, and, as is the case here, the stroke of a political pen. The new...
How to deal with complexity: Finding Common Ground -
Last week I partnered with the Center of Integrative Leadership (Carlson School of Business) and The Global Food Safety Leadership (Veterinary School) of the University of Minnesota...
Improving quality of work life: Getting off the carousel -
Why is it that we are working harder and feeling we are accomplishing less? Why is it possible to communicate instantaneously using multiple media with anyone in the world, and yet...
A Prescription for Healthcare Leadership -
The most visible battlefield for health care reform has and will likely continue to take place in the legislative and executive branches of our government. Unfortunately, the highly...
The secret to improving healthcare: It’s obvious -
Last week I was privileged to attend a special session of fifteen medical institutions that gathered for the purpose of formally understanding the nature of medical variability in healthcare...
Obama’s Magic: What Happened? -
What propels a person to have the courage to move from relative obscurity to becoming President of the United States and hold what many believe the most powerful position on earth?
Clearly...
Challenges of Rural Healthcare Leadership -
Last week I presented at the American Hospital Association’s Rural Healthcare Leadership conference. Much of the conference centered on issues also noted in the AHA Governance Council...
What to do about those damn organization silos: Part 1 -
Are organization silos impacting your life? Are they limiting the ability of your organization to perform? Do frustrations with other departments keep you up at night? If so, then you...