Being Strategic
Every senior leader I know understands the importance of “being strategic.” But what does it mean to be strategic and how do you recognize it if someone really is anyway?
Dyad relationships in health care. Still a good idea, still a challenge.
Many years ago, hospitals and health systems adopted the Dyad model, a partnership paradigm designed to allow physicians and administrators to bring their unique strengths and styles to their leadership within departments, clinics, practice groups, etc. With this...Everything I Need to Know About Leadership, I Learned from My Dog
It’s been a while since I wrote about my leadership learnings from observing and living with my Australian Shepherds. This time, it’s my young dog, Sierra, who is my inspiration. We recently became “snowbirds”, taking a couple months out of the winter in...What if you were “hit by the lottery”?
Many executive teams plan for the proverbial worst-case scenario that would occur if a key leader was “hit by a bus” or “won the lottery” and immediately retired before the next workday. (Note: one of my clients began using the phrase “Hit by the lottery” as a...A New Year, a New Leadership Resolution
I am not big on New year’s Resolutions, but I am big on leadership. As I reflect on my practice in 2021 and look ahead to 2022, here are my leadership resolutions Focus on health care leaders. I work with leaders in all industries and will continue to do so. ...Givers and Takers in Healthcare
A recent article in HBR (More on Being Generous without being a Doormat, February 22, 2021) writes about generosity at work. Adam Grant (the author of the article) has written a book Givers and Takers. It describes how the Takers are like “ball hogs” (taking credit,...What We’re
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