Category: Blog
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42. An Interview with Dr. Andrew Gerber: Behavioral Health Care – The State of the State
I am pleased to present an interview with Dr. Andrew Gerber, President of Silver Hill Hospital in New Canaan, Connecticut. Dr. Gerber is a clinician, leader, educator, and widely respected voice on issues pertaining to mental health care. In this interview, we discuss the current behavioral health “crisis” and the various issues impacting hospitals, physicians,…
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41. An Interview with David Storto: The Pros and Cons of Medicare Advantage
With appreciation to David Storto – long-time health care industry leader – in this episode, we explore the topic of Medicare Advantage. We look at Medicare Advantage from the perspective of taxpayers, enrollees, and health care providers. As we discuss, there are some very important pros and cons to this governmental health care program… ones…
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40. Strategic Planning: The Process is the Product
When the focus of a strategic planning initiative is to develop a “product”, then that’s an opportunity lost. Here, I suggest another way of thinking about strategic planning.
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39. The Defining Characteristics of a True Turnaround
“We are in a constant state of turnaround!” Yeah, I don’t buy it…
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38. Thinking about Mergers and Acquisitions?
If you are thinking about developing a merger, acquisition, joint venture, or strategic partnership strategy, I hope you’ll find this episode helpful. Here, I outline a systematic four-step process by which successful organizations can proceed.
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37. Declared Culture versus Actual Culture
Does the mission, vision, and values statement on the laminated sheets in your conference rooms accurately reflect your organization’s culture?
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36. The Three Reasons Decisions are Difficult
Making difficult decisions is the job of leaders. In this week’s episode, I describe the three reasons that decisions can be difficult and suggest that understanding this can be helpful to not only making the decision but also to how you communicate it down the line.
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35. What Exactly is a Mission Driven Organization Anyways?
I use the term “mission driven organization” a lot. And when asked, I’m always happy to define what I mean by that. But… I’ve learned through the years that my definition is not the one that matters.
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34. What The Beatles and Alec Baldwin Can Teach Us About Management
I often find interesting (and unexpected) inspiration and lessons from the most unlikely of places. In this week’s episode, I draw from the world of art, specifically music-making and film directing.
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33. When Proactive is Really Reactive
All leaders want to be proactive, not reactive. But here’s the thing: Just because you want to be proactive, be considered by others to be proactive, and do proactive seeming things, that does not mean that it’s true. In this week’s episode, I point out a simple way to frame up a discussion that can…
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