Leadership Reverie

Life is all about metaphors and personal stories. I wanted a place to collect random thoughts, musings, and stories about leadership in general and more specifically on leadership and management in health care.

Monday, April 7, 2025

The Marshall Plan

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One of my favorite scenes from one of my favorite movies ( "Saving Private Ryan" ) involves one of my favorite leaders, General Ge...

Saturday, April 5, 2025

A life with meaning and purpose...

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When I think of all the books that I've read throughout my lifetime, there are a few that stand out as having an enormous impact on my l...

Thursday, April 3, 2025

The third place no more?

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I just read that McDonald's just overtook Starbucks' near decade-long run as the world's most valuable restaurant brand . Accor...

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Squaring a circle

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Once again, I learned a rather interesting bit of trivia about the number π a few weeks after (not before) International Pi Day (see anoth...

Sunday, March 30, 2025

Happy Doctor's Day 2025!

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National Doctor’s Day is celebrated every year on March 30th. The first Doctor’s Day was observed more than 90 years ago, on March 30, 193...

Saturday, March 29, 2025

"No Easy Victories"

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I was reading a Harvard Business Review article ( "How to Stay Optimistic (When Everything is Awful)" ) just last week that refer...

Thursday, March 27, 2025

The paradox of work

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You don't have to be an elite runner to feel what is commonly referred to as a "runner's high" , that brief state of euph...

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