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.

Thursday, March 19, 2026

Too much talent or not enough?

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Several years ago, I read a great book by Geoff Colvin, Talent is Overrated . I was skeptical when I first picked up the book, but I am now...

Monday, March 16, 2026

"Thanks a million..."

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I have to be completely honest here. I never imagined that my "Leadership Reverie" blog would ever come close to 1 million views....

Who was Betty Crocker?

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If you grew up when I did, you probably remember the iconic voice and image of the fictional character Betty Crocker , the so-called "D...

Thursday, March 12, 2026

What's good for the goose...

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I read an interesting blog post by Bryant University business school professor, Michael Roberto , a few days ago that asked the question, ...

Monday, March 9, 2026

Pygmalion

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In ancient Greek mythology, Pygmalion was a sculptor who created a sculpture of a woman that was so perfect that he fell in love with it. ...

Thursday, March 5, 2026

Bear's Poem

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I recently finished the book The Junction Boys by Jim Dent. Honestly, I have mixed feelings about the story. The book tells the story of ...

Monday, March 2, 2026

The end of bureaucracy?

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I wrote a post this past November about Future Shock by Alvin Toffler (see the post, "Future Shock" ). Toffler first coined t...

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