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.

Sunday, September 29, 2019

"The goal of all leaders should be to work themselves out of a job."

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Retired Navy SEAL, podcaster, author, and leadership consultant Jocko Willink and his partner (also a former Navy SEAL) Leif Balbin wrote ...

Thursday, September 26, 2019

"Lovable Losers" once more...

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I knew in the first inning (actually, before the first was even a third of the way through) that the Reds were in deep, deep trouble against...

Saturday, September 21, 2019

The illusion of control

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A few weeks ago, my wife and I tried using the online grocery service at our local Kroger store. Overall, we were reasonably satisfied with...

Wednesday, September 18, 2019

“Know when to fold ‘em...”

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There's a song by the country singer, Kenny Rogers, called "The Gambler." The chorus has a line that goes, "You've g...

Sunday, September 15, 2019

EHaaaRrrggggh!

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Our Chief Medical Information Officer (CMIO) and I recently had a conversation around an upcoming roll-out of a new upgrade on our enterpris...

Wednesday, September 11, 2019

"Lest we forget..."

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Today, September 11th, marks 18 years to the day when the world changed forever. It seems strange that there is now an entire generation al...

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Sunday, September 8, 2019

Gray-haired wisdom

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The ancient Chinese philosopher, Confucius, once said, "By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; S...

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