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.

Wednesday, November 11, 2026

"Tell the Spartans, stranger passing by, that here obedient to their laws we lie..."

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Today we celebrate our military veterans, both past and present. Veterans Day is celebrated every year on November 11th, and it's a da...

Monday, November 9, 2026

"Leave it better than you found it!"

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As I've mentioned before (see for example my post, "Leadership Aphorisms I" , "Stick to the Code" , and "Father...

Thursday, November 5, 2026

What's in a promise?

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Most of the public believes that before they graduate from medical school, new physicians have to raise their right hand and recite the Hipp...

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Let's draw straws!

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Today is Election Day in the United States of America. It's an important day, when we all exercise our responsibility of citizens to v...

Monday, November 2, 2026

The Producer's Button

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You probably know of Leland Sklar , even if his name doesn't ring a bell. Well, you probably know of him if you are around my age or li...

Thursday, October 29, 2026

Island at the Edge of the World

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As I mentioned in a recent post ( "Are tropical birds returning back to Guam?" ), I occasionally return to the subject of an older...

Monday, October 26, 2026

Leading Student

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I recently finished Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community by the American political scientist Robert D. Putnam . T...

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