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, February 26, 2017

The Last Voyage of the Endurance

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I just finished another really good book about the ill-fated 1914 Antarctic expedition led by Sir Ernest Shackleton ( Endurance: Shackleton...

Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Chemistry is Culture

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It's that time of year again - the National Basketball Association's trade deadline is this coming Thursday. The rumor mill will st...

Monday, February 20, 2017

In Honor of the Presidents...

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Today is President's Day - a U.S. federal holiday that is celebrated every year on the third Monday of February. While President's ...

Sunday, February 19, 2017

"Hard things are hard"

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Just before his term as President of the United States ended, President Barack Obama hosted the Chicago Cubs at the White House as the rei...

Wednesday, February 15, 2017

"Just one thing..."

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Raise your hand if you are old enough to remember the movie, City Slickers. The movie came out in 1991 and starred Billy Crystal as a 39...

Sunday, February 12, 2017

"Still I Rise"

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I must be getting old, for I used to dislike poetry. Lately I have found myself reading and enjoying poetry. I came across a famous poem b...

Wednesday, February 8, 2017

"Never let a good crisis go to waste"

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The Los Angeles Laker great and NBA Hall of Fame basketball player, Earvin " Magic " Johnson once said, "When you face a cris...

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