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, May 31, 2017

"Riddle me this..."

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My oldest daughter just graduated from college - she starts work next Monday, so we are glad to have her home for a few more days. We had d...

Sunday, May 28, 2017

"There is no greater love than to lay down one's life for one's friends."

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Tomorrow is Memorial Day in the United States, a day on which we honor all of those who have given their lives in service to our country. T...

Wednesday, May 24, 2017

"Those who honor me, I will honor"

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I like sports movies! One of my all time favorites is the Academy Award-winning movie, "Chariots of Fire" . The opening scene , ...

Tuesday, May 23, 2017

"The way a person does one thing is the way they do everything..."

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I am back from my daughter's college graduation weekend, and we certainly heard a lot of great advice from the baccalaureate Mass and co...

Wednesday, May 17, 2017

The death of expertise

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It's that time of year again - Spring is in the air, schools are winding down their academic year, and video clips of famous people givi...

Sunday, May 14, 2017

Mother's Day Leadership Lessons

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I wanted to take this opportunity to thank all of the moms (especially the ones in my life!) out there for everything they do, each and ever...

Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Going to Abilene

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There is a famous story (one of my favorites) in the leadership/management literature from a 1974 article written by Dr. Jerry Harvey, entit...

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