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, August 25, 2019

The 10 foot rule

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There's nothing quite like a "rags to riches" story to foster the belief that the so-called "American Dream" is aliv...

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Sunday, August 18, 2019

The history of standardization - 200 BC to 1945

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I came across an interesting article the other day, "Standardized care vs. Personalization: Can They Coexist?" The first sentenc...

Wednesday, August 14, 2019

It's all about the chocolate

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The start of another school year is fast approaching! Teachers and students alike are groaning a little bit, but I suspect there is at leas...

Sunday, August 11, 2019

"Five Days at Memorial"

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It's time for another book review. Hurricane Katrina, a Category 5 hurricane (the highest category on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with su...

Wednesday, August 7, 2019

Two are better than one

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There's an old saying that "Two are better than one." Did you know that the saying actually comes from the Bible (see Ecclesi...

Sunday, August 4, 2019

It pays to be nice...

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I am not a surgeon. But I know a lot of surgeons. And I work with a lot of surgeons. Most of them are really nice individuals. I would t...

Wednesday, July 31, 2019

Word choice matters

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My last post talked about how failure to address our basic physiological and psychological needs can lead us ( all of us ) to less than ide...

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