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.

Tuesday, November 30, 2021

The IKEA effect

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Today is my 600th blog post! I have really enjoyed reading and writing about leadership. Looking back to my very first post (entitled, app...

Sunday, November 28, 2021

"Skate to where the puck is going..."

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I spent several years of my life in the city of Indianapolis, Indiana . For those of you who don't know, Indianapolis is actually the s...

Wednesday, November 24, 2021

The real bridge to nowhere...

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Several years ago, members of the Alaskan congressional delegation helped secure federal funding for a bridge from Ketchikan, Alaska (the st...

Sunday, November 21, 2021

"What makes a champion?"

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While I have never listened to him in person, I suspect that P.J. Fleck , currently the Head Football Coach at the University of Minnesota ...

Tuesday, November 16, 2021

"Too much time on my hands?"

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I was driving back to Chicago the other day and saw a billboard advertising an upcoming concert by the rock band Styx . They were really p...

Sunday, November 14, 2021

Languishing and Flourishing

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Earlier this year, the Wharton School organizational psychologist, Adam Grant wrote an article for The New York Times that was as timely an...

Thursday, November 11, 2021

Happy Veterans Day 2021

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On November 11, 1919, President Woodrow Wilson issued a message to all Americans on the one-year anniversary of Armistice Day , which marked...

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