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, March 30, 2022

Happy Doctor's Day

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National Doctor’s Day is celebrated every year on March 30th. The first Doctor’s Day was observed more than 90 years ago, on March 30, 193...

Sunday, March 27, 2022

"When you invent the ship, you also invent the shipwreck"

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The French philosopher Paul Virilio said, "When you invent the ship, you also invent the shipwreck; when you invent the plane you also...

Thursday, March 24, 2022

"Fewer jobs, more machines"

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If you are about my age, give or take a few years, you likely have watched an episode or two of the Hanna-Barbera television show, The Jetso...

Tuesday, March 22, 2022

London Hackney

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My wife and I love the CBC television reality show, The Amazing Race . We routinely binge watch some of the seasons we've missed (actua...

Saturday, March 19, 2022

"Before I make a mistake..."

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Legendary Dutch football player and manager Johan Cruyff is widely regarded as one of the greatest football players in the history of the ...

Thursday, March 17, 2022

The Law of Continuous Improvement

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Have you seen the following figure circulating around social media? I will admit that I am not mathematically gifted. Luckily, our children...

Tuesday, March 15, 2022

"The times they are a changin'"

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I realize that he may be an acquired taste, but I really enjoy listening to the American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan . I've blogged ab...

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