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A Life Worth Living: How to Find Meaning at Work
This month I’ve dedicated all my writing to content related to physician leaders and their importance in redesigning our healthcare systems. That being said, you are likely curious why I am writing about “ikigai” and how it relates to finding meaning at work. What is...
Physician Executives: Avoid your next mis-hire!
The healthcare industry is experiencing unprecedented change. We see movement toward at-risk payor reimbursements, redesigned care models, and an accelerating increase in technologies aimed at increasing patient engagement. However, one pattern that peaks my...
Champions of Change: Is Your Health System Ready to Transform?
In the journey to transform our healthcare delivery systems, success hinges on physicians acting as champions of change within their own teams. Whether through formal or informal leadership roles, these clinicians are able to lead change, shift attitudes and...
The Future of Work: An Agile Network of Teams
Earlier this month, I touched on the importance of employee engagement and how it leads to meaningful organizational results. I’ve seen many organizations try to fake their way to creating meaningful engagement. Not due to mal-intent, but because leaders simply did...
Essentialism: Creating Value through Intention
The Value of Essentialism for Healthcare Executives I often hear clients exclaim, “We lack execution.” Ideas are generated; cross-functional teams are brought together, and then, nothing. Meetings turn into more meetings without clear purpose or direction. In an...
The Future of Healthcare Organizations: Designing for Employee Engagement
Healthcare is a relationship-based services industry. Whether we term it patient-centered care or the triple aim, building and maintaining trust from patients is central to operations at any healthcare system. Having an engaged, productive team of employees working...
The Shadow Side
Having time to reflect on International Women’s Day this past week, I’m excited about the advances we’ve seen and continually uneasy about the strides that remain. With the campaign, “Be Bold for Change”, it is clear for the need to look within as the primary enabler...
Elevated Sensemaking and the Key to your Leadership Development
As a professional in this field, I’ve literally been a part of, let’s say, hundreds of different leadership development initiatives. All have the best of intentions – to foster new skills, knowledge, abilities, and experiences for those who attend for the betterment...