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Laughing and Business: Don’t Be a Buzz Kill

Great Leadership By Dan

Recently, a fraternity advertised a Cinco de Mayo party featuring margaritas and other typical features of the Americanized holiday. There are many funny shows on TV, and much of the humor is not derogatory towards protected classes. But one female student of Hispanic heritage complained that the event was offensive to Hispanics.

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Business Does Not Need the Humanities — But Humans Do

Harvard Business Review

Many a tech titan, critics contend, would have been helped by an extra humanities class, say, or social science course : those staples of liberal arts education meant to prepare future leaders to wrestle with the dilemmas and complexities of human lives and societies. Classes on personal growth and social impact have been on the rise since.

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5 Examples of Great Health Care Management

Harvard Business Review

I have worked my entire career in great health systems with fabulous people. Culture of shared responsibility at Mayo Clinic. When I visited the Mayo Clinic this spring I was amazed by how well everyone worked together to give patients first-rate, coordinated care. They came because we’re the Mayo Clinic.

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5 Examples of Great Health Care Management

Harvard Business Review

I have worked my entire career in great health systems with fabulous people. Culture of shared responsibility at Mayo Clinic. When I visited the Mayo Clinic this spring I was amazed by how well everyone worked together to give patients first-rate, coordinated care. They came because we’re the Mayo Clinic.

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How to Work Confidently with Numbers People

Harvard Business Review

Besides, hiding is bad for your business and your career, says Joe Knight, a partner and senior consultant at the Business Literacy Institute, and the coauthor of Financial Intelligence. If you remember your statistics classes from college or business school, you may be okay. Zach Mayo is not particularly numbers-minded.

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Keeping Anxious Thoughts at Bay

Harvard Business Review

The Mayo Clinic , among other top health providers, publishes excellent suggestions for dietary practices that can help you keep internal peace. You may not be a world-class athlete, but exercise is an aid to peak mental performance for everyone, and provides resistance to psychological distress. Establish a routine for adequate sleep.

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Most Doctors Have Little or No Management Training, and That’s a Problem

Harvard Business Review

Rather, we suggest a different approach: carving out a career path for younger physicians with leadership potential and creating a well-designed development pipeline so doctors emerge able to effectively lead large organizations of medical providers. They are often viewed as professional class and not “staff.”