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The Power of Asking

Mills Scofield

Vala is now at Salesforce, Twitter is X, and Sidney is still changing lives - the power remains. Let me share a brief story about a couple of normal (well, in their eyes) people and a kid to illustrate the Power of the Ask. One of the biggest assets in anyone’s life is a generous network. It is a gift that grows simply by sharing it.

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The Power in Vulnerability

Great Leadership By Dan

I learned about the power of vulnerability years earlier. When I took over as president of a $12 billion unit at AT&T—overseeing 10,000 employees and a huge budget—I thought I had all the power I needed to succeed. It was at one such meeting in New York City where I learned about the power of vulnerability. I was wrong.

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Why the Tech Industry Won’t Disrupt Health Care

Harvard Business Review

At first glance, it looks like health care in the United States is ripe for disruption.

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Why The Health Care Reform Debate Makes Me Sick

The Recovering Engineer

As I look at the health care reform debate, I see a number of these behaviors in the way the discussion(s) is (are) proceeding. I am not a doctor, pharmacist, attorney, drug company executive or any other person who has deep insights into the intricacies of our health care system. And, frankly, it makes me sick.

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Why The Health Care Reform Debate Makes Me Sick

The Recovering Engineer

As I look at the health care reform debate, I see a number of these behaviors in the way the discussion(s) is (are) proceeding. I am not a doctor, pharmacist, attorney, drug company executive or any other person who has deep insights into the intricacies of our health care system. And, frankly, it makes me sick.

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Managing Change in Health Care

Coaching Tip

In contrast, the healthcare process is very difficult to implement because it changes the dynamics of power, especially between the nurses (who love it) and the physicians (who hate it). This approach is patterned on the airlines empowering their pilots to cancel a flight if they believe something is wrong.

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A Company Health & Wellness Center that Delivers High Value Low Cost Healthcare – Is it Possible?

N2Growth Blog

The changing landscape created by the Affordable Care Act has made it difficult, but not impossible to assert control over company health care spend. As an employer, you do have a great deal of power in this dynamic and you can make choices that will make a difference, both to employees and the bottom line of the company.

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