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What’s the Secret to Strong Leadership?

Great Leadership By Dan

Connection At its core, leadership isn’t about control, power, or a job title. Leadership is a relationship between two people. Communication and leadership are joined at the hip. They accept obstacles as part and parcel of the process. Collaboration If there’s one constant in 2020, it’s change.

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What to Do When Your Future Strategy Clashes with Your Present

Harvard Business Review

Back before the passage of the Affordable Care Act, MedStar’s leaders decided they needed a strategic plan to reimagine the company in 2020. CEO Kenneth Samet, along with Wagner and the six other executives on the leadership team, set a long-term goal of building a major growth business from these new areas.