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Building Partnerships

Marshall Goldsmith

Traditional “bonds” between employees and organizations have changed. The same trend is occurring in pharmaceuticals and telecommunications. As the trend toward outsourcing increases, it’s difficult to determine who is a customer, supplier, direct report, manager or partner. Partnering with direct reports.

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Health Systems Need to Completely Reassess How They Manage Costs

Harvard Business Review

The sheer sprawl of these outsourced services is bewildering, even at medium-size organizations: housekeeping, food services, materials management, IT, and clinical staffing, including temporary nursing and also physician coverage for the ER, ICU and hospitalists.

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