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The Power in Vulnerability

Great Leadership By Dan

During a Q&A session an employee asked if, as a corporate officer, I truly understood the impact of losing health care benefits while a family member was battling cancer. The person was evaluating an early retirement program and was concerned about health care coverage options.

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Using Dr. Deming’s Ideas at Baptist Memorial Health Care

Deming Institute

Skip Steward, Chief Improvement Office (CIO) for Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation in Memphis, Tennessee is the latest guest on the Deming Podcast ( download the podcast ). He says this is something he has seen throughout his career – with Deming’s ideas not being appreciated as widely as they should be.

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A Culture of Quality: An Interview with Laurie Havanec

HR Digest

At the same time, the power of personal connections in a shared space can’t be underestimated when it comes to building and maintaining a strong and inclusive company identity and culture and allowing colleagues to take advantage of development and relationships that will help them grow their careers.

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Keeping Human Stories at the Center of Health Care

Harvard Business Review

Caring for the health and well-being of our fellow humans has always been viewed as a combination of art and science. With all the recent advances in technology, there is no doubt the health care industry as a whole gets an “A” in science. Some dysfunction may always exist in our health care systems.

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When Health Care Providers Look at Problems from Multiple Perspectives, Patients Benefit

Harvard Business Review

The care team ultimately found him a temporary rehabilitation facility where he recovered for two weeks until he was ready to go home. Unfortunately, this collaboration tends to be the exception rather than the norm in many health care organizations. The Leading Edge of Health Care. Insight Center.

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Building the next leadership pipeline with short-term executive programs in Top B-schools

HR Digest

Therefore, one can choose programs that may offer concentrations or specializations that let students get a specific kind of EMBA, such as an EMBA in health care or hospital management. The London Business School’s Executive MBA focuses on knowledge and bringing about change in their organizations and influence the same everywhere.

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Leadership Lessons from the Navy

Skip Prichard

Captain Mark Brouker, retired US Navy , is a wealth of practical leadership wisdom gained from his military career as well as his experience as a professor, executive coach, and speaker. Leadership is about showing common courtesies, caring and encouraging the growth and development of those whom you lead.