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Why The Health Care Reform Debate Makes Me Sick

The Recovering Engineer

There are parts of the problem that aren’t addressed by the health care bills under consideration (most egregiously the ridiculous prices charged for pharmaceuticals), but all of the parts being addressed are parts of the problem, while the quality of care itself frankly isn’t.

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Why The Health Care Reform Debate Makes Me Sick

The Recovering Engineer

There are parts of the problem that aren’t addressed by the health care bills under consideration (most egregiously the ridiculous prices charged for pharmaceuticals), but all of the parts being addressed are parts of the problem, while the quality of care itself frankly isn’t.

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Introducing 100 Coaches: Pay It Forward Champions

Marshall Goldsmith

Former HR director with Pepsi Central Eastern Europe, and gained HR expertise at PLIVA Pharmaceutical Company (now part of Teva Group). Formerly in sales and sales management for pharmaceutical organizations including GlaxoSmithKline UK and US. Reeta is an authority on emotional intelligence and solutions focused coaching.

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Prevent Burnout by Making Compassion a Habit

Harvard Business Review

But we hear this kind of thing all the time from leaders in industries as varied as financial services, education, pharmaceuticals, and health care. The answer lies in part with empathy, an emotional intelligence competency packed with potent stress-taming powers. .” Stress a happiness killer.

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How Meditation Benefits CEOs

Harvard Business Review

The research on mindfulness suggests that meditation sharpens skills like attention, memory, and emotional intelligence. ” Meditation boosts emotional intelligence. Brain-imaging research suggests that meditation can help strengthen your ability to regulate your emotions.

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Transforming the Way We Work

Harvard Business Review

I'll be joined by five CEOs, among them George Halvorson , who heads the health care provider Kaiser Permanente, Vincent Forlenza who runs Becton Dickinson, the pharmaceutical company, and Tim Brown , the CEO of IDEO, the design and innovation firm. Over the course of the rest of this week, there are a dozen other panels on similar topics.

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Younger and Older Executives Need Different Things from Coaching

Harvard Business Review

Our data included executives’ scores on personality and emotional intelligence assessments, interviews with their managers and HR, and our case notes. The executives came from a wide array of industries, including financial services, pharmaceuticals, and media. The average coaching engagement lasted six to 12 months.