Posts filed under: Business

A colleague introduced a meeting with this video. The three-minute video is not only entertaining, but it holds a powerful truth – leaders are not leaders without followers, and following – especially early on – takes courage. The narrator of... Read More

The Article: Kaissi, A. (2012). “Learning” from other industries: Lessons and challenges for health care organizations. The Health Care Manager, 31(1): 65-74. Big Idea: Health care learns from various industries including aviation, restaurants, retail chains, hotels, and even Disney. While... Read More

A new report from the International Federation of Health Plans compares health care costs among countries; to no surprise, health costs within the U.S. exceed all other countries for 22 of the 23 services included in the survey. For example,... Read More

Sounding boards are important in all aspects of life. They’re the “safe” people who will let you vent and take in all your words, never to let them escape again. Yesterday I was thankful for someone who was willing to... Read More

It always makes me laugh… Be sure to visit this isn’t happiness, where this gem lives.... Read More

Over the past few weeks I have had the privilege to learn from many people with varied backgrounds and perspectives. Some people I learned from formally, while others it was more of an informal process. Times and locations changed, and... Read More

You thought this was a Valentine’s Day post, didn’t you? It’s not. It’s actually a business post. About passion. Yes, business and passion. There are some jobs that don’t need passion. They’re just jobs. However, there are many jobs that... Read More

A colleague of mine had a particularly bad week. I wanted to do something special for her but didn’t know what. My mind went to the Free Compliments for Nurses poster inspired by Kind over Matter; it didn’t quite fit.... Read More

Committee. The word gives me shivers. Mainly because I have been a part of too many time-wasting committees. In my mind there are three types of committees: 1. The Effective Committee. This kind of committee has a clear focus and... Read More

The Article: Epstein, A.M., Jha, A.K., & Orav, E.J.  (2011). The relationship between hospital admission rates and rehospitalizations. New England Journal of Medicine, 365(24): 2287-2295. The Big Idea: Preventing rehospitalizations is a big deal right now, especially as hospitals move... Read More