Collaborative Listening: Post 70
A hospital CEO wrote me in April 2009:
Thank you for the contact; however, at this time, I do not seem to have need of your expertise. What practices I don’t own already in the community don’t readily lend themselves to collaboration. They are staunch, stand-alone, small, independent practices that don’t want to change anything about the way they operate.
I empathize with the way he feels. My father was a solo-practice neurosurgeon from 1952-77. One of our favorite stories was that while Read more »
Posted: June 21st, 2009 under Building on Success.
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Collaborative Leadership
I opened the cover of Tom Atchison’s and Greg Carlson’s new book, Leading Healthcare Cultures, with the excitement of a 6 year-old child unwrapping holiday presents (Atchison TA, Carlson G. 2009. Leading Healthcare Cultures: How Human Capital Drives Financial Performance. Chicago. Health Administration Press). Objectivity aside, Tom is a cherished mentor, with over 30 years of experience in physician-hospital relations, who is a master in helping people focus on important fundamentals, which he calls “blocking and tackling .”
In Read more »
Posted: January 4th, 2009 under Physician Engagement.
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