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 [...]

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 [...]