An American Sickness

An American Sickness

Dr. Rosenthal shares many shocking examples for each of her ten economic rules for the dysfunctional medical market throughout this 2017 book.

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People Don’t Hate Change

People Don’t Hate Change

Many organizations have dedicated employees and smart leaders, yet struggle with change. Why do some teams and organizations struggle more than others?

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Start with Why

Start with Why

This month we discuss the 2009 book Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action by Simon Sinek. In this favorite book of many leaders, Sinek asks why some companies are able to achieve things that defy all the assumptions. For example, why is Apple so innovative? Why did the Wright Brothers […]

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Simplify the Customer

Simplify the Customer

To improve health care delivery in the United States, simplify the customer. Single-payer healthcare and free-market healthcare systems are discussed and contrasted.

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Leadership Lessons from Toyota

Leadership Lessons from Toyota

This is part of an ongoing series of organizational and personal improvement book reviews. If you have read the book already, then use this as a reminder of key lessons. If you have not read the book and are looking to learn and grow as a leader, then this summary is for you! In short, […]

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SWOT Analysis

SWOT Analysis

How to hold a SWOT Analysis covering strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats as part of organizational strategic planning.

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Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work

Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work

This is part of an ongoing series of organizational and personal improvement book reviews. If you have read the book already use this as a reminder of key lessons. If you have not read the book and are looking to learn and grow as a leader, this summary will share the basics. Decisive: How to […]

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Is this the most important success habit?

Is this the most important success habit?

Anyone who has been learning and applying personal productivity tools and techniques for many years will have developed some positive habits for success. Many of these habits are probably already habits you are practicing (or trying to follow) in your life but I’ve recently established a new habit I don’t typically see mentioned. This habit […]

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The Speed of Trust

The Speed of Trust

The Speed of Trust: The One Thing That Changes Everything is a book by Stephen M. R. Covey . . . but not the well-known author of The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People who died after a biking accident in 2012, rather his oldest son. The Speed of Trust is now ten years old […]

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