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My thoughts on hospital and health system leadership based on 40+ years of advising clients.
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Leadership in Action, Part 3: Skill, Will, Thrill, Until - Bank of America’s Brian Moynihan (opens the original)
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Brian Moynihan took over as Bank of America’s CEO, his first CEO role, at one of the most challenging times for banking in many decades—shortly after the 2008 financial crisis, during which Bank of America suffered billions of dollars in losses. From there, Moynihan guided Bank of America to its current status as one of the world’s leading financial institutions. Moynihan has been called a plain-spoken, low-key leader. His approach, according to Warren Buffett, contains the sound character and j
Leadership in Action, Part 2: Insights from a Back-up Quarterback (opens the original)
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Leadership lessons can come from unlikely sources--in this case from a long-time backup quarterback who has played on more different teams than any other player in NFL history. John Johnson has seen many different leaders in many situations and has drawn from that experience leadership characteristics highly applicable to CEOs and boards in times of existential challenge.
Leadership in Action, Part 1: C-Suite/Board Alignment (opens the original)
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Future success will require an unprecedented level of alignment between the board and the C-Suite. Nothing speeds bold action like high degrees of collaboration fostered by cultural alignment. This alignment is particularly critical in four areas: general operations, overall short-term and long-term strategy, expressed values, and value proposition.
Three Existential Challenges (opens the original)
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Starting in the 1990s with the first retail clinics and the rapid growth of ambulatory surgery centers, I have been writing about innovative approaches to healthcare delivery that present both threats and opportunities to traditional hospitals and health systems.Many of these innovations have resulted in major and lasting changes—particularly new avenues to access, a shift in emphasis to outpatient settings, the development of health and healthcare ecosystems, and the entrance of new, nontraditi
Enhancing Collaboration Between Hospitals and Drug Companies: An Interview with Sanofi’s Deborah Glasser (opens the original)
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From time to time in the Ken Kaufman Blog, I like to introduce subjects that, while highly relevant to my audience of hospital and health system leaders, they may not encounter in their everyday reading.Healthcare executives understand the vital influence of innovations in medication to the quality and affordability of care in their organizations. However, not often do executives get a look behind the scenes into how new drugs are developed, what innovations may be in the pipeline, how that proc
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