Mitch's Blog

It's not always easy being me. I lead a fairly calm life, going around pretty much to my own beat, my own comfort level. There are those times, however, when, just like everyone else, I have to alter my normal life in order to work on a task that requires me to leave my comfort zone and get out there among the people, so to speak. It's a consultant's life, and for the most part I enjoy working like this when I can.

Me as a consultant

Here's the scenario. I was working within an organization that many people across the country would say had the perfect balance of workplace integration. If one tried to estimate the racial balance of this organization, you'd come up with some figures that would indicate that these folks got it right. At least on the surface that is.
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Let’s face this reality; in the past 15 years, life has been tough financially, first because of the struggling economy and then because of Covid. Both of these crossed boundaries that at least half of the country had to deal with. Unemployment was high regarding the first, while a pandemic regarded the second. Some people […]

Everyone knows this common phrase: “There are two sides to every story”. I doubt that most of us would disagree with that statement. However, in thinking about it, just because it’s true doesn’t mean it’s fully accurate. Who looks innocent here? I remember once, there was this horrible news story about an incident in Texas […]

I totally missed that I’d just passed a career milestone; 22 years as a consultant in health care and other things I’ve marketed over the years. I don’t put this out here because I’m trying to brag; I put it out here because of how the landscape has changed during the period of time when […]

Decades ago, when I was a director at different hospitals, I had a style that worked well for me most of the time. My style was a mix of hands on and hands off. In other words, I took time to make sure everyone was trained, gave them lots of information and training, and worked […]