One of the things I felt I was great at as a director was figuring out what was best for the organization overall from my department. In other words, though I wanted accuracy, if I had to weigh perfection against bringing in consistently high dollars I went for the consistency. In my opinion, it was […]

There are many people that talk about leadership and management and feel that they’re the same thing. I tend not to be one of those people. Whereas I acknowledge that for someone to be truly great they need to have a good understanding of each of these and know how to use them, I also […]

Whether you’re an executive coach, a life coach, a mentor or someone with authority over others, at some point you’re going to be interacting with other people, and some of these people are going to need your help in some fashion. Everyone I know has given advice of some kind in their life. Sometimes it’s […]

Within the health care industry, lately there’s been more talk about quality. Most of the talk involves things such as clinical efficiency, getting people out of the hospital faster, and lowering the costs of care. Only on that last one do patients seem to agree. I’ve talked to a lot of them over the years, […]

With unemployment still pretty high, there are many people with great qualifications out looking for work. I have a few friends who are in the same predicament as everyone else. No matter how much someone has to say about it, this isn’t the easiest environment to get a job, or a contract I have to […]