It can be tough being an older guy who’s not into pop culture all that much. It can also be tough being an older guy who’s dealt with stupid comments about race from people who are privileged to not have to deal with any issues of face against themselves that they feel they have the […]
“You can’t just hide and act like nothing’s going on.” “Sure I can.” “Don’t you care about what’s happening?” “Not really, because there’s nothing I can do. I have no power; minorities have no power. I did my part; now I’m done.” “I’m not giving up. I’m going to fight for the next 4 years.” […]
I remember a time many years ago when I was working with a health care group out of state. They brought me in to do an assessment of their charge capture process throughout a 2-hospital system. I’d been working on the project for about two weeks, and things had been going fairly well. Come the […]
Leadership is easy; no it’s not. Leadership is hard; no it’s not. Even though I put together a book titled Leadership Is/Isn’t Easy, truth be told, the hardest parts of being a leader should be the easiest ways to deal with it. What really makes leadership hard is the pressure to perform and deal with […]
I often say that not all managers are leaders. They’re supposed to be, but they’re not. They either don’t have the skills to do it properly or don’t care as long as they think they can get what they want. I say it that way because sometimes they do… but it’s never sustaining. It’s not […]

