Building Courage

Nov 19, 2019 | Leadership

Courage is the willingness to do something that frightens oneself.  In a business context it usually requires people to do the right thing rather than acting in their own financial interest. Doing the right thing is frightening for those with a lot to loose. Ethics...

[Re]Building Trust

Nov 4, 2019 | Leadership

Why healthcare companies should be [re]building trust. Trust is more important than many leaders realize. I’ve been thinking about it in light of the 2019 allegations of wrongdoing in healthcare report and corresponding settlements being chalked up to the cost of...

Healthcare Finance 2.0

Oct 17, 2019 | Leadership

Can healthcare companies do well and do good? We’ve reached a crisis point in healthcare and we can’t financially engineer our way out of it by simply shifting risk and costs. It’s time for healthcare finance 2.0. We need to start looking at the big...

Execution Vs. Kickbacks

Oct 13, 2019 | Leadership

Why good execution trumps kickbacks. The Trump Administration is considering relaxing the federal fraud and abuse regulations for kickbacks and bribes. Even though I still believe people are generally good, the thought of it is cause for concern.  Simply speaking...

Default to truth

Oct 7, 2019 | Leadership

Why do we default to truth when someone is lying? Most people default to truth until their doubt and the facts tell them otherwise. My default belief has been set using the 80/20 rule. 80% of people tell the truth and do the right thing. Based on Talking with...