Covid19 + Beyond

Mar 23, 2020 | Leadership

Preparing for the impact of Covid19 and beyond. Years ago, Bill Gates tried to warn us all about the risk of a deadly virus. Unfortunately, we didn’t heed his warning. The good news is that he has left the boards of Microsoft and other companies to focus his efforts...

Co-Housing

Mar 9, 2020 | Innovation

Could co-housing help solve the homeless issues? Did you catch the Fortune article asking “Can San Francisco be saved?” The article raises the point that for people without housing, there is no health. Unfortunately, the story gets worse. Many medieval diseases...

Behavior Contagion

Feb 24, 2020 | Leadership

What you should know about behavior contagion. I started reading Under the Influence which links our behaviors to the economic impact and policies. One example of how the theory plays out in healthcare is the out-of-network billing strategy. The topic surfaced again...

Fast Money

Feb 10, 2020 | Innovation

Why it might be even harder to swing for the fences? I met with an equity analyst a few weeks ago who used the term fast money. The term really resonated with me as a description for what I’ve been seeing in healthcare [aka: out-of-network strategy, balanced billing...

Talk is Cheap

Feb 3, 2020 | Leadership

Why business leaders need to act now. I met with the CEO of a mental health company last year and remember asking him “what’s the answer” to some of the biggest challenges that we’re facing. Talking is good but if there is no solution for the problems, then what? It’s...