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Sometimes Doing the Right Thing Involves Risk

Harmonious Workplaces

Holiday, 2016) By these stoic virtues exercised by great historical figures throughout history, managers go beyond management to more adequately deliver results and reduce counterproductive work behaviors (CWBs). I feel a kindred connection with those who own or operate organizations. Click the link below to try it out.

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3 Tactics for Accelerating Company Performance Despite an Economic Downturn

Organizational Talent Consulting

Only operating in the short term or taking too much risk and gambling on one specific future are frequent traps leaders fall into when facing economic uncertainty. Implementation typically involves experimentation, analyzing the existing strategies, and creative experiential learning exercises. Global Business Network. Mellinger, M.

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Small Steps or Big Steps: What’s the Right Way to Begin Improvement?

Markovitz Consulting

Operational and financial improvements are rapid, dramatic, and lasting. The data on change management are consistent: about 70% of change initiatives fail, despite the plethora of books, conferences, and scholarly papers dedicated to the subject. then two minutes, then three, etc.

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How to Get Health Care Employees Onboard with Change

Harvard Business

In 2011, when I came to Centura Health in Colorado as President of its largest operating group (Mountains and North Denver Operating Group or MNDOG) and CEO of its flagship health organization, Saint Anthony Hospital, I saw a clear mandate for change. The feedback could be tough at times.

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How One Hospital Improved Patient Safety in 10 Minutes a Day

Harvard Business

Most modern health care improvements seem to involve expensive technology and an uncomfortable amount of change management. We conducted interviews with staff members in the hospital, nursing home, and rehabilitation center, and conducted an informal survey after the initial exercise.). Kelly Sillaste/Getty Images.

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A 4-Step Process to Help Senior Teams Prioritize Decisions

Harvard Business

Consider the experience of one of the world’s largest footwear manufacturers, whose leaders engaged in an exercise that others can use to revamp the way they make decisions. In its fast-changing industry, big challenges loomed on many fronts. It consists of these four steps: 1. Compile a list.

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How Atrius Health Is Making the Shift from Volume to Value

Harvard Business

A team of engineers, designers, operations specialists, and clinicians was assembled and led by an experienced, well-respected physician “chief engineer” whose vision for the future of care was disruptive. Most care-delivery organizations do not have a culture that can tolerate uncertainty for such a long period.