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How One Nonprofit Is Expanding Health Care for the Uninsured

Harvard Business

The answer is yes, as we found in the example of Ascension , the largest nonprofit health system in the United States. Under the leadership of Anthony Tersigni, Ascension’s president and CEO, the organization has sought to become much more efficient at delivering health care. The question is: Could U.S.

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Health Systems Need to Completely Reassess How They Manage Costs

Harvard Business

An investor-owned hospital executive whose company had acquired major nonprofit health care enterprises compared the proliferation of contracts to the growth of barnacles on the bottom of a freighter. One thing that distinguishes the typical nonprofit from a comparably-sized investor-owned hospital is the number of layers of management.

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What is Executive Coaching?

Organizational Talent Consulting

Affordability improves through reduced travel and associated costs. Availability improves, enabling the coach to be brought into just-in-time and rapid response needs or unique situations like cross-cultural needs. Also, the coach and client benefit from the flexibility and administrative ease in scheduling.

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Business Lessons from Henry David Thoreau

Emerson Consulting Group

Many of life’s major arenas and how we approach or practice them, such as environmentalism, writing, travel, war and peace, politics and rebellion, philosophy and introspection, are steeped within the life and legend of Henry David Thoreau. By Ken Lizotte CMC. As part of his ongoing column in Money Inc.

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Top 10 Consulting Firms in Washington, DC

Management Consulted

Each spring, Bain also has an “Impact Day” like Deloitte’s – branded “Community Impact Day,” everyone leaves the office to spend the day supporting local nonprofits, which most recently included the Anacostia Watershed Society, KIPP DC, the Rock Creek Conservancy, and the Father McKenna Center.

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What We Learned from Improving Diversity Rates at Pinterest

Harvard Business

With over 175 million active users worldwide, Pinterest thrives on providing users with relevant ideas: what to wear, what to cook, how to furnish your home, and where to travel. Diversity doesn’t slow down hiring — it makes it more efficient. But businesses have long struggled to increase diversity across all levels.

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The H-1B Visa Debate, Explained

Harvard Business

Jobs at universities, nonprofit research institutions, and government research facilities are exempted, as are workers from certain countries and any current H-1B holders applying for renewal. To reduce overhead, or to cut costs, or to increase efficiency, you decide to contract out (outsource) some or all of your IT work.