More Than Management: Cultivating a Leadership Environment

Author: Kriss Barlow, RN, MBA This article was updated in 2013 to reflect the current market. There’s no such thing as watching what goes on in your organization from an ivory tower these days. If you’re in a management role and or working with others, you...

Data: A Checklist for Gaining Internal Buy-In

David F. Zirkle, PhD We have all been there during data presentations: from the co-worker who “just doesn’t get it” to the senior leader who asks “how do I know the data is valid?” As we all know, decision-makers must feel comfortable with the data to make your...

Five Principles of Innovation

By: Jeff Cowart, MAH Innovation is a pressing objective for leaders. Search the word in Google and you’ll find over 397 million hits. But what is “innovation?” And how do successful leaders think about innovating within their respective enterprises? “In times of...

Have You Mourned the Death of a Great Idea?

Author: Kriss Barlow, RN, MBA Time and again, the weapon used to kill many of healthcare’s best ideas is internal process and politics. The scenario: A creative, dedicated healthcare professional earnestly sets out to sell others on the value of the idea, and...

Communication and Synergy

By Kriss Barlow, RN, MBA Every organization has a physician or two that has “a reputation” – and we are not talking about the good kind of reputation. Regardless of your role in the continuum of physician strategy, there are times when you leave a conversation with a...