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Embracing Creative Tensions To Advance Health Equity
This article reveals important insights for advancing health equity, especially in organizations faced with competing priorities, where internal tensions and polarized views slow progress along these lines. By embracing creative tensions and steering clear of an...
Perfection or Progress? Which is it going to be?
How many times have you delayed moving forward on a project because you’re waiting for it to be perfect? Up until now, I have delayed the launch of my new website because I felt it wasn't ready, so I spent additional time on it making minor improvements. Finally, I...
The Board’s Role in Strategy
Who sets company strategy, the Board or the CEO? Roger L Martin, in this HBR article, provides clear and succinct answers to this question. In the most effective companies, the Board and CEO work hand-in-hand to formulate, approve, and implement strategy. Summary:...
Learned the Hard Way: A Model of Executive Leadership Competencies
Here is a model of executive leadership competencies based on candid interviews with healthcare executive leaders. 3 categories of essential leadership skills, many of them "learned the hard way," are excerpted from the discussions, including organizational awareness,...
6 Principles to Expand Your Influence at Work
Peter L Gosline Executive Coach Lead … Inspire … Influence What is keeping you up at night? Is there something that is usurping your energy or eroding your authority at work? Do you find your influence at work, with your boss, or your team waning? Are you getting the...
Reflections on a Fundraising Journey
"When done right, philanthropy can be a transformative experience for everyone, and the CEO and other members of the C-suite play a pivotal role in this transformation." ~ Peter Gosline, Healthcare Executive Coach Henry was peculiar. He was a character with a big...