A friend of mine, Gervase Bushe, wrote a very useful book: Clear Leadership. The insights and framework are based upon his career as a professor and business consultant
Clear Leadership is full of practical and immediately useful mental models and advice. Organizations are beginning to use it as a framework for leadership training at all levels.
After reading this book, I [...]
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I have gradually come to realize that I unconsciously make a binary choice each time I think or act. I get out of my bed either on the defensive side or the learning side.
I either start my day holding on to… you name it. Or, I start my day open, willing and interested in [...]
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A friend sent me a link to this poem. I pass it on to you. It is good and it rings true. It is by a doctor and more or less for doctors. But all may appreciate the sentiments.
A few lines:
“For the head will explain but the final common pathway is the heart whatever kingdom may comeFor [...]
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My invaluable assistant, Jill Hickok, told me about an NPR presentation on the use of story telling in medicine. We are trying to do something similar in Whatcom County to heighten the awareness and understanding of the relational aspects of medicine, especially chronic conditions.
We are coming to believe that among all the change and stresses of [...]
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The Bureau of Primary Health Care has successfully jump started the 100% Access 0 Disparity movement in America. Spokane, WA area is implementing a similar approch.
There is a summary of the BPHC experience that is very enlightening, if you wish to switch from projects and programs to “movements”. I highly recommend reading it if you need [...]
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Several doctors at the WA State Medical Society meeting ask for more information on what Advanced Access is. So I put a web page together with some good references. Just click on “web page”.
I am skeptical that rapid improvement can occur until most physicians have taken this step. It is a happy circumstance that [...]
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