“For better and worse, culture and leadership are inextricably linked,” reports the Harvard Business Review, echoing the old adage: Culture eats strategy for breakfast. In healthcare organizations, culture is either a liability or advantage. Astute leaders proactively shape the kind of culture that ensures strong clinical and financial outcomes. With that in mind, we explored...Read More

Culture permeates all your organization produces. Whatever your culture prioritizes (or neglects) inevitably shows up in clinical, financial and satisfaction outcomes. All organizations have a culture, of course, but is it a good one? We’ve recently covered the people aspect of building a strong culture (see part 1). In this follow-up post, we’ll focus on...Read More

The idea of a novel virus outbreak, such as the COVID-19 virus, or Coronavirus, occurring is not exactly news to healthcare executives and clinical leaders. While the media might continue to heighten the public’s awareness to the spread of the virus, healthcare executives and teams have trained extensively and practice drills periodically to prepare themselves...Read More

The symbiotic relationship between hospitals and physicians has been complicated by new technology, changes to care delivery models, and the emergence of new management priorities. During this webinar, hear from Robert Porter, senior vice president and executive coach with MEDI Leadership, and Matt Troup, president and CEO of Conway (Ark.) Regional Health System, about how...Read More

We have a belief at MEDI Leadership: culture eats strategy for lunch. You may consider this quote from Peter Drecker overused, but most likely you sense some truth in it. If you’re not sure you agree with Mr. Drecker’s statement, consider the strategies that exist throughout hospitals today. Some of the best minds have created...Read More

In healthcare, we often say that the patient is the focus, or center, of our organization. I think that we really mean it from an intellectual standpoint, but do we from an emotional standpoint? Behavioral research shows that our emotions are the strongest drivers of our decisions. Given that, how many decisions do we make...Read More

Recently, I participated in a panel discussion at the Midwest Independent Physician Association spring conference. Our discussion was on population health management and the current and future state of value-based delivery in healthcare. It just so happened that the conference coincided closely with CMS’ announcement of the five new payment model options which are set...Read More

I recently retired from a Chief Medical Officer position in a large integrated health system and have been able to focus more on executive coaching.  In coaching, we have to build trust and rapport quickly so we may better advise and guide executives and other clinical leaders through their high-performing leadership journey.  I find myself...Read More