Michael Hein

Don’t Overtrain: Avoiding Career & Leadership Burnout

Don’t Overtrain: Avoiding Career & Leadership Burnout

Leaders are corporate athletes.  Elite leadership performance requires considerable physical and emotional endurance, mental focus, and determination. The demands that a leader places on their body are substantial. However, few leaders take the time to remember...

Ferrari or Rainforest? Why Many “Best” Practices Fail in Healthcare Leadership

Ferrari or Rainforest? Why Many “Best” Practices Fail in Healthcare Leadership

Pandemic or no pandemic, you might have noticed that applying a “best practice” from someplace else sometimes fails to produce significant, sustainable improvements in your “place.” After decades of herculean efforts, often drawing upon the free exchange of “best...

Belief is Blind

Belief is Blind

When we believe something to be true, it has a powerful effect. It often leads us to tap into a tendency known as confirmation bias. Confirmation bias is the natural propensity to “gather evidence that confirms preexisting expectations, typically by emphasizing or...