The new book: Leadership Genomics

The new book: Leadership Genomics

Let me tell you about the latest book.Leadership Genomics is a groundbreaking exploration of the intricate hypothetical DNA that shapes people’s inherent leadership style. Drawing on his decades of experience including being president of the largest healthcare system...
The Steps to Transition from Doctor to Physician CEO (Part 2)

The Steps to Transition from Doctor to Physician CEO (Part 2)

As we have stressed in previous posts, a missing element to balancing medical care (making patient well-being the priority) seems to be the autonomous doctor. Autonomous doctors have a different perspective from non-clinicians and doctors employed by  hospitals/...
The Steps to Transition from Doctor to Physician CEO (Part 1)

The Steps to Transition from Doctor to Physician CEO (Part 1)

As we have established previously, balancing medical care starts with having autonomous doctors. To be autonomous, doctors must think like CEOs –master leaderswho take responsibility for medical care. But, in the context of leadership and management, doctors are...
Balancing Medical Care Starts with Autonomous Doctors

Balancing Medical Care Starts with Autonomous Doctors

In the research that yielded our book,Unbalanced—The Evolving Medical Care Crisis, Dr. Youkey and I (Dr. Spence Taylor) discovered multiple examples where the concern for patient well-being was often secondary to the well-being of the various institutions supporting...
The Medical Cooperative Solution

The Medical Cooperative Solution

Medical Cooperatives are powerful affiliation models capable of improving our current medical care situation — a situation where the well-being of patients is subjugated to the well-being of the system providing care.So, what is a Medical Cooperative?In our last...