Proven Strategy for Success
It is a somber flight, Alaska Flight 30 – Portland to Boston, 9/11/11. It all started on Friday when my little sister Bert emailed me and said, “You’re flying to the east coast on 9/11, be careful”. The email felt like a bullet, and memories of 9/11 were now everywhere. What was nestled in my [...]
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Why is large scale system change so hard? Isn’t this what President Obama touted through his campaign – “Do you want change?” What people fail to understand is that while “change” is an easy word to say (I even think you can put this word to music and have a catchy tune regardless of the [...]
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What a week! Let me start by saying that I haven’t had a vacation in many moons – and by that I mean at least seven years. So when someone says, “Hey, do you want to go to Kauai for six days?” I take a few long breaths to stop the panic attack that’s sure [...]
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Inspiration for change comes in many different forms, but all it takes is one great change master to identify a need, find the tools, and harness the great power and force to conquer it. On April 22, 1970, U.S. Sen. Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin was that change master. Forty years ago, his passion for the [...]
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Sometimes needed change requires hard, bold solutions, and President Obama’s recent signing of the hugely divisive health care reform bill was a dramatic example. The health care reform changes ahead could be among the most important – and complex – turning points in recent decades for Americans. The complexities of the health care reform act [...]
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