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Why don’t my friends think exactly like me?
I see some of my friends’ Facebook posts and wonder: I know he’s a good, smart, open-minded person. How could he possibly support that greed-head Romney? I assume my friends who support Romney wonder something similar about me. Most of us follow the maxim of not talking about religion and politics in social settings, but [...]
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“The Checklist Manifesto” has a hold on me
My organization has a Leadership Forum every quarter for 300 to 400 managers and supervisors. I’ve helped plan and put on more than 30 of them now. For almost every one, there was drama with the slides. This dates back to when slides really were slides — the kind that went up on overheads. Let’s [...]
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Inspiring words on MLK Day
I am inspired by quotes. My all-time favorite, Margaret Mead: Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever does. Today, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the controversy over an out-of-context quote at his D.C. memorial allowed TV annd radio to replay one [...]
A book for resolve: Change or Die
Change or Die by Alan Deutschman was referred to me by a physician who is using its ideas to help her patients make life changes (thanks, Deb). It was an ideal read to usher in a new year, a new decade and a new phase in my career. Many of the change ideas were familiar to [...]
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The word for what I feel about Obama: Disappointed
I’m trying to be patient. But WTF: first we line up behind Russia and China in favor landmines, and now we’ll be escalating war? Tweet
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Health care reformer ahead of his time
Book review: The Story of Dr. Sidney R. Garfield by Tom Debley and Jon Stewart Sid Garfield’s plan for health care reform was so far ahead of its time that the organization he founded — Kaiser Permanente — still drives toward the vision, years after his death. (Disclosure: I am senior director of communications and [...]
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‘I feel’ — wake-up words