Search Sort by Newest to OldestOldest to NewestRelevanceA-ZZ-A Healthcare expertise: Good news, bad news and difficult decisions Amid shifting perceptions of healthcare expertise, board and C-suite leaders must define the basic principles of their organization and its role in medicine, patient care and public health and consider how they will make decisions when these principles might conflict with current perceptions. Thoughts from Ken Kaufman Healthcare CEO Leadership lessons from a backup quarterback A quarterback who has been on more teams than any other NFL player and has spent more time on the bench than on the field may be an unlikely source for leadership lessons. But his observations on his career have as much relevance for CEOs as they have for someone trying to establish their place on a team. Thoughts from Ken Kaufman In difficult times leadership matters more In conversations with hospital boards and C-suite leaders, a question frequently raised is: “Given such difficult operating circumstances, why are some hospitals successfully managing through – and others are not?” Thoughts from Ken Kaufman The Implications of the Brian Thompson Murder Will Be with Us for a Long Time The assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson drew a chilling response from much of the American public. While wholly inappropriate, this reaction suggests that America’s healthcare consumers might want something very different from what they currently receive. Thoughts from Ken Kaufman
Healthcare expertise: Good news, bad news and difficult decisions Amid shifting perceptions of healthcare expertise, board and C-suite leaders must define the basic principles of their organization and its role in medicine, patient care and public health and consider how they will make decisions when these principles might conflict with current perceptions. Thoughts from Ken Kaufman
Healthcare CEO Leadership lessons from a backup quarterback A quarterback who has been on more teams than any other NFL player and has spent more time on the bench than on the field may be an unlikely source for leadership lessons. But his observations on his career have as much relevance for CEOs as they have for someone trying to establish their place on a team. Thoughts from Ken Kaufman
In difficult times leadership matters more In conversations with hospital boards and C-suite leaders, a question frequently raised is: “Given such difficult operating circumstances, why are some hospitals successfully managing through – and others are not?” Thoughts from Ken Kaufman
The Implications of the Brian Thompson Murder Will Be with Us for a Long Time The assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson drew a chilling response from much of the American public. While wholly inappropriate, this reaction suggests that America’s healthcare consumers might want something very different from what they currently receive. Thoughts from Ken Kaufman