Training Industry Blog

Many leadership gurus declare the old styles of top-down leadership are ineffective in today’s business climate. The creativity and innovation needed to build a long-lasting competitive advantage require more collaborative and inspiring approaches. There are skills like coaching and delegation that will leaders succeed in the new workplace, but the change in the nature of leadership requires a shift in emotions.

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The Conference Board's Leading Economic Index uses 10 data elements as leading indicators for the purpose of forecasting future economic activity. These indicators include data such as manufacturing activity, unemployment, change in interest rates of treasury notes, housing starts, and more. Obviously what is not included is data related to corporate spend for training. Should it?

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It’s Oscar time in Hollywood and one film that is certain to garner some awards is The King’s Speech, a story based on the life of King George VI of Britain and his struggle to overcome a speech impediment. King George worked with a speech coach – Lionel Logue – to help him battle through a near insurmountable challenge and eventually become an inspiration to the British Empire during World War II. The King’s Speech provides an interesting study in the power of coaching.

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Please be patient and bear with me! I promise to discuss how the business coaching of physicians leads to successful physician alignment, but first I need to lay some groundwork on the business structure of Accountable Care Organizations (ACO).

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Coaching is now a buzz word attached to just about every form of professional development. There are executive coaches, life coaches, marketing coaches, wellness coaches, family coaches, team coaches, group coaches, career coaches, speaking coaches, writing coaches, productivity coaches, and many more. So how do you know if you are buying master level “coaching” or just another training or consulting activity that is labeled as coaching?

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Recently a very frustrated client of mine complained, “I tried my hardest to help my team. They just don’t get it. I only want them to succeed.” I knew her pain very well experiencing similar frustrations in my last management position. It wasn’t until I fully experienced the power of coaching that I understood the distinction between serving and fixing others.

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In my 35 year career in healthcare, I always thought of healthcare as a crossword puzzle, albeit, a crossword puzzle with an ever changing set of rules. Nonetheless, with a little ingenuity one could successfully solve the puzzle. For instance, early on, the rule changes were often due to medical advances; a new more powerful antibiotic or perhaps a new medical technique.

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The dramatic plays of William Shakespeare read like case studies in leadership mistakes and organizational dysfunction. Whether it’s Macbeth and his ambition that ultimately undermines his ascension and leads to his fall from power, or Hamlet and his delayed decision-making, which ultimately results in his death, Shakespeare is a master at illustrating how the tragic flaw of leaders can impact an organization.

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