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Polling guru among leaders on Day 5 of WSOP Main Event
Nate Silver, founder of the data-based website FiveThirtyEight, had a healthy chip stack on Day 5 of the World Series of Poker Main Event.
Are They My Kind of Leader?
This is the first in a three-part series on how I make investing decisions for follow-on investments. This first article describes how I evaluate the entrepreneur. The second article describes how I think about market timing. The third article analyzes sustainability. Recently, I was asked to do some follow-on investments. These are companies I invested […]
Are You the Next Great Thought Leader of Your Industry?
The world's next most valuable infuencer might just be you. Here's how to prepare.
Insider vs. outsider: Who makes a better leader?
Which candidate makes the better leader for your business-- one from inside the organization or from outside? Experience or fresh perspective?
Impact banking: Can this generation of leaders change banking for good?
From the United Nations and the European Commission to customers and shareholders, the world’s banks face increasing pressure not only to consider their broader role in society but also to take actions that have a positive impact on it. There is no doubt that most chief executives take this challenge seriously. Whether they take it far enough remains to seen.
7 Women Leaders At Corporate Venture Capital Funds You Should Know
In this post (as part of a series highlighting women in venture capital), the highlight is on corporate venture capital, a growing source of capital for early-stage companies and tips on why getting them in your network early is good for your business (and theirs).
What Physician Leaders Need to Know About High Reliability
Exploring the importance and relevance of high-reliability healthcare organizations.
Asking “What Matters to You?” Should Be an Always Event
Always Events® are aspects of the patient experience that are so important to patients and their families that health care providers must aim to perform them consistently for every individual, every time. The NHS England is working to spread this approach to co-designing care across the country.
Kemin leader believes more cannabis study could uncover more benefits
(Radio Iowa) — The leader of the food products company that created a subsidiary to become the first to produce medical marijuana in the state believes there can be a lot more good things ahe…
Physician leaders: C-suites need doctors who are team players
A bigger leadership role for physicians can help drive the transformation healthcare needs, but both hospitals and doctors must do their part to make it work.
The C-suite spot: More physicians step in as hospital leaders
As healthcare evolves into a more value-based system, physicians are increasingly taking the reins as leaders within healthcare systems, using their clinical background to direct stronger patient-centric care.
6 questions health IT leaders should ask
In the past, IT was often viewed as a cost center. But today's healthcare IT professionals are business-savvy executives responsible for bottom-line results. They are important members of the corporate management team, tasked with improving productivity and efficiency.
Hospital leaders support keeping many elements of endangered ACA
"Hospitals must quickly gain a clear understanding of where health policy is heading so they can begin to prepare.”
