Tag: leadership

Cash Rules Everything: The Foundation of Hospital Decision-Making

Written on January 6, 2025.

Hospitals play an indispensable role in community health, providing critical services and support systems that directly impact the lives of countless individuals. Yet, despite their noble...

Why Every Strategic Plan Needs a “Not Doing” List

Written on December 2, 2024.

Hospital leaders frequently focus strategic planning efforts on identifying and prioritizing new initiatives, goals, and actions aimed at advancing organizational objectives. However, an...

How to Run a 2-Hour Strategy Retreat That Gets Results

Written on November 4, 2024.

Hospital leaders often grapple with complex strategic questions, balancing daily operational demands with the pressing need for strategic clarity. While traditional strategic retreats can be...

Daily Huddles that Fix Real Problems

Written on September 2, 2024.

Hospitals operate in high-stakes, rapidly changing environments where effective communication, timely problem-solving, and proactive collaboration are critical to operational success and...

How to Stop Procrastinating: Practical Strategies for Overcoming Delay and Enhancing Productivity

Written on March 4, 2024.

Procrastination is a common hurdle that many of us face, impacting our productivity and efficiency both in personal and professional spheres. This tendency to delay or postpone tasks can lead...

The Hospital Leader’s Guide to Balancing Intuition and Analytics in Critical Decisions

Written on December 4, 2023.

Balancing intuition with analytics is a critical skill for healthcare leaders, especially in the unique setting of rural hospitals. CEOs in these environments often face decisions that require...

Adapting OKRs in a Rural Context

Written on November 27, 2023.

The Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) framework, renowned for its effectiveness in diverse organizational settings, holds unique potential for rural hospitals. In these settings, the distinct...

Learning from Past Decisions: The Role of Reflective Practice in Decision-Making

Written on November 20, 2023.

Reflective practice in decision-making is not just a skill but a crucial discipline, especially in high-stakes environments like healthcare leadership where every decision can have profound...

Overcoming Decision Fatigue in High-Stress Rural Hospitals

Written on November 6, 2023.

In the high-stakes, fast-paced world of rural hospitals, hospital leaders are continuously faced with critical decision-making. The challenge of decision fatigue, where the quality of decisions...

Breaking Free from Pathological Busyness: Guiding Rural Hospital Leaders to Sustainable Growth and Enhanced Patient Care

Written on August 28, 2023.

In the fast-paced world of healthcare, “busy” is often the norm. But when does this busyness cross the line to become pathological – a chronic state where being continuously...

Delegator vs. Engaging CFO: Leadership Styles in Rural Hospitals & Why the Right Choice Matters

Written on August 22, 2023.

Rural hospitals present unique dynamics governed by their smaller, close-knit teams, limited resources, and the imperative to address specific community needs. In such a setting, the role of a...

Strategies for Effective KPI Management: Tips for Healthcare Administrators

Written on August 14, 2023.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are playing a critical role in leading developments and advancements in healthcare, more notably in rural hospital management. For administrators, KPIs serve...