Pet Rock or HVASF?
Pet Rocks In 1975 advertising executive Gary Dahl invented pet rocks. The rocks came from Rosarito beach in Mexico and cost about a...
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HVASF Affirmations
- Dec 24, 2019
- 4 min
Talking Fridge -vs- The Basics
I got my weekly email from Home Depot the other day and they were featuring appliances. I had to look closely at the picture because it...
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HVASF Affirmations
- Dec 9, 2019
- 3 min
A cynical look at Amazons “Top 5” health recommendations – and one alternative.
you will likely get more dates (if you are looking), make you a better spouse (you had better not be looking)
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HVASF Affirmations
- Dec 5, 2019
- 4 min
The daily Vitamin for your mind
My wife of 34 years takes an “over 50” one a day vitamin. Because I am funny that way, I calculated out that this costs us about 6.6...
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HVASF Affirmations
- May 27, 2019
- 3 min
B Corporations get an A+
April 2019 issue of Fast Company there was a fascinating article on the clothing company “Everlane”. I laud their commitment to eliminate...
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HVASF Affirmations
- Jan 27, 2014
- 3 min
Metrics
When I graduated from high school my first job was a sales position with Cutco knives. I did not last long as a knife salesperson, but I...
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HVASF Affirmations
- Jan 14, 2014
- 2 min
Leadership – A few thoughts
It is perhaps paradoxical that as I am writing this blog about leadership I am at the same time reading a book about execution. That is...
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HVASF Affirmations
- Jan 11, 2014
- 3 min
10 Simple Paths To Resilience
Resilience is defined as the ability to recover quickly from difficulties. A more scientific definition might be the ability to adapt...
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HVASF Affirmations
- Jan 2, 2014
- 5 min
Strategic Recruitment and Retention
The purpose of this paper is to respectfully challenge you into thinking strategically about why and how you recruit and retain...
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HVASF Affirmations
- Dec 18, 2013
- 4 min
Self Directed Work Teams in Primary Care
In the early 20th century Frederick Taylor set out the principles of efficient work made famous on the Ford Motor Company production...
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HVASF Affirmations
- Dec 14, 2013
- 2 min
Value in Primary Health Care
There was a very interesting article in the November 2013 issue of “Health Affairs” by Scott A. Shipman and Christine A. Sinsky M.D....
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HVASF Affirmations
- Dec 9, 2013
- 3 min
Profitless Health Care (PHC)
Titles are supposed to be catchy, if you are reading this I probably succeeded in that regard. Given the nuance of meaning, PHC could...
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HVASF Affirmations
- Dec 5, 2013
- 4 min
Healthcare Executives as Gardeners
Back in 1999 I wrote an article for the Washington Chapter of HFMA newsletter. It was published, and actually won the article of the...
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