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September/October 2025

Physician engagement fosters trust, collaboration, and communication among healthcare stakeholders, enhancing patient care, cost efficiency, and system transformation.

October 5, 2025

Drawing on extensive research and experience advising organizations from the U.S. Army to Microsoft, the authors outline five conversations every leader should have with their teams to build a more consistent and effective communication culture.

September/October 2025

The U.S. healthcare industry is expanding specialized ambulatory facilities, emphasizing physician leaders' active involvement from vision to completion.

October 2, 2025

Even Gen AI–savvy teams often overlook the opportunity to use AI in collaborative settings defaulting to pre-AI habits. But when Gen AI is embedded intentionally in meetings it can elevate group thinking, sharpen decisions, and unlock deeper alignmen...

September 29, 2025

When a big decision must be made by multiple constituencies with different goals, it can often fall victim to challenges from drawn-out processes to data overload. But AI is helping.

September/October 2025

Coaching boosts well-being, performance, and leadership, with physician coaching reducing burnout, enhancing resilience, and improving healthcare outcomes.

September/October 2025

AI-driven ambient listening technology in healthcare offers promising benefits like reducing physician burnout and improving patient care, its adoption must be approached with caution to address critical concerns about privacy, data security, and eth...

September 10, 2025

Communication “leak points”—specific transition moments where critical meaning evaporates—require systematic intervention. There are three leak points that are most common in organizational messaging.

September 4, 2025

This article presents a framework to help leaders at global firms understand China’s unique gen AI architecture. The authors contend that we’re entering an era when no single gen AI stack or tool will dominate. Rather, companies will need to strategi...

August 18, 2025

When stepping into a new leadership role, giving feedback can feel risky—but delaying it can be just as costly. Thoughtful, well-timed feedback can build credibility, strengthen relationships, and set the foundation for a culture of trust and account...

A healthcare practice needs targeted website traffic to attract patients. Effective strategies include SEO, content marketing, and social media. Expertise in healthcare-specific sites is essential.

August 12, 2025

Demographic change isn’t coming—it’s here, and it’s reshaping labor markets, consumer behavior, and economic growth. Businesses that cling to youth-centric product and talent strategies alone risk missing out on one of the greatest growth opportuniti...

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