RWL Newsletter #11
Greetings from Durham and happy Friday! Running a little late today, but it's still Friday, so I haven't missed a week yet! This semester is so exciting because I have lots of guest speakers coming to my management class. We had one of my favorite alumni speak today and you could see how much energy her presence brought to the classroom. There's a bunch more coming this semester. It's one of the exciting aspects of our program here at UNH - great engagement with alumni and the community.
Anyway, for your reading, watching, and listening pleasure this weekend, I suggest to you the following links:
Read
What: from HR Magazine HR in the Age of Disruption by Geri Coleman Tucker https://www.shrm.org/hr-today/news/hr-magazine/0916/Pages/hr-in-the-age-of-disruption.aspx
Why: I'm developing a research stream in talent management, so anything talent management-ish catches my eye these days. I'm into talent management because I really believe getting the right people and treating them well is the essence of organizational leadership. This article has some interesting insights from interesting companies (Airbnb, Etsy, Blue Apron, etc.). I thought it was fun, and a quick read.
Watch
What: Hans Rosling, The Magic Washing Machine
http://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_and_the_magic_washing_machine?language=en?utm_source=tedcomshare&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=tedspread
Why: Rosling is an economist with an interest in epidemiology. This video isn't directly related to healthcare delivery, but it's an easy jump when you think about the social determinants of health - especially education. This is a powerful video I've used in a variety of classes to talk about the importance of economic growth.
Listen
What: Russ Roberts and Robin Hanson, Hanson on Health, from the Econtalk podcast
http://www.econtalk.org/archives/2007/05/hanson_on_healt.html
Why: I had Robin Hanson as a professor for a couple of classes when I was at George Mason and I have followed his blog on and off over the years. He has some very interesting, deep insights around human behavior, to include how we behave around issues of health. I took his health econ class and he made some startling statements that I strongly disagreed with at first, and now have come to think make a great deal of sense, especially the idea that healthcare is not special. Check out this interview with Hanson and let me know what you think.
OK – those are my suggestions for this week. If you find these links interesting, won’t you tell a friend? They can subscribe here:https://tinyletter.com/markbonica
I' d love to hear what you think of these suggestions, and I'd love to get suggestions from you. Feel free to drop me a line by e-mail, or you can tweet to me at @bonicatalent .
Thanks for reading and see you next week!
Mark
Mark J. Bonica, Ph.D., MBA, MS
Assistant Professor
Department of Health Management and Policy
University of New Hampshire
(603) 862-0598
mark.bonica@unh.edu
Health Leader Forge Podcast: http://healthleaderforge.org
Twitter: @bonicatalent
"I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by a conscious endeavor." - Henry David Thoreau