RWL Newsletter #17

Greetings from the University of New Hampshire! The President will be on campus tomorrow stumping for Hillary, so apparently traffic might be a bit crazy. So glad I can walk to work. I just came back from the annual meeting of the Northern New England Association of Healthcare Executives, the local chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives. Great two days in Stowe, VT talking with executives about what they are working on and worrying about. Lots of good stuff to bring back to my students!

... and I almost forgot to get this letter out this week! But here it is - for your perusal, three interesting tidbits for healthcare leaders.

Read

What: from the Atlantic, The Cognitive Benefits of Being a Man-Child

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2016/11/metaplasticity/506390/​

Why: I have been pretty disparaging about boomerang kids. I was officially on active duty with the Army the week before I turned 22, so I tend not to have a lot of sympathy for this cultural phenomenon that adolescence extends officially to 26 (thanks to the PPACA), but maybe we're on to something. Maybe 20-somethings that mooch off their parents for an extra five or six years will be better leaders: "Last to develop are the circuits that deal with navigating other people’s needs and emotions, pushing past failure without losing determination, and connecting immediate actions to long-term consequences. With a longer adolescence, some people have an extra chance to strengthen these human capacities." See, clearly I didn't develop my sensitivity to other people's needs and emotions. Read the rest, and tell me what you think! (Please read my comments here with a little nudge and wink. A little one.)


Watch

What: The First Follower, by Derek Sivers

https://youtu.be/fW8amMCVAJQ

Why: "The first follower is an underappreciated form of leadership." That is the essential truth of this short video. I use this all the time when I talk about leadership. Very often people think leaders are the ones who come up with the brilliant ideas, but really great leaders tap into the creativity of their teams, and nurture their teams. Check it out and tell me what you think!


Listen

What: Health Leader Forge interview with Patrick Jordan, COO of Lahey Hospital and Medical Center

http://healthleaderforge.blogspot.com/2016/11/patrick-jordan-coo-lahey-hospital-and.html

Why: My latest HLF interview - I had a lot of fun talking with Patrick. We connected right away as two former Army guys - Patrick tells about his time in 82nd Airborne - so that was a walk down memory lane. We then talk about how he made the transition from one of the world's finest combat units to one of the world's finest hospitals - Massachusetts General, and we go from there. Patrick has a great story and he tells it with candor. I really enjoyed the interview and I think you will too.
That's it for this week! Have a great weekend! 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