A weekly podcast covering topics of interest for those who lead, support, or simply care about "organizations that matter". These include mission driven, nonprofit health care and social service organizations that exist in order to improve the lives of those who experience great challenges. Profitability is obviously important... but so too is the recognition of the other forms of value generated in these settings. Podcast topics include organizational culture, leadership challenges, changin ...
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42. An Interview with Dr. Andrew Gerber: Behavioral Health Care - The State of the State
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I am pleased to present an interview with Dr. Andrew Gerber, President of Silver Hill Hospital in New Canaan, Connecticut. Dr. Gerber is a clinician, leader, educator, and widely respected voice on issues pertaining to mental health care. In this interview, we discuss the current behavioral health "crisis" and the various issues impacting hospitals…
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41. An Interview with David Storto: The Pros and Cons of Medicare Advantage
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With appreciation to David Storto, long-time health care industry leader, in this episode we explore the topic of Medicare Advantage. We look at Medicare Advantage from the perspective of taxpayers, enrollees, and health care providers. As we discuss, there are some very important pros and cons to this governmental health care program… ones that im…
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40. Strategic Planning: The Process is the Product
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When the focus of a strategic planning initiative is to develop a "product", then that's an opportunity lost. Here, I suggest another way of thinking about strategic planning.Autor: Rey Spadoni
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39. The Defining Characteristics of a True Turnaround
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"We are in a constant state of turnaround!" Yeah, I don't buy it...Autor: Rey Spadoni
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38. Thinking about Mergers and Acquisitions?
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If you are thinking about developing a merger, acquisition, joint venture, or strategic partnership strategy, I hope you'll find this episode helpful. Here, I outline a systematic four-step process by which successful organizations can proceed.Autor: Rey Spadoni
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37. Declared Culture versus Actual Culture
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Does the mission, vision, and values statement on the laminated sheets in your conference rooms accurately reflect your organization's culture?Autor: Rey Spadoni
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36. The Three Reasons Decisions are Difficult
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Making difficult decisions is the job of leaders. In this week's episode, I describe the three reasons that decisions can be difficult and suggest that understanding this can be helpful to not only making the decision but also to how you communicate it down the line.Autor: Rey Spadoni
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35. What Exactly is a Mission Driven Organization Anyways?
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I use the term "mission driven organization" a lot. And when asked, I'm always happy to define what I mean by that. But... I've learned through the years that my definition is not the one that matters.Autor: Rey Spadoni
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34. What The Beatles and Alec Baldwin Can Teach Us About Management
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I often find interesting (and unexpected) inspiration and lessons from the most unlikely of places. In this week's episode, I draw from the world of art, specifically music-making and film directing.Autor: Rey Spadoni
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All leaders want to be proactive, not reactive. But here's the thing: Just because you want to be proactive, be considered by others to be proactive, and do proactive seeming things, that does not mean that it’s true. In this week's episode, I point out a simple way to frame up a discussion that can help leaders make sure that everyone is on the sa…
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Optimism is a good thing, right? Absolutely! But... and this starts innocently enough... a sincere desire to be (and seem) optimistic can, over time, give way to something that is... not so good.Autor: Rey Spadoni
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You have blind spots. I have blind spots. And they can impact our approach and our success. Remember, blind spots are only problematic when we ignore them.Autor: Rey Spadoni
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30. Make sure you know what your Board really wants. As in… really, really wants.
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I've seen it happen and often to tragic effect. Boards will hire a leader to bring about substantive change... only to find out later that the process of creating that change caused more friction and tension than anticipated. This week's brief episode is a reflection on how best to prevent this sort of unpleasant surprise from happening. Thanks for…
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29. The importance of external feedback
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Some of us kittens look into a mirror and see a mighty lion staring back at us. Some of us lions see little kittens. Honest and clear-headed self evaluation is important... but alas this is a podcast about leading mission driven organizations and I'm no pop psychologist. Nevertheless, I believe that the parallels to leadership are worth thinking ab…
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In my book, Saving Organizations That Matter, I describe the importance of "storytelling the mission", that is, describing the work of an organization and its mission in a compelling and even emotionally stirring manner. In this week's episode, I describe three quick tips for improving your ability to storytell the mission. Thanks for listening. An…
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27. Six Reasons For-Profit Medicine is Bad for Your Health!
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For-profits... non-profits... what's the difference? In this episode, I provide six reasons that the movement toward for-profit health care has had some negative impacts on all of us. I suspect this is going to be a bit controversial but... I've seen what I've seen.Autor: Rey Spadoni
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26. Why mergers and acquisitions FAIL: They were set up to do just that from the very start!
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For many nonprofit organizations, merger and acquisition strategies are viewed as desperation moves, as a proverbial Hail Mary scenario. This is... quite different... from their for profit counterparts who see M&A options as a way of cashing out of the business or as a means to grow and increase shareholder value. In this week's episode, I argue th…
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25. Where does DEI "Belong" When Creating Your Strategic Plan?
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You're preparing your strategic plan and hoping to reflect your organization's top tier priority around DEI and anti-racism... so, you make it one of your named top tier priorities or "strategic pillars". Hm... not so fast. This week's episode offers an alternate approach and, as I state, I have come to believe that this is a best practice.…
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If you are the leader of an organization, what do you see when you "look in the mirror"? In this episode, I discuss that awkward situation when you realize that everyone else sees something different.Autor: Rey Spadoni
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We all have differing levels of tolerance for uncertainty. Organizations are the same. Unfortunately, however, some leadership teams and boards of directors are SO uncomfortable with uncertainty that they will make rash and unhelpful decisions. I discuss this topic today and offer three potential remedies.…
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22. The Three Surprising Ways Strategic Planning Can Help Your Organization
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You don't expect surprises (or at least, pleasant ones) when you conduct a strategic planning exercise. However, in my experience... recent planning projects have resulted in some important and quite helpful "ah ha" moments for boards, leaders, and staff.Autor: Rey Spadoni
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21. Strategic Planning versus Strategic Doing
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Strategic planning is important and I've certainly spent a lot of time talking, writing, and podcasting about that. Today, I address the topic of strategic DOING.Autor: Rey Spadoni
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20. It's Plateau Point and the Donkeys' Butts (when it comes to Strategic Planning)
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Many years ago, my son and I were hiking in the Grand Canyon when we learned a valuable lesson about hiking, life, and for me... years later... strategic planning. I'm serious.Autor: Rey Spadoni
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19. “You Lied to Me": The Perils of M&A
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I recently saw that a former colleague from a company I once led posted on social media that he had fallen victim to an affiliation that was not accurately described to him as it was taking shape. Since I was the one responsible for messaging that affiliation, I took his comment as a blow. And that stung. But... some further reflection has led me t…
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Vision. Every organization should have one and every leader need to be able to articulate his or hers. But not all "visions" are the same. According to Jonathan Swift, “Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others.” So, do you help others see the invisible?Autor: Rey Spadoni
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When I was starting out as a young and relatively low-in-the-chain-of-command employee, I was highly focused on the task at hand. I was clear about my responsibilities and how to be successful and I didn’t worry about a great deal more than that. If someone back then had asked me how the company I was working for was doing financially or what its m…
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16. When Conflict Avoidance IS the Elephant in the Room
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"Conflict avoided is conflict multiplied." Most people don't relish having to make tough decisions but sometimes putting this off can cause more harm downstream. Organizational culture flows from the personality of the key leaders of the organizations, most notably the CEO's. If that CEO is conflict avoidant... then that may prove to be the biggest…
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Negative budget variances? Sounds like a boring and low level topic for a podcast such as this one... but how you handle them: (1) says a lot about you as a leader and (2) has the very real potential to positively transform your organization.Autor: Rey Spadoni
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14. When Legacy Planning is Really Just Cashing Out
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I go on and on about non-profit, mission driven organizations and sometimes receive friendly (usually) comments about how non-profits and for profits are much more alike than not. Sure, ok. But there are some critical ways they're different. Today, I talk about one of them.Autor: Rey Spadoni
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For organizations in trouble and working to launch an improvement initiative, the diagnostic phase is critical. Sometimes, however, that is a very difficult task... partially due to the fact that neglect, conflict avoidance, politics, lack of clarity, or indecision created a mess that is difficult to sort through. I liken this to a "drawer full of …
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Have you heard this expression: "We'll fix it with a reorg..."? Something this is a reasonable and effective strategy. But beware, sometimes it isn't.Autor: Rey Spadoni
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Sometimes you have to walk lightly and sometimes you have to pound the table. This episode is for those times when you find yourself wondering whether it's time to pound the table.Autor: Rey Spadoni
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10. Setting the Future Course Based on Who You Hire
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What are you looking for in a new leadership hire? Do you prioritize and have clear selection criteria, established up front and before you even begin? If not, watch out... you may be making a more impactful decision for your organization than it may seem on the surface.Autor: Rey Spadoni
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8. Making it Personal by Getting Closer
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Bryan Stevenson, in his excellent book, "Just Mercy", describes the advice his grandmother once gave to him. She said: “You can’t understand most of the important things from a distance, Bryan. You have to get close...” And this relates to mission driven organizations how?Autor: Rey Spadoni
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Sacred Cows and Elephants in the Room. Everyone organization has them. But what happens when they diminish success and hamper positive change efforts?Autor: Rey Spadoni
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7. All Change Agents Are Irritating, Right?
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Change is hard. Got it. Being a change agent is difficult. Yup. Bruising people along the way is just par for the course, can't be avoided, and is probably even necessary. Really?Autor: Rey Spadoni
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In this episode, I discuss the perils of an inward focus at the expense of having an outward oriented one. Some organizations (and people) don't benefit from having too much of a heightened sense of self.Autor: Rey Spadoni
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6. When New Leaders Encounter Toxic Cultures
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You get the new job and you are psyched. This is going to be awesome! Until it isn't. This episode is about those situations when new leaders find themselves in a tough spot due to the toxicity of the culture they have just entered.Autor: Rey Spadoni
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Making an interim or transitional leadership hire. Is there a difference? And does that matter?Autor: Rey Spadoni
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Classic scenario: you're at the fork in the road and up one side, it looks smooth and inviting. Up the other, challenging. But, wouldn't you know it, the more difficult side may well be the one for you. This week, I talk about making the harder... but better choice.Autor: Rey Spadoni
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In my book Saving Organizations That Matter, I use a waterfall metaphor to describe the challenges some organizations face as they feel the pull of the current toward danger. I read a brief excerpt this week to describe this imagery and its relevance to leaders of mission driven organizations.Autor: Rey Spadoni
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1. Unprecedented Change and Other Signs of Urgency Fatigue
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All is well. The sky is falling. Let's face it, we all have our tendencies and personality leanings when it comes to change and urgency. In this podcast, I offer a few thoughts on this topic and the leadership implications for organizations.Autor: Rey Spadoni
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Leading Organizations That Matter Trailer
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Introducing Leading Organizations That Matter, a weekly podcast dedicated to everyone who works for, leads, and cares about "organizations that matter". These include mission driven health care, social service, and community-based organizations dedicated to improving the lives of those who are vulnerable and face great challenge. Leading these type…
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