Pooling Resources
In the Sunday, November 23, 2008, New York Times, in the Connecticut and The Region section, I was struck by the inadvertent juxtaposition of two articles. The first, in the Town Green column
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Difficulty Of Changing Organizational Processes
In two contexts, I have seen the complexity of changing information technology systems and organizational processes. I focus on this issue because many business and government reforms, such as health care reform, require
The Conflict Between Our Worker vs. Our Consumer Roles
One of the deepest potential conflicts in every society is the conflict between the roles we have as workers versus consumers. As a consumer, we want the best product or service at the
Innovation Processes
Recently, I re-read an interview with Richard Rumelt, a professor of strategy at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management. During the interview, Rumelt contrasted the relatively unproductive result of large company strategic growth
Slowing Down the Practice of Medicine
Last week, I was at a series of meetings in Washington, D.C. talking with members of Congress and their staffs about the recommendations of a coalition of which I am a member
Economic Nationalism
I enjoy reading The Economist because it contains a wealth of insights in every issue. In the February 13-19 issue, which has a cover entitled “The Return of Economic Nationalism,” the Charlemagne column