by Shannon Smith | Feb 22, 2021 | Policy, Transformation
Why promoting gender equality is in your self interest. I am reading The Moment of Lift by Melinda Gates about gender equality. Gender inequality continues to be a global issue with women in developing countries just starting the equality journey and women...
by Shannon Smith | Feb 8, 2021 | Transformation
Capitalism is broken. According to Rebecca Henderson, Harvard Professor and author of Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire, “Corporate America has been hollowed out” by the financial industry. Deregulation of the financial industry has contributed to the...
by Shannon Smith | Jan 22, 2021 | Innovation, Transformation
The healthcare industry is evolving for the future of care. Healthcare spending in the US usually tracks with the same ebbs and flows as GDP. That may not be true much longer as the entire industry focuses on bending the cost curve. Many are pointing to the banking...
by Shannon Smith | Jan 4, 2021 | Innovation, Transformation
Four insights to translate your strategic initiatives into operational excellence. Brad Feld shared his experience trying to syncing some of his old technology in a recent Feld Thoughts posts. I felt his pain. I spent part of the holiday on a different...
by Shannon Smith | Dec 14, 2020 | Transformation
The dots are finally connecting to the future of medicine. Pricing and payment is going to be a big topic for healthcare starting in 2021. If you didn’t catch the 60 Minutes interview about the Sutter Health case yet, add it to your to-do list. The main issue is the...
by Shannon Smith | Nov 25, 2020 | Policy, Transformation
Why wiping the slate clean might make sense. I wasn’t planning to write a post this week since it’s the Thanksgiving Holiday. Plus I haven’t quite collected all my thoughts on this issue. Debt is a complex topic with so many related issues and emotions attached to it....