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Leading Organizations That Matter

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 how we finding meaning, purpose, and impact in our work,

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56. Three Questions to Jumpstart Your Turnaround

Leading Organizations That Matter ·

2025/02/25

It's time for a change in your organization... but how do you get started? In this brief episode, I offer some advice on how to begin the process. I refer to my "Four Values" methodology in this episode. Link here.

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55. Capabilities versus Commitment During Times of...

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2025/02/18

Do you and your organization possess the necessary capabilities in order to manage a change agenda? In this brief episode, I suggest an equally important question: does it possess the commitment?

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54. Gina Mazza: The Return of Servant Leadership

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2025/02/11

This week, I speak with leader, consultant, and professor Gina Mazza about a topic that is anything but the new, new thing: Servant Leadership. It's a leadership style and set of values that does, however, seem to be making a comeback. In this episode, Gina I I discuss what servant leadership is and why it's gaining more attention.

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53. Hospice Nurse Penny: Demystifying Death

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2025/02/04

Hospice Nurse Penny is on a mission to demystify death, help all of us to become more comfortable with the dying process, and alleviate something she herself has experienced: death anxiety. Moving from bedside hospice nursing to social media platforms, Nurse Penny uses education, humor, and direct talk to accomplish her mission. In this episode we discuss all of these matters, the hospice industry, and her own personal journey to this point. Link: Hospice Nurse Penny

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52. Bob Griffin: When Bad Things Happen to Good (and...

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2025/01/28

In this week's episode, I speak with Attorney Robert Griffin, a renowned expert on non-profit organizations. Our topic relates to what causes such organizations to go sideways from a legal and governance perspective, the causes of decline and trouble, the marks of good governance, and the many lessons learned from his forty years of policy-making, legal practice, and contributing over 170 cumulative years of service to non-profit boards.This episode is a great resource for leaders and board m...

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51. Deborah Grassman: Recovering From a Loss of Self...

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2025/01/21

“Don’t waste your suffering.” — Deborah GrassmanIn this week’s episode, I speak with the founder of Opus Peace, an organization that was founded based on the important life lessons gained from working with 10,000 dying veterans. Deborah Grassman and I speak on the topics of childhood scripting, unprocessed trauma, personal pain, and peace and healing. This is a powerful topic and I hope you’ll find it to be moving, motivating, provocative, and perhaps even the beginning of a path to peace.Lin...

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50. Dr. Annie Brewster: The Healing Power of Stories

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2025/01/14

Dr. Annie Brewster is a both a physician and a patient and in this week's episode, we explore the incredible (and I dare say surprising) healing power of storytelling. We cover Dr. Brewster's personal experiences and the ensuing work that she and her colleagues have done to empower, inspire, and... to heal. Her work is meaningful and will, I hope, help you to consider your own personal journey as well.We also touch on issues related to physician burnout, the lack of integration within our cur...

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49. David Baiada: That Time Bayada Became a Non-Profit

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2025/01/07

It's not every day that the owner of a multi-billion dollar global for profit entity decides to convert to his company to non-profit status. In what can only be described as a profound "put your money where your mouth is" statement, Bayada Home Health Care did just that. In this week's interview, I discuss this conversion - along with some broader health care industry topics - with company CEO, David Baiada. I hope you find this to be as interesting and inspiring as I did.

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48. Diana Franchitto: The Rise of the For Profit Hospice

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2024/12/17

Profitability is good and essential, but the significant increase in the number of for profit hospice organizations has had an impact and much of that is not so good. In this episode, I speak with Diana Franchitto, President and CEO of HopeHealth, which is a leading non-profit hospice and palliative care organization. We discuss this trend and answer the question: does this matter? Spoiler alert - it does.Additionally, we discuss how to choose the best hospice for your loved one, a decision t...

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47. Dmitri Tcherevik: An Artificial Intelligence Primer

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2024/12/10

Suddenly, AI seems to be everywhere. In this week's episode, I interview renowned expert, Dmitri Tcherevik, an innovator, leader, and educator, to learn more, especially as it pertains to mission driven non-profits. Dmitri helps to explore whether leaders should consider AI to be a great opportunity, a mere curiosity, or even possibly a threat. We discuss implications for students and industry and offer thoughts on how best to stay on top of this emerging and impactful development.One more th...

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46. Simplification and Rational Living

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2024/12/03

I'm sure everyone can think of good "less is more" examples. In this week's episode, I comment on this from the perspective of leading organizations in crisis and/or needing to undertake a significant change agenda. I cite two examples where this was exactly the right path forward.

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45. Woody Hungarter: Preserving the Legacy

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2024/11/26

Woody Hungarter is very uniquely qualified to speak to the daunting task of strengthening and preserving the legacy of historically significant mission driven organizations. He served as CEO of the VNA of Philadelphia, a pioneering 138 year old nonprofit, and now as CEO of Karen Ann Quinlan Hospice, which is a manifestation of the landmark Karen Ann Quinlan case of the 1970s and 1980s. In this episode, Woody discusses the challenges - and some suggested strategies - associated with the task o...

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44. Mergers & Acquisitions for Mission Driven...

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2024/11/19

In this episode, I discuss the mergers and acquisitions of mission driven non-profits with industry expert, Mark Kulik, of The Braff Group. We review the whys and hows for those leaders charged with the mission, impact, and legacy of such organizations as they consider the consolidations taking place within the industry. I am hoping that this will provide an orientation and primer for those who want to learn more about this topic.In the episode, Mark refers to an early podcast episode which i...

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43. Bad News Early is Good News: An Interview with...

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2024/11/12

This week, I speak with long-time colleague, Lisa DiTullio, principal of Project Chalk Talk, about managing change and how best to ensure your own - and your company's - competency and capacity for managing change.Lisa and I were colleagues during the high profile turnaround at Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, an organization that transformed from state supervised receivership to the number one health plan in the United States, an experience that impact both of us greatly.If you are in the midst ...

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42. An Interview with Dr. Andrew Gerber: Behavioral...

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2024/11/05

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, physicians, patients, and... all of us. Consider this to be an excellent primer on the current state of the behavioral health industry.

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41. An Interview with David Storto: The Pros and Cons...

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2024/10/29

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 impact patients, providers, and ultimately… all of us. If you’re interested in getting in touch with David, feel free to send him a message at storto...

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40. Strategic Planning: The Process is the Product

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2024/10/22

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.

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39. The Defining Characteristics of a True Turnaround

Leading Organizations That Matter ·

2024/10/15

"We are in a constant state of turnaround!"Yeah, I don't buy it...

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38. Thinking about Mergers and Acquisitions?

Leading Organizations That Matter ·

2024/10/08

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.

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37. Declared Culture versus Actual Culture

Leading Organizations That Matter ·

2024/10/01

Does the mission, vision, and values statement on the laminated sheets in your conference rooms accurately reflect your organization's culture?

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