Coleman Recommended Resources
Coleman Associates loves seeking out resources, stumbling upon thought-provoking videos and learning from others both inside and outside the healthcare industry. We’d love to share our favorites with you.
The Fee-for-Service Monster
Mental health for all by involving all
Integrated behavioral health is something we all talk about. If it’s an area of interest to you then listen to Vikram Patel talk about his work abroad in helping to heal the whole patient.
Clinic Aims To Prevent Health Issues Brought On By Extreme Weather Disasters
Health clinics can suffer disruptions during extreme weather disasters, putting their patients' health at risk. Researchers are researching how clinics can better prepare for such events. Listen to this short podcast to hear more.
No Ego by Cy Wakeman
No Ego by Cy Wakeman. The book No Ego was recommended to me by a health center CEO who told me how it transformed her thinking about her need to make employees happy, employee engagement and drama in the workplace. Having read the book twice this last month, I strongly agree that Cy Wakeman makes some very practical and grounded points about how managers can more effectively manage. This is a fabulous read to challenge age old “management wisdom”.
Reality-Based Leadership Ditch the Drama, Restore Sanity to the Workplace, and Turn Excuses into Results
Reality-Based Leadership Ditch the Drama, Restore Sanity to the Workplace, and Turn Excuses into Results. This is another practical read from Cy Wakeman in which she tackles emotional waste, learned helplessness, playing favorites, and becoming a leader and manager who leads instead of dreading your most frustrating employees and their behaviors.
Monday Morning Leadership by David Cottrell
Monday Morning Leadership by David Cottrell. This book is a must-read for managers at any level. Whether you’re a brand new manager or a seasoned one, Cottrell’s brief practical and direct management lessons are universally relatable. He covers topic such as ownership, time management, hiring and retaining superstars, providing feedback and continuing to grow yourself as a manager. Consider this book #1 if you are new to management.
Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni
Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni. In this practical and relatable fable Lencioni explores how trust, commitment, conflict, accountability and ultimate inattention to results can negatively impact a leadership team. The book has a corresponding workbook. The language in this book provides a starting point and a shared vocabulary for leadership teams to use as they work on their own team dynamics. As Lencioni puts it, our staff want to know that their leadership is working well together toward a common vision and keeping them from having to deal with dysfunctions and politics.
Creative Confidence by Tom Kelley and David Kelley
Creative Confidence by Tom Kelley and David Kelley
“Dave and Tom have written an incredibly insightful book that challenges us all to have the courage to break our of our ruts, innovate and create.” Tim Koogle, Former President and CEO of Yahoo
Death by Meeting by Patrick Lencioni
Death by Meeting by Patrick Lencioni. Another fable turned to insights in this story about how one company took control of their meeting culture, unleashed the spirit of healthy conflict and found ways to define and eliminate needless meetings. Learn how to grow beyond days of slow and painful meetings where topics are revisited and some folks spend countless hours updating their peers in mundane and uninteresting ways. This book can really shake up your organization’s meetings if you are open to testing Lencioni’s proposed structure.
How Did That Happen? by Tom Smith and Roger Connors
How Did That Happen? by Tom Smith and Roger Connors. This book offers an easy-to-understand, methodical process of building accountability in your organization. Have you ever wondered why projects come and go, but success, long-term success, is hard to come by? The authors provide an effective way to drive organizational efforts by being clear about goals and expectations, making sure all have the tools and motivation needed to succeed, and holding everyone (including yourself) accountable for obtaining results. This is a great handbook for any manager wanting to create an culture where accountability is embraced as a positive way to get positive results.