Health Leader Forge

03/15/2024

New podcast! I interview Darin Roark, President of Wentworth-Douglass Hospital about his career and leadership.

Today’s guest is Darin Roark, President and Chief Operating Officer of Wentworth-Douglass Hospital in Dover, New Hampshire. Darin has an unusual path, from working in an insurance company to becoming a nurse specialized in emergency medicine and intensive care, to leading large organizations. His ...

01/15/2024

New podcast! I interview Kelly J Barton, President of Maine Behavioral Healthcare, about her career and the challenges of leading a behavioral healthcare organization in today's rapidly changing healthcare environment. Check it out! MaineHealth

Today’s guest is Kelly Barton, President of Maine Behavioral Healthcare, part of the MaineHealth System. Maine Behavioral Healthcare offers a full spectrum of behavioral health care, from community-based counseling and rehabilitation to a dedicated behavioral health hospital.

01/15/2024

New Podcast! I interview Kelly Barton, President of Maine Behavioral Healthcare, part of MaineHealth .

Today’s guest is Kelly Barton, President of Maine Behavioral Healthcare, part of the MaineHealth System. Maine Behavioral Healthcare offers a full spectrum of behavioral health care, from community-based counseling and rehabilitation to a dedicated behavioral health hospital.

12/18/2023

New Podcast! I interview Paul Forte, PhD, the CEO of FedPoint. FedPoint is a long-term care insurance company that supports the Federal Government's benefits program. It's a great conversation about long-term care insurance - something even those of us in the healthcare industry don't think enough about. Plus Paul is a fascinating individual - with a PhD in Renaissance English Literature. Check it out!

Today’s guest is Paul E. Fort, the CEO of FedPoint. FedPoint is a fast-growing provider of benefit administration and technology solutions for large institutional sponsors, with focus on the federal government of the United States and its numerous departments and agencies.

08/09/2023

Linkletter!

RWL #355

07/09/2023

guest posts to my weekly newsletter, answering the question, "what it means to live a worthy life in 2023 CE". Afterwards, I fall down on the floor and contemplate my existence.

Embracing Purpose, Individual Liberty, and Empowering Communities

06/25/2023

Happiness has a shape over the life-course: a U. The nadir is at midlife. This week's newsletter explores some of the reasons and some recommendations on how to get through to the other side from a philosopher and a happiness researcher.

The Shape of Happiness, Part 1

06/18/2023

This week's newsletter - career exploration and preparatory job search as protective measures. Invest in looking for opportunities even when you don't need them to protect yourself from ruin.

Building slack through career exploration

06/13/2023

I am teaching a summer course, HMP 401, US Healthcare Systems. Since it is online, I have recorded all of the lectures and posted them on YouTube. They are open to anyone with an interest. I include a link to the slide deck for each in the description of each video. Feel free to watch or share with anyone who might be interested in the topic. This is a freshman-level gen ed.

06/05/2023

In this week's newsletter I reflect on the importance of building slack into your work and personal life to take advantage of opportunities and survive crises.

or preparing for Fate

05/28/2023

Why we commemorate our fallen warriors and how they are different from time past. Plus a fantastic music video at the end.

Thinking about the evolution of violence through the social orders