I saw this headline the other day: “U.S. Soldiers Get Just Four Hours of Ebola Training“ The phrase “just four hours” implies that it wasn’t enough. How do we know? Maybe four hours of training, done properly, is all that’s…
I wrote about Ebola earlier this week and have been following the news closely. It’s a fascinating story on many levels, including many leadership failures. I wrote a piece for LinkedIn, written for a general public audience: A Lack of…
Note: Scroll down to see comments for additional links, articles, videos and discussion. As I’ve written about (here and here) poor systems, a lack of protocols, and not adhering to protocols and standard practices are almost always “system problems.” A…
Yesterday, Thomas Eric Duncan, the first person diagnosed with Ebola in the U.S. died in a Dallas hospital. As I’ve been following this story, I keep thinking about bad systems and bad processes. Sometimes, there’s a lack of planning and…
Today’s post is a link to my article written for the LinkedIn “Influencers” series: Why Every Patient Deserves the Care & Caution that Surrounds the American Ebola Patients Please post a comment here or on LinkedIn (there’s likely to be…
