Health reform legislation has been signed into law but a new uncertainty awaits those operating healthcare businesses. Hundreds of new regulations are being written, different parts of the reform are being challenged in court, the public sentiment runs deep against provisions of reform. Control of Congress is divided, 35 states have new governors, deficit pressures loom. . . what will happen now?
Rich McKeown, former Chief of Staff at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, EPA Administration and Utah’s Office of the Governor, not only has an unparalleled perspective, but audiences routinely comment on his masterful ability to effectively explain complex concepts in an entertaining manner.
Those who operate hospitals, clinics, pharmaceuticals, medical devices or services companies will find his views on new provider networks, accountable care organizations and the impact of insurance exchanges as having particular impact on their thinking.
Using stories, metaphors and examples, McKeown personalizes significant shifts in the health marketplace and provides participants with a list of strategic questions they should be asking themselves. Audiences leave with a new sense of optimism and insight to help them navigate the uncertainty ahead.
The formula for success is undergoing a sea change. In our increasingly interconnected world, the biggest or best-managed organizations don’t always win. Instead, it’s the best-networked groups that triumph—that move faster and more innovatively than stand-alone competitors toward ambitious objectives. Individual excellence is being replaced by collaborative excellence.
Unfortunately, few know how to collaborate in a high performance way. Typically, collaboration is viewed as simply having a cooperative attitude. In the world of low-level tasks, this perspective is fine. However, if the stakes are high, the partners are diverse and success requires a network among unnatural collaborators, a more sophisticated approach is required.
A savvy negotiator and skilled consensus-builder, McKeown will inspire and teach audiences to build and join high performance collaborative enterprises he terms “Value Nets.” This engaging, invaluable discussion centers on the elements required in constructing productive Value Nets and how to create, use and leverage them for business and personal success.
Managing a complex organization is a challenge, but with the right tools and approach, it can be met with success. The result is not only a more productive and efficient workforce but increased customer satisfaction and opportunities for further growth and profit.
Drawing from his unique experience in the private and public sector, McKeown identifies the key properties of successful complex organizations – their structure, dynamics, information flows, and relationships – and the essential roles of leadership in responding to the rapidly changing complex world. McKeown explains and illustrates innovative strategies, tools and tactics that will enable managers to design effective policies and programs to improve the performance of their organizations and thrive in today's economy.
Participants will leave prepared to pay attention to new information, ask new questions, and make better decisions – to identify the right time to stay the course and when to adapt quickly to dynamic situations. They will also learn new ways to effectively foster teamwork, a disciplined approach to task completion, dedication to quality and, ultimately, success in the management of short- and long-term initiatives and projects. Essential for key decision makers and those who advise them – executives, senior management, public administrators, management consultants, organizational development professionals and business educators, McKeown presents a cutting-edge perspective on managing organizations as they are: human and complex.
McKeown provides audiences a holistic approach to addressing modern day food safety and food defense challenges. Regardless of where organizations operate in the food supply chain, they are vulnerable to factors that are difficult to, and often beyond, control. Recent outbreaks and recalls have illustrated the fragility and vulnerability of brands and even entire businesses. McKeown urges organizations to recognize that as times have changed, so must the food and related industries if they are to stay ahead and alive. McKeown effectively addresses food safety and food defense problems wherever they may exist in the supply process.
