In economic and ecological terms, the “tragedy of the commons” describes a situation in which those participating in a shared or common benefit abuse the privilege.
Tag: planning
Are You Playing to Win or Just Playing Not to Lose? – Medical Group Minute
Does your medical group have a strategy to succeed, or are you simply hoping not to fail?
Are You Blinded by Success? – Podcast
Just because you don’t see risk to your future on the horizon doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist.
Does Your Medical Group Suffer From This Common Tragedy?
Just as the traditional British commons suffered from overuse and under-care, so, too, does a medical group’s fate suffer from the failure of its members to devote the proper care to its longer-term future.
How Medical Groups Get Mired Fighting the Last War
It’s no longer business as usual. It is business as unusual. And that requires a new way of thinking.
Why You Shouldn’t Waste Your Money Holding a “Strategic Planning” Retreat
Determining strategy has nothing to do with planning. Planning is a process of projecting from the present, while strategy is the opposite: it’s selecting a desired future from among alternatives, which future is then harnessed to pull you toward it.
It’s Never the Right Time, So It’s Always the Right Time
Medical group leaders are busy focusing on day to day activities: Most are deeply involved in direct patient care. Some, yes, some, also devote some time to working on their business.
Are You Blinded by Success?
What many successful businesses fail to do, blinded by riding high on today’s success, was expand their business
JetBlue-ing up Your Practice – Medical Group Minute
What is your back up plan in the event that your preventive action fails?
Tying Your Medical Group’s Future to a Rock – Podcast
What if that one hospital your group has tied its future to pulls you to the bottom?