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Season 7 Episode 18: How an Entrepreneurial Operating System Produces Greater Outcomes // Doug Hall, Resources for CEOs

BCW Institute

I decided in early 2017, five years ago, I went and got certified” (08:45). Missing goals, falling behind on goals, lack of accountability, toxic person or wrong person on the bus, key hires that have gone wrong, founders putting in more hours and not freeing themselves up (11:33). ” (07:17). Additional Resources.

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Independent Work May Be Inevitable

Harvard Business Review

This number is expected to increase to 23 million by 2017, based on a 6.3% And that could easily swell to over 30+ million in the next decade as large and small corporations, as well as the government, continue to migrate to contingent labor , and account for 50% of the workforce, up from 35-40% currently.

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Oil’s Boom-and-Bust Cycle May Be Over. Here’s Why

Harvard Business Review

That deal sent the price of Brent crude oil to above $70 a barrel in January, after the industry that had suffered through $54 per barrel oil on average in 2017. In fact, 2018 may mark the first year shale producers will be able to fund future expansions of drilling programs through their own cash flow.

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What GE’s Board Could Have Done Differently

Harvard Business Review

During Jeff Immelt’s tenure as CEO of General Electric, from 2001 until 2017, the company’s stock price fell by over 30%, a decline of roughly $150 billion in shareholder value. Fortunately, in December of 2017 GE’s board downsized from 18 members to 12. The Board Had No Finance Committee.

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Hospital Budget Systems Are Holding Back Innovation

Harvard Business Review

Nearly 800 digital health startups were funded in 2017, an all-time high. Each of these departments has its own cost budget for which it is held accountable. The IPU/service line should become accountable for the outcomes and total costs when treating patients for that condition. Gillian Blease/Getty Images. health care system.

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How U.S. Hospitals and Health Systems Can Reverse Their Sliding Financial Performance

Harvard Business Review

MD Anderson Cancer Center lost $266 million on operations in FY 2016 and another $170 million in the first months of FY 2017. The main cause of the operating losses, however, has been organizations’ lack of discipline in managing the size of their workforces, which account for roughly half of all hospital expenses.

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Do Lawyers Make Better CEOs Than MBAs?

Harvard Business Review

A nearly $150 million settlement is pending for the fake-account scandal that roiled the bank last year, and a new scandal has emerged: Recently it has been alleged that thousands of customers were signed up for insurance without their knowledge. Lawyers were much less aggressive in accrual accounting relative to industry levels.