A magic show is about misdirection: that which is seen and that which isn’t seen.

In the U.S., it seems that lots of people expect a tip, from the person who simply hands you your coffee at Starbucks to, I’d expect, hospital administrators (but only at for-profit facilities). Okay, just kidding, but you get the idea.

Anita Roddick, the late founder of the highly successful natural cosmetics chain, The Body Shop, which she sold to the cosmetic giant L'Oréal for $1.1 billion, was a tremendously driven entrepreneur and an extreme social and political activist.

If you were going to sell your house, you’d make sure that it’s put into decent or even prime shape before listing it, right?

Let other physicians worry about surviving the down economy:  Take these steps now in order to thrive.

Let other physicians worry about surviving the down economy:  Take these steps now in order to thrive.

I see a tremendous amount of tension, especially when it comes to the relationship between administration and hospital based groups.

In many medical specialties, both hospital and office based, national groups have become significant competitors.

Did you think the goal of negotiation is to be liked? Try galvanizing respect.

Let’s say you are the leader of a medical group. It could be a small group of a handful of physicians. Or, you could be the President and CEO of a 600 or 6,000 provider group. It does not make any difference.