Lessons from Global Health Development: Insights from Four Change Models
This is Part 3B of this three-part series. Part 3A briefly reviewed four change methods. This Part 3B compares them to elicit insights. Motivational Interviewing, Kotter’s 8-Step Model, Baldrige Communities of Excellence, and SEED-SCALE, reviewed in Part 3A, were...
Lessons from Global Health Development: Harnessing Methods of Change
This is Part 3A of this three-part series. Read part 2. This Part 3A briefly reviews four change methods and Part 3B will compare them “I have no idea how to change anyone. But I carry around a long list of people in case I ever figure out how.” – Anonymous...
Lessons from Global Health Development: Relief vs Development
This is Part 2 of a three-part series Read Part 1. “Help! I need somebody! Help! Not just anybody. Help!” – The Beatles When a cry for help begs a response, how do we assure that productive help, not just good intention, actually happens? When faced with failure, what...
Lessons from Global Health Development: Sustainable Change Contrarian
Part 1 of a three-part series “We cannot solve our problems with the same level of thinking that created them.” ― Albert Einstein In the U.S., some refer to healthcare system change as an oxymoron. It is complicated. It is hard. And while progress has been made, we...About Author
Rob Thames
VERSATILE SERVANT LEADER WHO EXCELS IN SYSTEM INTEGRATION TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE IN COMPLEX, INNOVATIVE HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS
Servant leader and change agent who excels in system integration to drive high-performance and culture of ownership in complex, innovative healthcare organizations. Well-respected for progressive, stakeholder partnering to integrate systems and accelerate margin and Quadruple Aim performance. Strategic thinker and doer who turns strategy into reality with repeated success in delivering financial and operational efficiencies, executing clinical strategy into operation, and driving revenue growth in not-for-profit and for-profit healthcare organizations.
Collaborative leader who is passionate about leading, motivating, and inspiring teams to achieve world-class performance. Areas of strength and expertise include: Strategic Execution, Transformation & Growth | Care System Integration | Physician Partnerships | Performance Acceleration for Results | Value-Based Care | Population Health & Accountable Care | Continuous Improvement & Clinical Practice Development | Cultural Transformation | Consulting