Category Archives: MGR

MGR: Negotiating Your Way Through Life

Submitted by Ben Paret, Program Coordinator – GI/Nutrition Negotiation is an art form we all wish to be good at. Whether negotiating what restaurant to go to, splitting up tasks within a project, or requesting an increased salary, negotiation is … Continue reading

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MGR: What Makes For a Safe Healthcare Institution?

Submitted by Frederique Verly, Lead Quality Improvement Data Coordinator, PPSQ In celebration of Patient Safety Awareness Week, the Program for Patient Safety and Quality and Management Grand Rounds put together the following panel of four incredible healthcare leaders to discuss: … Continue reading

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MGR: A Scientific Approach to Building High-Performing Workplace Cultures, with Lindsay McGregor

Submitted by Katherine Tran, Research Study Assistant, Primary Care at Longwood “Culture” was declared by Merriam-Webster as the Word of the Year for 2014. This, to some degree, means everyone was talking about culture then. But culture has transcended mere … Continue reading

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MGR: Are Humans Underrated in Medicine? Geoff Colvin, Best Selling Author & Senior Editor-at-Large, Fortune Magazine

Submitted by Nolan Patel – CHPCC What is our value as humans in a society where rapidly evolving technology replaces our roles in the workplace? Fortune Magazine Senior Editor and author of “Talent is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers … Continue reading

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MGR: High Reliability, From the Hudson to Longwood with Captain “Sully” Sullenberger

Submitted by:Michelle Higginson, MBA, Senior Marketing Communications Specialist On Wednesday, November 11th, Boston Children’s staff was treated to a Management Grand Rounds featuring guest speaker Captain “Sully” Sullenberger. Captain Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger, III is best known for his role … Continue reading

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MGR: Creating Revolutionary Healthcare Teams: Balancing Introverts, Ambiverts and Extroverts (Andy Johnson)

It Takes Both Andy Johnson, of Price Associates, spoke with passion on Wednesday, October 7th at Management Grand Rounds about the “Introvert Revolution”. He began his presentation by referencing a time in history near and dear to every Bostonian’s heart: … Continue reading

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MGR: Changing the Way We Care (Kevin McGeachy, Sven Gierlinger)

I recently had the opportunity to attend the Management Grand Rounds session with New York’s North Shore LIJ Health System’s Patient Experience. The topic of the discussion was about their journey toward creating an innovative culture to deliver world-class patient … Continue reading

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MGR: How to Overcome Leadership Vertigo to Drive Success (Tanveer Naseer)

Tanveer Naseer, author and Principal and Founder of Tanveer Naseer Leadership, spoke about the concepts in his book, Leadership Vertigo at Management Grand Rounds on September 2, 2015. He opened his talk with the definition of vertigo: a form of … Continue reading

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MGR: A Patient-Centered Strategy for the Competing Marketplace (Dr. Thomas Lee)

Dr. Thomas Lee, the Chief Medical Officer at Press Ganey Associates, Inc. and a practicing physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital discussed the key strategic themes of the health care reform era; suffering, loyalty and transparency. Dr. Lee opened with … Continue reading

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MGR: Built on Values (Ann Rhoades)

On April 30th we were fortunate to have Ann Rhoades as a grand rounds speaker focusing on culture. Ann is credited as a co-founder of JetBlue Airline, was a senior leader at Southwest Airlines and now hones her skills full-time … Continue reading

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