Articles by Dan Beckham

Look at your organization from a variety of perspectives to see where you are headed and where you should go.

Hospitals and health systems interested in meaningful innovation will need to leave their comfort zone and reach out for insights elsewhere.

An organization needs a mission, resolve along with flexibility, openness to change and accountability.

It's foolhardy to assume you can see the future, let alone steer it. But you can ride it.

The Medical University of South Carolina used planning principles to realize its aspirations.

Self-organized groups of workers are the most dedicated and efficient models of productivity.

The chief executive officer's job is to orchestrate a value advantage.

The plan a leader has for an organization relies on stories, meaning and purpose.

A strategy outlines a path to success.

While short-term predictions have some merit, long-term predictions are worse than useless.

Good hospital leaders allow their organizations to take advantage of accidents.

Pursue those mergers and acquisitions that provide the best opportunities to connect caregivers and develop high value networks.

While ACOs may not realize the promised savings for some time, some health care organizations are well on their way to providing real accountable care.

Physician practices and convenience clinics need to shift from cottage industries to efficient retail entities.

A hospital's reputation is its brand, for better or worse.