Scenario Imagine that you manage a department in a health care organization of your choosing. The organization recently merged with another, layoffs occurred, and departments are now being consolidated. Your department now has employees whose ages span four generations, three different...

An ever active discourse regarding the differences in learning outcomes in private and public school endures. Most academicians draw attention to two fundamental questions: Do private schools result in better academic outcomes than public schools. If private schools outdo public schools...

Research has demonstrated that humans are susceptible to bias and are generally overconfident in their opinions, impressions, and judgments. Two common biases that plague decision-making are anchoring and overconfidence biases. Overconfidence bias is characterized by a tendency to be over-optimistic about...

Many people agree that podcasting is the right tool for freeing listeners from the shackles of schedules and monotony that are normally the order of the day. They also agree that it is a perfect way of reaching out to an...

Poor Leadership and Governance Leadership and governance of health systems are one of the most complex yet crucial building blocks of any health system. The latter encompasses the government’s role in the health sector as well as other relevant stakeholders who...

Social psychology seeks to understand how people think, feel, relate, and influence one another. This sort of influence can be either actual, imagined, or implied, which further means that individuals are predisposed to social influence even when other people are not...

Introduction             Scientists estimate that at least half of the world’s population is bilingual. This makes bilingualism a norm instead of an exception. Although bilingualism is less common in the United States than the entire world in general, about a quarter...

Business man, open speaker, and writer Seth Godin communicates his convictions about how the modern generation has bargained the industrialized tutoring framework because of the internet and “the association economy” in his manifesto “Stop Stealing Dreams.” His main thesis is that...

One of the major concerns that currently impede the achievement of quality healthcare in the 21st century is the resistance to change. Although scholars have identified a range of problems and barriers to attainment of excellence in care, literature shows that...

In today’s business world, characterized by dynamism and vigorous competition, enterprises must seek ways to secure a competitive edge. An organization can establish and maintain a competitive advantage by creating a culture of innovation and organization. Relatedly, this report explores how...