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Paying the Price!
The “Not So Ultimate” Sacrifices Needed to Protect Democracy & Freedom

by Michael Wagner | Sep 4, 2019 | Democracy, Leadership |

Freedom is NOT Free! We have heard these sobering words of warning countless times. Usually in conjunction with memories of battles that were fought to preserve our freedoms and our democracy from enemies and tyrants far beyond our borders. Usually intended to remind...

Of Fortitude and Failure
An Analysis of Leadership in the Shadow of Murder Indictments at Mt. Carmel Health in Ohio

by Michael Wagner | Jul 15, 2019 | Healthcare, Leadership | 2 comments

Let’s set the stage for a discussion of leadership… As reported by The New York Times on June 5th… In one of the largest murder cases in Ohio’s history, a doctor was charged on Wednesday with killing 25 people over four years by prescribing fatal doses of fentanyl, a...

Healing Healthcare
Advancing a Healthy Debate About Fixing Healthcare...Once and For All

by Michael Wagner | Jul 29, 2017 | Healthcare, Leadership | 1 comment

I.  An Endless Debate Providing low cost, high quality, readily accessible healthcare is a classic “wicked problem” – a complex challenge that never seems to go away and never seems to get fixed. Despite decades of debate, countless experiments, and nearly constant...

PIVOT Politics
Overcoming Public Discontent with Our “Political Status Quo”

by Michael Wagner | Jun 15, 2017 | Democracy, Leadership |

I.  INTRODUCTION We need to permanently shift how we play politics. We need to rethink how we engage, debate, and work with our political foes.  We need to modify how we use power and authority.  We need to embrace a different approach for interacting with one another...

Political Smoke Without Fire
Why the REPEAL & REPLACE Legislation Will Fail

by Michael Wagner | May 4, 2017 | Healthcare, Leadership |

I normally get asked about legislation that impacts health care.  And normally, I would like to offer more carefully written commentary that what follows in this post!  However, Congress is moving at break-neck speed to pass “Repeal and Replace”...

The Argument for Leadership
Analyzing the United Airlines "Dragging Debacle" for Leadership Lessons

by Michael Wagner | Apr 13, 2017 | Uncategorized, Leadership |

The story is well reported – on April 9th, a United Airlines passenger was drug off an airplane by security officers after he refused to get off the plane.  Social media, news outlets, and coffee shops across the world are talking about the now infamous “fight club”...
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