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Quicksilver

Read Excerpt: Quicksilver

Dr. Michael O'Brien and veteran journalist Larry Shook reveal the dangerous and all too normal thinking of the leaders who were behind the economic crisis of 2008. They go on to show leaders how they can learn to change their minds "on demand," avoid creating crises, and better handle the problems they encounter every day.


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Profit From Experience

Read Excerpt: Personal Mastery

Dr. Michael O'Brien shares his expertise in cognitive psychology and change management to help us consciously improve our outlooks, habits, and patterns of behavior to increase our personal effectiveness.


The Leading QuestionTM Article Series

The Leading Question™ is a series of articles on key leadership issues facing CEOs and senior executives in rapidly changing environments.


Case Studies

"Beyond the Hierarchy" Download PDF View
"Beyond Best Intentions" View
"Praise from Cincinnati Bell and Convergys" Download PDF View
"Leadership by Resolve" Download PDF View
"Leadership Coaching at Catholic Healthcare Partners — A Case Study" Download PDF View


Articles

"Quicksilver On-boarding: A New Health Care Executive Has No Time to Waste"
HR Pulse Magazine, Summer 2010

"Dynamic On-Boarding: Helping New CEOs 'Hit the Ground Running'"
Trustee Magazine, May 2009

"Failure Begets Blame"
Personal Excellence, September 2009

"Leading Innovation in a Risk-Averse Healthcare Environment"
Healthcare Financial Management Magazine, August 2008

 
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"5 Approaches to Leading Successful Organizational Change"
Healthcare Financial Management Magazine, September 2008

 
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"Rewriting Your Story for Breakthrough Performance"
Healthcare Executive, March/April 2008

"Does Anger Have You or Do You Have It?"
Healthcare Executive, July/August 2007

"Reorganize for Effective Communication"
Healthcare Executive, March/April 2007

"Cool Your Jets"
HealthLeaders Online, September 2006

"Leading Innovation in a Risk Averse Culture"
Healthcare Executive, May/June 2005

"Developing Powerful Conversations: Five Elements for Becoming a Stronger Change Leader"
ASHHRA's HR Pulse, June 2005

"Learn the Art of Dialogue and have Open, Productive Conversations"
Business Courier, February 2003

"Become CEO of your brain in the coming year"
Cincinnati Enquirer, December 1998

"Turn Unproductive and Damaging Conversations into Productive Ones"
Business Courier, February 2002

"Developing Your 'EQ'"
American Management Association, 1996

"Can Everybody Win an Argument?"
The System Thinker, January 2006

"Using Debates to Improve Strategic Decisions"
Healthcare Excecutive, February 2006

"Untangling the Lines"
Healthcare Leaders, January 2006

"A New Executive Curriculum"
The Systems Thinker, April, 2003

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"Learn the Art of Dialogue and have Open, Productive Conversations"
Business Courier, February, 2003

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"Executives Find Peace of Mind."
Cincinnati Enquirer, December 2002

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"A Provocative Proposition"

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"Probing the Executive Mind"
Cincinnati Enquirer, May 2000

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"Executives and the Discipline of Personal Mastery"

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"Personal Mastery and Organizational Change: Leadership from the Inside-Out"

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"Leadership as a Relationship"

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"The Eyes of the Leader"

"Executive Coaching, For a Change"

"Mastering Your Story and Changing Your Script"



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