Author Archives: hjluks

A leader generates his or her own opportunities. Leaders don’t whine and complain about the lack of opportunities to develop their careers. They CREATE opportunities – regardless of their current situation, regardless of their current boss, regardless of obstacles that … Continue reading →

The Shirky Principle “Institutions will try to preserve the problem to which they are the solution.” — Clay Shirky I think this observation is brilliant. It reminds me of the clarity of the Peter Principle, which says that a person … Continue reading →

Fearing that health insurance premiums may shoot up in the next few years, Senate Democrats laid a foundation on Tuesday for federal regulation of rates, four weeks after President Obama signed a law intended to rein in soaring health costs. … Continue reading →

When ecosystems change and inflexible institutions collapse, their members disperse, abandoning old beliefs, trying new things, making their living in different ways than they used to. It’s easy to see the ways in which collapse to simplicity wrecks the glories … Continue reading →

He argues that doctors, researchers, drug makers and regulators should pay more attention to patients’ firsthand reports of their symptoms while they take medicines, because their information could help to guide treatment and research, and uncover safety problems. via nytimes.com … Continue reading →

Found in a bar ??? My guess is there is one less Apple employee today. That said, phone looks cool. But I still think Google could seriously push back at Apple if developers refuse to design for their platform… we’ll … Continue reading →

Interesting survey… I was surprised that the respondents didn’t trust PHRs marketed by third party tech companies. #getupandmove #speakflower #flower http://amplify.com/u/4ssh

Social commerce continues to attract VC $. http://amplify.com/u/4srm

How can the public or physicians for that matter be responsible for deciphering or understanding the complexities implicit in the reform package? It’s 2500+ pgs of legal jargon. I tried to read it but had to stop. Our *elected* officials … Continue reading →