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I got my love of music from my parents, especially my mother.  I grew up listening to good music in my parents' bedroom, where the turntable was.  

There were more albums than I can remember stacked up in there, but they enjoyed the kind of simple good music that still holds up ...

It's a generational thing.

Sometimes the truth sounds like an excuse and this is one of those times.

We have a generation of young professionals -- let's say between 22 and 35 -- who stare into their smart phones all day long.  They do it at their desks, at meetings, at lunch...

Back in the summer of 1995, my wife was pregnant with our older son.  For reasons that are both unexplainable and laughably stupid, I offered to take a dog home when I overheard a woman in my office bragging about mistreating the dog.  Something about speaking up about n...

I like grilled hot dogs.  If they're burned a little and on an outdoor charcoal grill, I can pound 2 of them while I'm deciding what to do next.  I like them with some burn on them, on a fresh bun, with mustard.  My point is that I like grilled hot dogs.

However I don't wan...

Today we salute our friend David Jacobs, who is battling stage 4 cancer that has metastasized in his head and neck.

David holds great experience in healthcare IT, having worked for an array of hospitals in project management and analyst roles.  If it involves technol...

Today we're featuring an interview with Robert Middlebrooks, a certified program and project manager with over 25 years of experience leading technology efforts.  He holds both his PGmP and PMI certifications and is currently leading the technical implementation of the Care ...

We're experiencing flashbacks to the 70's here as we wind down March 2013.  It has not been a case of in like a lion and out like a lamb with the weather.  More like a lion-hearted month.

So in praise of songs that were on the radio in the 70's, here's our list of songs to remin...

When we discuss business improvement, it's fashionable to quote the great book "Good to Great" by Jim Collins to talk about how good is the enemy of great.  I believe it to be largely true myself.  Settling for good prevents you from imagining the great, much less attaining it.

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Our parent company, Jackson Healthcare, published the findings of a national survey of hospital executives, which sought to better understand physician practice acquisition activity.  The results are surprising.

Short version:  Primary care physicians are top targets.