Centers & Institutes

Leadership Tools that Work in Times of Rapid Change

Kent Bottles, M.D.

On Thursday, June 18, the University of St. Thomas was proud to host Dr. Kent Bottles, president of the Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI).  His presentation was part of the Quarterly Lecture Series of the American College of Healthcare Executives MN Chapter, in partnership with the Center for Health and Medical Affairs at the University of St. Thomas.  Dr. Bottles spoke to a crowd of over 100 on “Leadership Tools that Work in Times of Rapid Change.” 

According to Dr. Bottles, leaders do four things:  They establish a vision that can inspire others; they translate the vision into strategies and tactics; they make the assignments to the right people; and they hold the assigned people accountable.  His talk focused only on the first: establishing a vision that can inspire others, utilizing an environmental assessment of opportunities, risks, and challenges.  Specifically, he spoke to three key issues that leaders will need to know how to interpret and respond to during this period of rapid change:

• Election of Barack Obama as President
• Health 2.0
•“Disruptive Innovation,” as described by Clayton Christensen in The Innovator’s Prescription

Dr. Bottles provided an extensive number of resources to further explore each of the issues discussed.

Summary

Event summary and resource links (PDF)

Presentation Slides

Leadership Tools that Work in Times of Rapid Change (PDF)

Video

Part 1
Leadership and the election of Barack Obama

Part 2
Health 2.0

Part 3
Disruptive innovation