Posts by Ross Swan

Toxic environments are taxing. Specially so in the medical profession. Toxicity in the healthcare workplace, unfortunately, occurs far too much. Looking back during my trainee days, one experienced it in the surgical department, then in family medicine. Today as one looks back the realization occurred that this toxicity is a consequence of doctors not being…

It’s a defining point in one’s life. It’s a painful moment that leaves an everlasting impression of the experience felt. It changes who you are as a person after the event. Such an experience brings up questions about purpose.  Understanding the event is a defining moment is where one starts with regards to purpose. The…

Leaders leading under pressure is a much discussed topic currently. With the world under pressure leading through to getting back to some form of construct for business. What’s the key when, as a leader, you’re leading and are under pressure? Inspite of the best plans, things do go wrong. They do so because technology can…

What does trust mean in business? At a foundational emotive level humans react in the same way to the world. So, trust is actually an emotion. Lot of people think of it as a moral or ethics as it gets rationalised in that way. However, as a deciding factor it is an emotion. What this…

What is strategy and does it differ with the size and type of organization? Speaking of strategy, the size and type of an organization does not impact on the strategy it has. The difference is how long it takes to design and implement the strategy. Strategy is the way to get to the vision. It’s…