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Culture and Institutional Reform
Culture is often described as "the way we do things around here." In fact it is more complex. It is also feelings, underlying beliefs, values, history, and assumptions about an organization. Those are rooted in experiences, stories, and behaviour patterns sometimes decades or centuries old. The culture tells people what is and is not okay. Culture is enduring, difficult to develop or reshape.Despite that, fundamental culture change is necessary for the reforms envisaged in Results for Canadians.

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MERX: An Evolution to a Broader Market (MERX Profile)
MERX: An Evolution to a Broader Market (MERX Profile) “Regardless of the moniker, the majority of government initiative elemental roots can be traced back to the New Public Management (NPM) ideology in which efficiency, accountability, decentralisation and marketisation are the main components or drivers (J.E. Lane, Public Sector Reform: Only deregulation, privatization and marketisation, Public Sector Reform, 1997).

Making Lean Part of the Business Strategy
With the best of intentions, many companies fail to secure the desired results for lean manufacturing initiatives. Why? Because the lean initiatives are not part of the overall business strategy.
Return on Investment from Coaching – Measuring Success!
Aligning HR strategy with business strategy is critical, however it is insufficient to make this strategic linkage at concept level and then embark on HR initiatives without a conscious intention to measure the return on investment (ROI) of these initiatives

Weighing in on Health Care Reform
There is no question that health care reform is needed. We have the most expensive system, in total cost and per-capita, in the world. One would expect, twice the results. Yet, we are well behind the rest of the industrialized world in those indices most used to measure the health of a population. The question is what type of reform do we need. The factors leading to our high costs are complex. the factors leading to our lagging in health indices are even more complex. Quick, politically expedient fixes are not what we need. Debate driven and financed by those interest groups with the most to loose by reform is not what we need. Shaping opinion by spreading fear and mis-information is not what we need. We need to take a careful, analytic approach, making use of those experts who study and compare systems around the world.
Prioritize your Strategic Initiatives
Strategic planning is a great way to identify which initiatives can add the most value to your organization. The next step is to prioritize initiatives with a systematic method. Use our downloadable Priority Index Tool to guide you through the prioritization process, and help you drill down on the value added for each proposed initiative.
The Rising Cost of Healthcare…Can Small Business Keep Up?
Three words. Health Care Reform. Combined, they have become a hot topic in recent months. Although the thought of any reform on America’s health care will affect all Americans, a special group of interest is small business. As Capitol Hill struggles to create a bill that will satisfy all, small businesses face a critical turning point in regards to keeping up with healthcare changes.
Healthcare Reform: beyond Quality and Cost Cuts: The Brand
Many organizations are focusing, appropriately so, on cost containment and cost/quality performance measures. These will be the ticket to play in healthcare reform. Others are building Accountable Care Organizaions. All appropriate activities. The Winners in Healthcare Reform are also in the process of establishing meaningful, valuable, recognized Healthcare Brands to appeal to those growing numbers of insured under the reform measures. The time to begin is NOW!
What Will Health Care Reform Cost You?
Even though small businesses (fewer than 50 employees) escaped a health coverage mandate, the historic health care reform package enacted in March 2010 will affect every business in ways large and small. Here is a rundown of some of the administrative and tax costs you're likely to encounter as a result of health care reform; only you will be able to tally the costs to your business.
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Small Business Medical Insurance - Six Health Care Reform Questions, and Answers
Health care reform is back in the headlines as a recent court struck it down as unconstitutional and Congress continues to debate its future. Regardless of the outcome, medical insurance for small business is certainly going to be impacted, one way or another, in the coming months and years. Below are six important questions about health care reform as it relates to small employers.

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