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    Archives for: November 2008

    Managment Lessons from Mayo: Act Small

    November 13th, 2008

    by Tony Chen

    One of the key perspectives I've learning about as I read through Management Lessons from Mayo Clinic is to "act like a small organization even when you're a large one."

    This is quite a task, given how huge Mayo is as a clinic. Think about how impersonal the service could be, how thick their policy book could be, how much bureaucracy there could be. So why doesn't it feel like a mammoth clinic to patients? It is because they allow, and in fact empower, everyone to relate to patients personally, respecting each one's individuality and uniqueness.

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