34A Exchange Street PO Box 422, Portland, ME 04112-0422 tel: 207-773-3254 fax: 207-772-5954 icl@civicleadership.org   Advanced Search HLD II Class HLD II Practicum Projects & Team Members LINK Health Content Faculty (click name for CV) Wendy Wolf, MD, MPH Ed Miller, MPH Dora Mills, MD, MPH Lisa Letourneau, MD, MPH Ted Rooney, RN Lisa Sockabasin, RN Pre-session Readings September Session Health Content “My Right Knee” by Don Berwick LINK Don Berwick talks directly about health leadership, but also about the empathy required in leadership in general, and understanding that everyone has a set of values and requests that drive them to act in a certain way.  He challenges us to ask about and listen for the requests made by others of us as leaders. Leadership on the Line, Chapter 1, by Ron Heifetz and Marty Linsky LINK This chapter sets the stage for us to discuss the notion of adaptive change versus technical change, and the challenges for leaders committing to lead compelling, adaptive change where the outcome is not clear at the onset. The Collaboration Primer, Gretchen Williams Torres MPP and Frances Margolis, MA. LINK Written for the health and healthcare world, this primer offers a broad explanation of levels of collaborative work and simple ways to get started, a useful extension of the skills and tools you'll learn during the November and December sessions.  Note the model on page 3, which we'll use during the course. October Session "Random Ruminations of a Reflective Recipient," Bud Higgins, 2006 ICL Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient Once you've moved past the initial ground setting for receiving his award, Bud Higgins tells three stories that are touchstones for his leadership.  As we head into Outward Bound, keep in mind his advice in the closing comments. LINK November Session Health Content Network Power for Philanthropy (in Tab 4 of your participant manual, in the Appendix) Networks are emerging as an essential way of working, given how changeable our work landscape is these days.  This is a very useful primer on understanding and establishing networks. Case Study for Collaborative Change -- Cherish Every Child (in Tab 4 of your participant manual, in the Appendix) We’ll use this case study to understand how the collaborative tools can be used in a complex collaborative process. Why We Need New Ways of Thinking LINK The three criteria for any approach to future action include being systematic, participative, and emergent.  How do we understand these approaches in action?  What do the latest thinkers say about how we should be approaching the global issues that we face today and into the future? Public Health Work Group Participants LINK Public Health Work Group Report LINK December Session Health Content The December HLD Session will feature a Health Content Cornerstone Dialog on the Sustainability of Primary Care. The Dialog will be led by Dr. Lisa Letourneau, the head of Quality Counts. This Dialog has been designed to support the HLD Practicum projects on this same topic.  Here are advance readings: HanleyForumReport_2008 Aug1508.pdf MedicalNeighborhood_NEJM_Sept08_ Fisher.pdf MEPCMHPilotFAQ_10-17-08.pdf Starfield_PrimaryCare.pdf Summary_MEPCMHPilot_10-17-08.pdf January Session February Session March Session Optional Readings LINK