David Joyce MD, MBA

Just to be a Devil’s advocate here I want to throw in this food for thought. There was a large scale “theory Y” experiment in history , The October revolution in the Russian Empire in 1917 ( that is when Soviet Union was created),  because people wanted to make decisions and govern themselves, it worked for 10 -15 years, but then because of fatigu…[Read more]

Thanks Paul, these were all good points, I like what you said about the leader being genuinely concerned for the welfare of the people , it would definitely buy respect to a leader from me.

The fellowship training in thoracic surgery was a form of Theory X that I will term “individually authoritarian”. Each surgeon had a specific routine- which vessel was grafted first, where proximal anastomoses were placed on the aorta, where and how the suture was started and where it ended, how many knots were required, etc.. It was incumbent…[Read more]

One thing I have learned as an employee and also as a manager at various levels is that leadership is absolutely key to move any organization forward. When I say organization I am referring to a whole company, a division, or even a team. Leadership is the difference between good and great organizations. Leadership is an activity and not a…[Read more]