Such important work from ⁦Hamilton Health Sciences⁩ Researcher Dr. Jon Barrett. “Everything is interconnected, so a child's health into adulthood starts with the pregnant person” oha.com/news/pregnant-…

How to lead across a siloed organisation. Researchers studied senior leaders who are exceptional at cross-functional collaborative working. This is what sets these leaders apart. They: 1) put organisational/system goals above functional, team or personal goals 2) believe their

A helpful snapshot of the current challenges in the health care sector. Most Ontario hospitals facing deficits: Ontario Hospital Association | Ottawa Citizen ottawacitizen.com/news/local-new…

Exciting news for Hamilton Health Sciences.

Leadership roles are less about problems to be solved than about tensions/paradoxes/polarities to be managed. These are pairs of goals that may appear to be contradictory, but which are interdependent. An example would be the dual focus on delivering operationally in the short

What a great article. Congrats to Hamilton Health Sciences Volunteer Resources for making this happen!

Wonderful acknowledgment from Chris Hadfield for the wonderful care his father received Hamilton Health Sciences. Congrats to Marc Jeschke and the entire Burn Team!

“People associate homelessness with “irresponsibility,” substance abuse, or mental health struggles. This harmful, prevailing narrative about homelessness places blame on individuals without acknowledging the structural problems that drive homelessness.” healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/for…

We must expand research capacity and infrastructure beyond academic health sciences settings and into community hospitals. More patients will have access to cutting-edge research. Well said ⁦Fatima Sheikh (she/her)⁩ and ⁦Jennifer Tsang⁩ and team! healthydebate.ca/2024/04/topic/…

We are excited to welcome Tracey MacArthur today as our new president and CEO. Read more: portal.sparrowconnected.com/43beefac-0d38-…

Good to see investment in the federal granting agencies and in research talent in #Budget2024!

An old article on innovation, but it still stands: “Organizational redesign, innovation activities, and process reform need to be part of an overall plan.” hbr.org/2019/10/why-co…

Canadian science gets biggest boost to PhD and postdoc pay in 20 years nature.com/articles/d4158…

How to Improve a Meeting (When You’re Not in Charge) hbr.org/2024/03/how-to…

Great perspective on the latest federal budget. “A $1.8-billion increase over five years for research granting councils incl. CIHR. After those 5 years, the 3 councils will continue to receive a total of $748.3 million more per year than they were before.” paulwells.substack.com/p/a-brain-gain…

This was heartbreaking. ottawacitizen.com/feature/the-fa…

This was a fascinating read on Athabasca University and on university autonomy in general. “Canadian universities have relatively high levels of autonomy compared with many other jurisdictions.” (Jones - Higher Education Quarterly - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/he…

“We knew we needed a specialized research facility that would foster team cohesion and excellence.” Check out the new, permanent, state-of-the-art home for our PROTECT Lab at Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre. #virtualcare McMaster Health Sciences PHRI.ca Population Health Research Institute 🇨🇦 hamiltonhealthsciences.ca/share/permanen…

A good one on collaboration drag — too many meetings, too much peer feedback, unclear decision-making authority, and too much time spent getting buy-in from stakeholders and the impact on organizations. hbr.org/2024/06/why-cr…

More complexity as we address the challenges in our health system. nationalpost.com/opinion/brett-…