In his latest weekly update, George Halvorson insists Kaiser Permanente has no “glass ceiling.” Mr. Halvorson’s spin couldn’t be further from the truth, sadly. WellPoint and Blue Shield of California both have many more women among their senior executive ranks than Kaiser Permanente. How disappointing that, instead of using his energy to [...]
Posted in Kaiser Permanente, governance on Oct 22nd, 2007
Ever heard of the so-called Foundation for Support of Health and Development in Africa? No? Me neither. It was a supposedly not-for-profit organization that was involuntarily shut down by the Louisiana Secretary of State. Do you think it had any connection to a so-called CentralHealth of Louisiana, Inc.? Which was [...]
Posted in Kaiser Permanente, governance on Oct 19th, 2007
You might want to read my last post, just in case you missed it. I’m not saying it has anything to do with this one. I’m just saying…
Is there anything odd about this press release from last week? I didn’t think anything of it at the time, but I had a reason [...]
Posted in Kaiser Permanente, governance on Oct 8th, 2007
“A committee of the [...] Board of Directors has been formed and is conducting the search for a new CEO.”
That particular statement came from Sprint today, somewhat earlier than expected, to announce that Gary Forsee has stepped down as chief executive officer, effective immediately.
On a much more important note, however, I learned this evening that [...]
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