insights on technology » health http://www.elwinwitzke.com My thoughts on technology, business, culture, family and anything else that seems interesting. Brought to you from Vancouver, B.C. Canada. Sun, 22 Aug 2010 02:58:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Leading change http://www.elwinwitzke.com/2009/07/leading-change/ http://www.elwinwitzke.com/2009/07/leading-change/#comments Sun, 05 Jul 2009 05:15:11 +0000 Elwin Witzke http://www.elwinwitzke.com/?p=563 I came across a great presentation by Ron Williams, Chairman and CEO of Aetna on innovation and leadership. He made a turnaround at Aetna with new focus on employees and customers and using information technology and fact-based decisions. He spoke at MIT Sloan School of Management. This is a really great session, don’t miss it.

If you only have a few minutes, the first 2/3 of the video is what you should watch. Some key points:

  • making the case for change
  • transformation through technology in a very short period of time
  • 92% of employees take the employee survey (45 minutes)
  • key question – is my manager / supervisor practicing the Aetna way (at 83%)
  • they had a situation where staff did not admit they worked for Aetna
  • employee engagement moved from 48% to 78%
  • the are focusing on a high performance organization (expectation, not fear based)
  • their performance management system is based on results AND leadership (can’t get results while not developing and leading staff  - if you achieve good results but have poor leadership = no reward!

Source: MIT World

]]> http://www.elwinwitzke.com/2009/07/leading-change/feed/ 0 Red Wine Can Prevent Stroke (in Mice)! http://www.elwinwitzke.com/2006/10/red-wine-can-prevent-stroke-in-mice/ http://www.elwinwitzke.com/2006/10/red-wine-can-prevent-stroke-in-mice/#comments Sat, 21 Oct 2006 03:30:07 +0000 admin http://witzke.wordpress.com/2006/10/20/red-wine-can-prevent-stroke-in-mice/ A glass or two of red wine can help reduce damage from a stroke (at least in mice)! Reuters reports that mice feed resveratrol, found in red grape skins and seeds, suffered less brain damage than those that did not.

Still not sure if this extends to humans, but Europeans have long enjoyed a glass of wine with a meal.  

Original source: Reuters

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