Paul Levy I found a really great article whose author writes for the Boston Globe. The article was about Paul Levy, the CEO of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. In March, he had to make some difficult decisions about layoffs and how he was trying to do everything he could to not have to layoff any workers. The article talks about how Levy decides to walk around the hospital and noticed how the transporters (people who push patients in wheelchairs) were making the patients feel better, how the workers who delivered food talked with the patient and family, and how a lot of the other workers who are taken for granted made an impact on his medical center. This is when he realizes that many people need this job, due to the economic downfall.
The article goes on to talk about how Levy proposes the idea of having no layoffs, in return for some sacrifices from other workers, in a meeting with the workers. Levy is surprised to see that the workers are cheering and showing support for this idea. As time goes by Levy receives numerous suggestions about how to make this situation work.
Reading this article, I really liked how Levy went about doing things. He was able to see the point of view of many of the workers who get overlooked and make a good and positive change. Each one of the workers who were willing to sacrifice also made an impact since they were helping others while receiving nothing beneficial in return. I thought that this medical center was really onto the right idea and made me appreciate this CEO much more.
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