title: Head for open space.
abstract: Is it possible that the herd mentality, the "Follow The Other Guy" idea is not the golden road to transformation? In fact, the three questions that are most helpful in deciding your path, as a person or an organization, lie almost completely in the other direction: (1) "What am I really good at?" (2) "What am I afraid of?" and (3) "What is no one else doing?" Heading for the open space means looking for the hole in the market, searching for what no one else is doing. Only by going toward open space can you or your organization stay ahead of the pack in a turbulent health care environment. Get out in front of the pack, either as a leader or quarry, and you have a measure of control. How does the quarry control the pack that is hunting it? By choosing the terrain, choosing the ground on which the chase will take place.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Flower
mesh_terms: D003195:Computer Communication Networks / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000458:organization & administration; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D008486:Physician Executives / Q000523:psychology*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D012309:Risk-Taking; D017749:Total Quality Management