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Home » Authors » Alex Barrouk

Alex Barrouk

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Rebuilding system capacity from the inside out

Health care organizations could improve stability, resilience through strategic shifts
December 4, 2025
Alex Barrouk

A quiet and persistent crisis has taken hold across the American health care landscape. Hospitals and health systems — already stretched thin on both resources and resilience — are facing a structural fragility that short-term fixes can no longer mask. 



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Invisible foundations: Organizational strategy in the built environment

Leadership alignment helps reduce risk of failures, turnover
November 20, 2025
Alex Barrouk

Behind every successful project lies a foundation of leadership clarity, communication, and trust. When that structure is sound, projects move forward smoothly. When it cracks, even the most brilliant designs can falter. 



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Beyond donations: Designing strategic infrastructure for mission-driven impact

Strategies for resilient organizations to revise their operations, communications, connections
October 23, 2025
Alex Barrouk

Philanthropy is changing. For midsized nonprofits navigating postpandemic uncertainty, the traditional model of one-time grants and year-end appeals is no longer enough.


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Take care of the caregiver

Prioritizing staff well-being is a pillar of patient care
July 3, 2025
Alex Barrouk

Behind every successful patient interaction is a network of professionals whose sense of connection and care for each other quietly powers the entire health care system.


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Ambiguity quotient is a key to modern leadership

Developing AQ skills an essential aspect of leading through uncertainty
April 24, 2025
Alex Barrouk and Susan Foster-Dow

The organizational and leadership landscape has been significantly shaped by the concepts of intelligence and emotional quotients in the last decade. However, there's a missing element involving the inherent messiness of human behavior, the ambiguity quotient.


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