Wednesday, February 20, 2019

“If we can make the correct diagnosis, the healing can begin. If we can’t, both our personal health and our economy are doomed.”
– Dr. Andrew Weil –

We all love offering solutions and solving problems, but how sure are you that you’ve accurately identified the issue? C-suite executives aren’t, as “85% strongly agreed or agreed that their organizations were bad at problem diagnosis.” This is eerily similar to the situation patients with a rare disease face as, on average, it takes them five (5) years and seven (7) different physicians to receive an accurate diagnosis. Click here to learn more about the difficulties with diagnosing rare diseases and then Click here for seven practices that will help you reframe an issue to ensure you’re solving the proper problem.

#RareDiseaseDay is February 28 and your Daily Leadership Email is counting it down. Click here for a special video from me about #RareDiseaseDay or visit rarediseaseday.org to learn more about the 25 million to 30 million Americans afflicted with a rare disease.