Achieving Short-Term Expectations and Long-Term Goals
Achieving Short-Term Expectations and Long-Term Goals
February 16, 2026

Every leader I know wrestles with the same fundamental leadership operating system question: How do I deliver today whil...

Episode 100: A Milestone in Habitual Excellence
Episode 100: A Milestone in Habitual Excellence
February 9, 2026

Listen: Top 10 Conversations That Shaped How We Think About Healthcare Excellence One hundred episodes. Hundreds of lead...

How Not to Live With Chaos
How Not to Live With Chaos
January 27, 2026

Listen: Welcome to Episode #99 of Habitual Excellence, presented by Value Capture. In this episode, Ken speaks with Megh...

Helping the CEO Sleep Better at Night: Clinical Operating Systems
Helping the CEO Sleep Better at Night: Clinical Operating Systems
January 6, 2026

“I want to brag a little bit on Ken and the work his colleagues are doing with us.” Having transferred the CEO role at V...

Moving Upstream to Preserve Health
Moving Upstream to Preserve Health
December 9, 2025

Listen: Welcome to Episode #98 of Habitual Excellence, presented by Value Capture. In this inspiring episode, Geoff Webs...

The Shingo Model: Healthcare’s Best Path to Sustainable Excellence
The Shingo Model: Healthcare’s Best Path to Sustainable Excellence
December 2, 2025

In healthcare, we’ve spent decades applying improvement tools (Lean, Six Sigma, Baldrige, High Reliability, and more) al...

Dramatic Perioperative Gains … Sustained
Dramatic Perioperative Gains … Sustained
November 18, 2025

Listen: Welcome to Episode #97 of Habitual Excellence, presented by Value Capture. In this episode, Ken Segel talks with...

Live Gratitude
Live Gratitude
November 4, 2025

November is the time of the year when we often reflect and express gratitude. I find myself thinking about the people in...

Employees First, Customers Second, Shareholders Third.
Employees First, Customers Second, Shareholders Third.
October 7, 2025

Listen: Welcome to Episode #96 of Habitual Excellence, presented by Value Capture. In this episode, Justin McElhattan le...

Going, Seeing, and Remembering: My First “Go See” with Value Capture
Going, Seeing, and Remembering: My First “Go See” with Value Capture
September 30, 2025

Walking onto the grounds of the University of Virginia last month felt both new and familiar. I was there for the two-da...