Creating the New American Hospital: A Time for Greatness

V. CLAYTON SHERMAN is founder and president of Management House, Inc., in Inverness, Illinois. Management House provides management development, organization development, and human resource services to a wide range of hospitals, Fortune 500 companies, associations, and emerging growth organizations. His consulting work has won numerous awards for his clients including achieving placement in the HCIA-Mercer list of the Top 100 Hospitals, Press-Ganey's nationally best-rated hospital in customer satisfaction, and 3M Innovations in Health Care Award for an organization's transformation using the New American Hospital model.Sherman's audiocassette programs, "The Uncommon Leader" and "Strategies for Stress Free Living," have been among the best-selling management programs of all time. he is the author of From Losers to Winners (1987) and Managerial Performance and Promotability (1984).