{"id":3542,"date":"2016-03-25T16:00:26","date_gmt":"2016-03-25T20:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/floridahospices.org\/forum\/?p=3542"},"modified":"2016-03-25T11:51:41","modified_gmt":"2016-03-25T15:51:41","slug":"meet-the-speaker-davis-balestracci","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/floridahospices.org\/forum\/2016\/03\/meet-the-speaker-davis-balestracci\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet The Speaker: Davis Balestracci"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3241 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/floridahospices.org\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/DBalestracciHeadshot-test-5-237x300.jpg\" alt=\"DBalestracciHeadshot test 5\" width=\"237\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/floridahospices.org\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/DBalestracciHeadshot-test-5-237x300.jpg 237w, https:\/\/floridahospices.org\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/DBalestracciHeadshot-test-5.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 237px) 100vw, 237px\" \/><\/h5>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #2b4457;\">Davis Balestracci<\/span><\/h4>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #546778;\"><strong>Statistician \/ Improvement Specialist<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #546778;\"><strong>Harmony Consulting, LLC<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>Davis is well known nationally and internationally for his provocative, and challenging, yet humorous and down-to-earth public speaking style.\u00a0He has given seminars on statistical methods and culture change in Israel, the Middle East, Vietnam, Norway, Denmark, Australia, New Zealand, England, and Wales!<\/p>\n<p>Since 2005, Davis has been a regular contributor to Quality Digest on applying statistical methods to everyday work, facilitating cultural resistance, and educating organizational culture.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His book <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Data Sanity: A Quantum Leap to Unprecedented Results<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0is a unique synthesis of W. Edwards Deming\u2019s teachings into an innovative, improvement-based leadership philosophy designed to transform organizations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #2b4457;\">A few questions with Davis:<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"color: #546778;\"><strong>FHPCA<\/strong>:<\/span> <strong>What is your &#8220;not to be missed&#8221; book, article, or podcast for this year?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #546778;\"><strong>DAVIS<\/strong>:<\/span> A new edition of my book <em>Data Sanity<\/em> came out last May. \u00a0You can order a copy of the book\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/davisdatasanity.com\/my-book\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>,\u00a0and you can also find a short podcast about the book\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/davisdatasanity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/davis-balestracci-data-sanity-seminar.mp3\" target=\"_blank\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #546778;\"><strong>FHPCA<\/strong>:<\/span> <strong>What will be the most exciting or vital element about your session at Forum?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #546778;\"><strong>DAVIS<\/strong>:<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0In Data Sanity: The staggering invisible waste caused by the routine use of everyday data, and the eye-opening <strong>SIMPLE,\u00a0<\/strong>but initially counterintuitive, solution to it!<\/p>\n<p>In Those Darn Humans: How &#8220;disgustingly normal&#8221; and predictable cultural resistance is to <strong>ANY<\/strong> change- and how to deal with it effectively through a <strong>SIMPLE<\/strong>, results-based model of human (and organizational) behaviors and the personal use of some simple mantras to avoid getting an ulcer!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #546778;\"><strong>FHPCA<\/strong>:<\/span><strong> How do you unwind from a stressful day at work?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #546778;\"><strong>DAVIS<\/strong>:<\/span> I love to do Japanese logic puzzles published by Noki. I also play classical piano and pipe organ. (I am passionate about classical music.)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #2b4457;\">Davis&#8217; Sessions:<\/span><\/h5>\n<p>If you are in the <strong>HIM<\/strong>, <strong>IT<\/strong>, <strong>Quality<\/strong> &amp; <strong>Compliance,<\/strong> or <strong>Leadership<\/strong> Hospice disciplines be sure to check out Davis&#8217; session &#8220;Data Sanity.&#8221; In this session Davis will be going through tricks and tips that you and your organization can do to manage data better in order to have more productive conversations and organization when it comes to data issues.<\/p>\n<p>If you are in the <strong>Quality<\/strong> &amp; <strong>Compliance<\/strong>, <strong>Leadership<\/strong>, or <strong>Human Resources<\/strong> Hospice disciplines you will probably find Davis&#8217; &#8220;Those Darn Humans&#8221; session to be quite interesting. In this session, Davis will be talking about how to best help your employees deal with difficult change in the workplace.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #2b4457;\"><strong>You Can Find Davis On:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"color: #546778;\" href=\"http:\/\/davisdatasanity.com\" target=\"_blank\">Davis&#8217; Website<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #546778;\"><a style=\"color: #546778;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/davis.balestracci\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #546778;\"><a style=\"color: #546778;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/davisbdata\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #546778;\"><a style=\"color: #546778;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/davis-balestracci-9658414\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #2b4457;\">Check Out:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #546778;\"><a style=\"color: #546778;\" href=\"http:\/\/davisdatasanity.com\/my-book\/\" target=\"_blank\">Davis&#8217; book<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Davis Balestracci Statistician \/ Improvement Specialist Harmony Consulting, LLC Davis is well known nationally and internationally for his provocative, and challenging, yet humorous and down-to-earth public speaking style.\u00a0He has given seminars on statistical methods and culture change in Israel, the Middle East, Vietnam, Norway, Denmark, Australia, New Zealand, England, and Wales! 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