Thoughtful conversations with the people of Maine

I think that for me has become the thing that it had such promise when we started out and now fast forward a couple of decades, it's really ended up causing problems that maybe we didn't understand were going to occur. I think that that probably accounts for 75% of what is driving dissatisfaction and distress amongst healthcare providers is the impediments to being able to do your job efficiently and things that get in the way of face time with patients because those are the joyful moments.

The Abenaki quickly became adjusted to this new found wealth in a sense. And they became dependent on English traders and French traders, and it virtually destroyed their way of life.

I think when I hire people, I look for folks that are, I'm really interested in what they value in life, and one of my favorite questions to ask people is what's their favorite job and why they loved it so much. I think it helps give me an insight into who they are, and I think hiring people for culture first and then teaching people skills, that translates into the experience.