The success of any medical system is most clearly defined by the quality of people within the system, and the interpersonal dynamics among those people.

Most of the long-running debate over “leaders” vs. “managers” focuses on nouns when it should focus on verbs.

In today’s fast-paced world of healthcare, physicians require effective tools to help manage, adapt, and get ahead in their careers.

HBR’s fictionalized case studies present problems faced by leaders in real companies and offer solutions from experts.

Some company cultures are marked by mistrust and paranoia, which leads to a slew of negative outcomes: poor performance, burnout, turnover, and cheating.

Defense feels natural when we “need” to win an argument. These “but”-busting moves engage the creative possibilities underneath verbal conflict and build the respect and trust that grounds more fruitful collaboration with coworkers.

This episode of SoundPractice focuses on women in healthcare leadership and how women can create a path to leadership, characteristics of women leaders, and why having women in leadership roles is important for an organization.

Coaching requires us to keep a laser focus on the person we are helping, but that’s not always easy when distractions — both external and internal — continually bombard us.

When physicians are comfortable saying “I’m sorry” easily and with sincerity, perhaps they can expect increased job satisfaction and lower malpractice premiums.

Lessons from an internal physician coaching program — informed by ongoing research into physician personality factors — suggest that four core personality typologies affect burnout in the current healthcare environment.

Have you ever considered leaving your physician job to pursue a nonclinical career?

A survey was used to evaluate the impact of EQ on burnout levels among physicians-in-training who changed their specialty compared to those who remained in their original specialty.