Because these lessons were not read from a book or taught in a class, they underscore that the first step to success is to seek friends and mentors from whom you can learn at every point in your life — nothing else will serve you so well both as a pe...

Facing a crisis or an opportunity, leaders often fall back on the leadership style that has worked for them in the past. But to be effective, they need to rise above their default reactions and generate more options for how to respond in real time.

This article discusses the use of emotional intelligence for physicians and the administrative staff to help mitigate financial risk in the healthcare practice.

Increasing levels of stress and burnout are aggravating disturbing physician behaviors. Although it is difficult to document a cause-and-effect relationship between stress and burnout and disruptive behaviors, the implications are there.

In this episode of SoundPractice, Stanley Harris, MD, MA, discusses the importance of empathy, engagement, and motivation to sustain connectivity, inspire innovation, and enable new leaders to emerge.

There’s a view out there — call it the “superhero” theory of leadership — in which the individual vision, charisma, and brilliance of a CEO makes or breaks a company. That view is dangerous — not so much because CEOs don’t matter or that smarts and v...

A neonatologist shares the rewards and challenges of her career path.

Any degree or certification that has merit requires considerable time and effort. Obtaining another advanced degree is quite different from pursuing a medical degree.

No one on the verge of retiring wants to suddenly realize they can’t afford to retire. That’s why it’s essential to start planning long before you hang up the stethoscope.

Procrastination and poor planning can result in the need to continue working in some manner during retirement or reduce the income desired during the retirement years.

Physician relations with industry are important to advancing science and the development of new services and interventions for patient care.

This practical episode of SoundPractice focuses on a pair of physicians, Yolanda T. Becker, MD, FACS, and Bryan N. Becker, MD, MMM, CPE, FACP, who have given great thought on how to make a relationship between physicians thrive.