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As more people turn to the Internet to find physicians, taking charge of your online presence is critical. Here’s how to do it.

Arrogant leaders create a toxic environment that decreases motivation and sends people packing. Here are several strategies for keeping arrogant leaders in check.

How reframing and rethinking failure can improve healthcare.

This article is the transcript from a conversation about the needs and expectations of today’s patients and how the medical practice staff can help with the patient experience.

Launching an effective and competitive job search requires skills and knowledge often overlooked by those wishing to navigate any job change, much less a career transformation.

November 7, 2020

Given the importance of your online presence, it helps to know where you stand.

October 26, 2020

How can you harness the positive benefits of competition without suffering from the insecurity it may breed? By employing these five strategies.

October 13, 2020

Kids or no kids, the advantages of a dual-career household — including greater financial stability and a chance for both partners to pursue career fulfillment — are significant.

September 15, 2020

My leadership journey began largely by chance. Just four years ago, this satisfied clinician would not have ever dreamed of the rapidly expanding roles that I now occupy.

September 8, 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic shapes our new normal, telehealth and locum tenens work are redefining healthcare — how it’s delivered and what that means for Americans.

As our country continues to become more diverse, healthcare organizations should adopt developmental mentorship and other diversity initiatives to increase racial and ethnic minority representation in leadership roles.

Being a great physician is not sufficient for leadership success. This is the first in a series of articles that explore derailment — a leader’s undoing — and how to prevent it.

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The American Association for Physician Leadership (AAPL) changed its name from the American College of Physician Executives (ACPE) in 2014. We may have changed our name, but we are the same organization that has been serving physician leaders since 1975.

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