Take the needed time to thoughtfully answer some pertinent questions and begin to design the kind of leader you would like to be.

A physician leader advises: Maintain a professional and positive demeanor while in transition. Most importantly, don’t burn bridges.

Mentoring, monitoring, communicating and evaluating are some of the tasks that can help improve a physician’s approach to leadership challenges.

As physicians, we have surrendered much of our leadership role to nonmedical professionals — and we no longer can ignore that. No matter where we are in our career journey, we can do something about it.

Jon V. Thomas, MD, MBA, CPE, a member of the Physician Leadership Journal editorial board, comments on the report in the May-June 2018 issue, Burning Brightly, Not Burning Out.

What are some physician burnout solutions at the individual, leadership and organizational levels not being widely used?

It’s less of a workplace metric and more of a culture that leaders must establish. You either have it, or you don’t … but you can get closer to achieving it.

A laid off CMO is concerned about his lack of employment diversity. He should concentrate on his positive qualities.

Download the first installment of a new feature — the Physician Leadership Journal podcast. In the debut, PLJ editorial board member Hal Jenson, MD, MBA, CPE, discusses peer-reviewed articles that appear in the May/June 2018 issue.

View obstacles as opportunities and learn to give and take feedback. These two practices, alone, can make you a better leader.

Six experts address stigmatization, collaboration, alternatives, a need for strong leadership and other factors during the association’s Thought Leadership Symposium in Boston.

Physician leaders should know what the term entails — and what it doesn’t — to discuss it with patients and staff.