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In 2019, employers were just starting to grasp the prevalence of mental health challenges at work, the need to address stigma, and the emerging lin...
While corporate transformations are almost universally assumed to be top-down processes, in reality, middle managers, and first-line supervisors ca...
As managers, it’s essential to express gratitude to your employees, especially in this time of uncertainty and social distancing. People are battli...
A growing number of physicians are using social media as a professional platform for health communication. Social media can benefit physicians both...
Research over the past few decades has shown us that the most important leadership qualities are centered around soft skills and emotional intellig...
We all know developing a personal brand is valuable. It helps others see your true talents, so you’re more likely to be tapped for relevant and int...
Healthcare leaders may be drawn to the latest management fads, and with good reason. Fads are exciting. They get a lot of press and airtime, are si...
If you are a company leader hoping to undertake a successful organizational change, you need to make sure your team is onboard and motivated to hel...
As a double board-certified physician in internal medicine and gastroenterology, Matthew Moeller penned a letter in 2013 to CaduceusBlog and reprin...
Last year HBR.org published a survey to help professionals assess their own personal productivity – defined as the habits closely associated with a...
Physician professionalism is the essence of being a doctor in our society. Physicians have a social agreement with society to act as a fiduciary in...
“Full-stack” data scientist means mastery of machine learning, statistics, and analytics. Today’s fashion in data science favors flashy sophisticat...
Formal education is linked to higher earning and lower unemployment. Beyond that, learning is fun! Engaging in a new topic can be a joy and a confi...
The Information Blocking Rule became effective April 5, 2021, requiring Covered Entities to develop and implement policies and procedures consisten...
There is broad recognition that primary care can and should play a more central role in U.S. health care — that doing so will improve outcomes and ...
Hiring top physicians is difficult under any circumstances, let alone in a year with unprecedented changes and challenges. This article presents st...
We asked Sally Blount, a Fortune 500 board member and former dean at the Kellogg School of Management, and Paul Leinwand, principal at PwC Strategy...
For consultants, work is largely a performance. Like skillful actors, they use a combination of “backstage” preparation and “front stage” performan...
To become more diverse, equitable, and inclusive, many companies have turned to unconscious bias (UB) training. By raising awareness of the mental ...
In this episode of SoundPractice, Mike Sacopulos interviews Julie Chua, Director of Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance Division within the...
While it might sound contradictory, the U.S. is experiencing higher unemployment numbers and a labor shortage. So how to attract talent in such a l...
President Harry S. Truman had a sign on his desk that read,“The buck stops here.” It was his reminder that the ultimate decision-making authority r...
An AAPL member since 2011, Edgar Chedrawy describes peri-operative care as “a journey” that begins with physician leaders inspiring and motivating ...
Speaking up is one of the best ways to create positive change — so why are so many people reluctant to do so? In this piece, the author argues that...
It is indisputable that health care is full of hidden inefficiencies, and within this lies the value proposition of behavioral economics: It offers...
Storytelling is a learnable communication tool that every healthcare leader can add to his or her leadership toolkit. This article contrasts storyt...
Dual-career couples face a unique set of challenges and trade-offs. Negotiating whose career takes prominence at any given time, juggling two deman...
Two health systems at the forefront of population health management share how their experiences in 2020 will influence their work going forward.
As teams all around the world shift to remote work, many managers may struggle to manage underperforming employees without the benefits of in-perso...
During the global pandemic, a palpable sense of collective grief has emerged. Grief expert David Kessler says that grief is actually multiple feeli...
COVID-19 thrust the world into a state of crisis for which no one was adequately prepared, and the fact is that no industry was so hard-hit as heal...
Asking questions well can put you on the path to solving intractable problems and will also help you connect with others and, counterintuitively, t...
In this episode of SoundPractice, Mike Sacopulos and Dr. Peter Angood interview Dr. Anthony Fauci on the nuances of physician leadership during a p...
Appreciation of others must necessarily be a critical aspect of leadership. Others must also be able to appreciate the nature and depth of leaders ...
Dear AAPL Members and Constituents,
Brain scans are showing us in new detail exactly what entices readers. Scientists can see a group of midbrain neurons—the “reward circuit”—light up...
The Physician Leadership Journal (PLJ) welcomes articles about health care leadership topics. Articles spotlight original research, operational int...
Before you can solve a problem, you need to know what exactly you’re trying to solve. Unfortunately, too many of us want to rush to conclusions bef...
The lockdown that we’ve all just lived through created a period during which a lot of people had the opportunity to reflect on plans for a career c...
An AAPL member since 2014, Dr. Matthew Mazurek shares his broad experience in managing physicians, including those who struggle with professionalis...
The pandemic has only exacerbated a previously existing problem: U.S. dependence on foreign manufacturers of drug ingredients and finished products...
Abstract: President Harry S. Truman had a sign on his desk that read “The buck stops here.” It was his reminder that the ultimate decision-making a...
Returning to work as a first-time mother is already complex and challenging. Add pumping milk at the office on top of that, and you’re at the botto...
COVID-19 has provided a steep learning curve for healthcare systems managing their supply chain. In a flash, PPE became as difficult to acquire as a p...
The pandemic has been an experiment like no other: a vehicle to understand what we need to thrive in our jobs. The authors identify three key aspec...
As patient experience and consumer voice are becoming increasingly important in healthcare, healthcare systems wrestle with how to best obtain pati...
A function embedded in Johns Hopkins Medicine’s electronic-health-record system automatically identifies patients likely to need technical assistan...
A panel of AAPL board members sat down with Peter Angood to discuss engaged physician leadership, crisis management, and the current state of affai...
The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them. — Albert EinsteinIn my book, “Mode...
Peter B. Angood MD, FRCS(C), FACS, MCCM, FAAPL(Hon) shares his story and discusses his KevinMD article, “Professionalism: We must also draw on our ...
In this episode of SoundPractice, Mike Sacopulos and Dr. Peter Angood interview Dr. Anthony Fauci on the nuances of physician leadership during a p...
Before the pandemic, the author considered herself something of a road warrior. She was on the road around 80 days a year, while raising two young ...
As healthcare expenditures rise, pressure is growing to increase the value of care and improve patient access. Some patients in need of care lack t...
It’s common knowledge that innovation is a critical component of any organization’s success. But what’s often less clear is how to translate innova...
The American Association for Physician Leadership (AAPL) announces the publication of Lucrative Practices: The Comprehensive Handbook for Healthca...
In this article … The global pandemic and an array of cultural events have focused us on the nature of being human. Humanism is an essential attrib...
The latest surge in Covid-19 cases generated by the Delta variant is throwing a wrench into plans to have employees return to the office. How can l...
An excerpt from the book 'Mobile Medicine: Overcoming People, Culture and Governance (1st edition)' by Sherri Douville (ed.), 2021.
If not well-thought-out, many recruitment efforts are doomed to failure before they start. Here are some steps to guide a more successful recruitme...
Perfectionism is often driven by striving for excellence, but it can be self-sabotaging. There are three big mistakes that tend to kill perfectioni...
An AAPL member since 2014, Grant Rogers discusses his experiences as the first clinical lead to design, standardize and implement eMeds across rura...
Dear Physician Leaders,We have received inquiries from both registrants for our 2021 Fall Institute as well as those considering attending as it re...
David Zhu of Arizona State University and two coresearchers used Social Security Administration data to assess the frequency of given names in the ...
Why does a writing intervention work? While it may seem counterintuitive that writing about negative experiences has a positive effect, some have p...
Sometimes moving on from a job is clearly the right decision. But if you’re generally happy except for one particular issue, it’s worth talking to ...
Research on data provided by 122 companies in the advertising, digital, publishing, and software sectors (industries characterized by uncertainty o...
Startups typically operate with the mentality that growth and profit come first, higher calling comes second. This strategy, however, is misguided....
Understanding the difference between sponsorship and mentorship is key to ensuring that women and members of historically marginalized communities ...
As they deal with a business landscape that is evolving constantly, rapidly, and unpredictably, executives all over the world are full of questions...
As with any new class of board members, there always comes a welcome infusion of diverse experiences, fields of expertise, and fresh ideas — all va...
The pandemic created a sense of urgency, and inside companies, individuals stepped up. Now it’s up to leaders to find ways to keep metabolism high,...
It’s possible to fake emotional intelligence. Well-intended leaders can go into interactions armed with what they believe is a combination of deep ...
Periods of stress and insecurity often create a sense of need for change. For most, however, exploring possible alternatives often is at odds with ...
For years managers have been encouraged to candidly praise and criticize just about everything workers do. But it turns out that feedback does not ...
Disparities in health care are not just limited to the delivery of care. They also exist in the way that clinical trials are structured. Women, peo...
A lack of diversity in the workforce often has systemic and cultural causes — and is therefore not a quick fix. To change this, organizations shoul...
Apple TV+ launched “Ted Lasso” in the fall of 2020. The series focuses on an American football coach (played by Jason Sudeikis) who is hired to coa...
The lessons from COVID-19 outline a path forward toward sustainable, high-quality healthcare. Physician leaders should lead this evolution.
The Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) is the first scientifically developed measure of burnout and is used widely in research studies around the worl...
The U.S.-China trade war and the supply and demand shocks brought on by the Covid-19 crisis are forcing manufacturers everywhere to reassess their ...
An AAPL member since 2018 and the winner of the 2019 prestigious Roger Schenke Award, Dr. Saint Martin discusses her team’s published work on a str...
The authors of this article describe the disproportionate impact the pandemic has had on the mental health of three important employee groups: moth...
Everyone knows that success at work depends on being—and being seen as—both competent and likable. You need people to notice your growth and accomp...
People’s expectations and definition of trustworthiness are broadening for leaders, and it takes a lot to gain that trust. The author offers four r...
If you have a big job, the thinking goes, you should focus on it obsessively so that you excel and position yourself for the next role. But, in fac...
Difficult conversations are, well, difficult. And we all crave tactical advice about how to handle them, what to say, and what not to. But the prim...
The most pertinent question one can ask of a current or future employee may just be: How do you learn? Lifelong learning is now roundly considered ...
While 2020 was the most volatile year in modern history, it would be a mistake to think that we’re in for smoother sailing this year. In fact, as w...
Having a colleague who makes mistakes, misses deadlines, or just plain slacks off is more than just a workaday frustration; it can also negatively ...
The surge of Covid-19 patients during the global pandemic required hospitals and providers to create new clinical, operational, and staffing protoc...
Many working fathers find that their career success cuts both ways. They discover that they are enmeshed in a career that, while it has many merits...
“Imposter syndrome,” or doubting your abilities and feeling like a fraud at work, is a diagnosis often given to women. But the fact that it’s consi...
It is our pleasure to bestow the credential of Certified Physician Executive (CPE) through the Certifying Commission in Medical Management (CCMM) a...
Frontline health care workers — including nurses, doctors, residents, security guards, orderlies, and cleaning staff — have borne the brunt of a po...
Social media can be a highly effective tool for diversifying and evolving one’s network. That said, it can be challenging to reach out to people yo...
Understanding the evolution of advanced practice provider leadership positions can serve as a roadmap for organizations as they develop their APP s...
The COVID-19 pandemic brought with it an unprecedented number of waivers and regulatory flexibilities that allowed physician practices to continue ...
Based on a growing body of research on gender in negotiations, combined with burgeoning research on positivity and mindfulness, several strategies ...
While it’s up to employers to provide a working environment that prevents burnout as much as possible, new research suggests that addressing burnou...
Bernard J. Tyson, the late chairman and chief executive officer of Kaiser Permanente, worked tirelessly to address the health care disparities that...
From “I like to be efficient” to “I trust my gut” to “I can make a rational decision,” there are a number of deeply ingrained — and counterproducti...
Disruptions of the raw materials for many common kinds of plastics are now occurring. They are the latest problem to strike global supply chains. T...
We all have times when we wonder, “Am I at the right company? Am I in the right job? And is this all there is?” These questions are especially agon...
When we ask professionals to describe a career negotiation, the first thing many people think of is bargaining with a hiring manager over an offer ...
From credit card interest rates to listing the calorie content on restaurant menus, data disclosure can be a powerful tool to change behavior. And ...
In this podcast episode, Mike Sacopulos interviews Laura Hills, D.A. Dr. Hills is well known for her programs, books, and articles, and notably, ha...
By aligning executives’ financial incentives with company strategy, a firm can inspire its management to deliver superior results. But it can be ha...
By now most companies have committed to improving their environmental, social, and governance performance. Such sustainability efforts have increas...
For years, some of our nation’s savviest medical practice executives, managers, and physicians have examined their practice performance by analyzin...
When evaluating candidates for a position, start by understanding that you’ll never find the perfect candidate for the job — that person doesn’t ex...
As health care organizations grapple with responding to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and adapting their operations to continue to fulfill other as...
Most of us wouldn’t turn to a stranger on an airplane and tell him or her about our aches and pains, our digestive issues, or our deepest fears abo...
The questions so often asked by women physicians aspiring to management is, “How can I enter the field” and “How can I move up the ladder?” The fac...
As everyone has become painfully aware, acute shortages of materials like masks, ventilators, intensive care unit (ICU) capacity, and staff are ham...
Frequent breaks help recharge our batteries at work, and while screen-free respites are usually best, sometimes you just can’t get away from your d...
In this episode of SoundPractice, Host Mike Sacopulos discusses with Ms. Cameron the benefits mindfulness brings to the practice of medicine.
Senior leaders, particularly CEOs, confront a central paradox in their work: They generally have access to more lines of communication than anybody...
Intimate partner violence, or IPV, is often perceived as a private occurrence; in reality, it also affects virtually every aspect of a victim’s lif...
We live in an age of polarization. Many of us may be asking ourselves how, when people disagree with or discount us, we can persuade them to rethin...
About a thousand years ago, I was the administrator for an otolaryngology department. The department put on a CME course on endoscopic sinus surger...
Agile methodology, created to fast-track software development, is now being used throughout organizations by teams that want to execute projects qu...
Despite the high rate of churn in the labor market today, many companies pay scant attention to offboarding employees. That’s a mistake, say the au...
Behavioral economics has shown that nudges can be used to help individuals act in their best interests. But can you apply similar tools to change o...
The pandemic has placed a new spotlight on working conditions in factories that supply global companies. To avert problems, firms often impose code...
These are challenging times to stay energized and upbeat. The author offers four pieces of advice to help make you and your colleagues more optimis...
In most endeavors, experience is a good thing. But new research from the executive recruiting and leadership advisory firm Spencer Stuart finds tha...
In our always-on world, burnout has long been a threat. But in 2020 burnout became rampant, seemingly overnight. Within weeks millions of people lo...
Leaders may mean well when they tout the economic payoffs of hiring more women and people of color, but there is no research support for the notion...
SoundPractice host Mike Sacopulos recently interviewed Janice Nimura about her latest and award-winning book, "The Doctors Blackwell: How Two Pioneeri...
Engaging advanced practice providers and redefining care models in a way that supports their ability to expand access and generate additional reven...
Susan Quirk is a Managing Director with Three-Sixty Advisory Group and has more than 25-years of experience partnering across healthcare organizati...
You may have heard the saying, “When you’re in love, smoke gets in your eyes.” Well when you’re talking, smoke gets in your eyes and ears. Once you...
Vaccines are now in place and treatment options continue to be refined while the world’s population endures dissipating impacts from a global pande...
When shortages of PPE and other medical supplies hit in the early months of the pandemic, tens of thousands of domestic producers — from individual...
Walking is one of the simplest and most strategic things you can do for yourself. It takes little preparation, minimal effort, no special equipment...
Employees around the world are reporting that big organizational changes are affecting their jobs. From leadership transitions and restructurings, ...
In this podcast episode, Mike Sacopulos interviews Laura Hills, D.A. Dr. Hills is well known for her programs, books, and articles, and notably, ha...
A new partnership between the American Association for Physician Leadership and the Indiana University Kelley School of Business aims to provide ph...
Many strategic plans aren’t strategic, or even plans. To fix that, try a six step process: first, identify key stakeholders. Second, identify a spe...
As COVID-19 cases surge, some physicians may need to be quarantined, resulting in hospitalist staffing shortages.
A 10-year study of more than 17,000 C-suite executive assessments looked at who gets to the top and how. A close look at “CEO sprinters” — those wh...
A top down approach to building company culture no longer works for several reasons. For one, Covid-19 has upended how leaders interact with employ...
Unhappy patients: every practice has them. Maybe you believe you have very few, or perhaps you’re reading this because you know you have too many.
Millions of women have exited the U.S. workforce since the pandemic started, many due to a lack of school and childcare options. If left unaddresse...
When faced with a high-stress situation, one that even feels threatening, it can feel like we don’t have control over our response. Research has sh...
The four essential behaviors that help them win the top job and thrive once they get it.
I’m not sure I want to come back full-time.
Many senior executives speak of the importance of executive presence, yet far too few organizations or individuals have taken the time to define wh...
No leader can succeed without mastering the art of persuasion. But there’s hard science in that skill, too, and a large body of psychological resea...
In this fascinating episode, Dr. Patty Fahy offers ideas for identifying, hiring, and retaining exceptional physicians.
Despite the $15 billion companies spend annually on managerial and leadership development, bad bosses are common in the American workforce. So why...
Haven, the venture to disrupt U.S. health care formed by Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, and JPMorgan Chase, is disbanding less than three years after ...
Consider and protect your home as a safe place by removing yourself from devices that remind you that there’s work to be done and could easily dist...
We talk with Teresa Malcolm, MD, FACOG, MBA, CPE, CPXP, physician development coach and American Association for Physician Leadership (AAPL) board ...
Not every top performer makes for a good manager. In this piece, the authors argue that the difference between a good individual contributor and a ...
AAPL's SoundPractice Mike Sacopulos interviews Dr. Michael Osterholm, an epidemiologist and international medical detective, and director of the Ce...
Most physicians know how critical social determinants can be and wish they could do something about them. Among the most glaring needs that many pa...
Modern Healthcare’s 50 Most Influential Clinical Executives awards & recognition program honors individuals in healthcare who are deemed by their p...
All organizations have the ability to be smarter than the sum of their members’ intelligence and talent. Unfortunately, most are actually dumber. T...
Supporters say teledentistry can help reach the 43% of rural Americans who lack access to dental care. Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance...
2020 was a challenging year for Tony Slonim, the Chief Executive of Renown Health, a regional hospital network based in Reno, Nevada. In late Marc...
Marc Ringel, M.D. joins Mike Sacopulos in a thoughtful, measured, and intelligent discussion on the cutting edge of technology’s application to hea...
At the onset of the Covid-19 crisis, talent literally left the building, and we’re now beginning to realize that in many places, it is unlikely to ...
One major opportunity for lowering health care costs without compromising outcomes is to persuade physicians and patients to use sites that provide...
As providers have ramped up their use of telehealth during the Covid-19 pandemic, one group — the elderly — has experienced particular challenges i...
The credentialing process is one of great import to private practices’ and hospitals’ employed physician networks (EPNs). Too often, credentialing ...
From local restaurants to larger companies like Spotify and Unilever, companies that are successfully navigating the Covid-19 pandemic and ensuing ...
Mike Angevine lives in constant pain. For a decade the 37-year-old has relied on opioids to manage his chronic pancreatitis, a disease with no know...
Research shows that people assume asking sensitive questions about salary, relationship status, or other personal topics is likely to make their co...
What current trends will alter the course of healthcare in the next decade?
During the onset of Covid-19 in the U.S., the author conducted a study to find out how professionals were reacting to the unanticipated disruption ...
Many cancer patients eager to undergo psilocybin therapy to help quell the psychic pain that can accompany a terminal illness. Advocates say the th...
In our work across the country, we are witnessing health care systems in different stages of the Covid-19 pandemic that are trying to address the b...
An excerpt from "Integrating Behavioral Health into The Medical Home: A Rapid Implementation Guide".
The Black Lives Matter and #MeToo movements have forced people in positions of power—namely, the white men who dominate institutional leadership ro...
Leadership’s basic level understanding of human factors could help prevent or mitigate negative impact from the variety of externally imposed expec...