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Take the needed time to thoughtfully answer some pertinent questions and begin to design the kind of leader you would like to be.
Not as many as required — but delegation can lessen the workload, says a university study.
CMOs must acquire leadership skills to direct hospitals and systems. Here, the author reviews their changing responsibilities in today's complex...
Instability in compensation and increases in administrative costs, correlated with the transition of doctors from private practice to employed...
Authorities have acted against mergers and acquisitions on behalf of consumers. Reform is on the horizon, and physician leaders should play a role...
This group dynamics tool can help leaders learn more about how they are seen by others and, in turn, how to better get their ideas across.
Take a step-by-step look at how a medical malpractice civil case plays out and learn what parts of the process can be particularly rough for...
Actively listening conveys respect for a patient’s self-knowledge and builds trust, and allows physicians to assume the role of trusted...
They’re intelligent and skilled, but an impatient, inflated ego damages their ability to lead and communicate. Objective, data-driven feedback is...
Moments that most challenge our sense of self are the ones that can teach us the most about leading effectively.
Structuring a compensation plan requires a delicate balance of being fair to the people and being fair to the organization. These key principles...
It all comes down to ensuring everyone is committed to the same goal of providing quality health care.
Are you a narcissist? See if you have the characteristics. Examine how narcissism can affect leaders and see what can be done to mitigate the...
Learn how Lean Six Sigma methodology helped ensure sustainable process improvement by aligning ED staffing with patient-arrival demand — without...
Activity-based costing allocates expenses incurred through providing goods and services, and can shed light on inefficiencies across supply chains...
Workplace stress costs the U.S. economy around $300 billion per year in absenteeism, diminished productivity, and legal and medical fees.
Opportunities abound for doctors of all specialties. Clinical inpatient and outpatient work, telemedicine, insurance, administrative,...
As the practice of medicine continues to become the most tightly regulated industry in this country, physicians are questioning what their role...
In 2016, 10 times as many Americans as Germans died as a result of drug overdoses, mostly opiates. Three times as many Americans as Germans...
Don’t like conflict? Here are five tactics for tough talks that are constructive and can maintain mutual respect.
Our typical response to ever-growing workloads is to work harder and put in longer hours, rather than to step back and examine what makes us do...
Physicians are increasingly interested in part-time work.
According to Mark Debinski of Bluewater Advisory, a consulting and recruiting firm specializing in talent management, “shipwrecks” are defined as...
Effective leaders can enhance their trust and credibility if they learn to speak with awareness and skill. How can you avoid the vocal pitfalls...
Burnout and moral injury are terms that litter the landscape of ongoing research and debate about what is happening with American Physicians. With...
In medicine — and any workplace — conflict is inevitable, and professionals can end up spending time tending to their wounds instead of the actual...
More than simply building a prototype and attempting to sell it, this complicated process requires a deep understanding of engineering, business,...
Over the decades, these guidelines morphed from being well-advised suggestions to his rules to lead by.
How Physicians Can Leverage Their Clinical Skills to Transition to Another Career
By the time they realize their career in clinical medicine isn’t...
Feeling disengaged? You’re not alone. Here are some ideas to help communicate your interest in changing that.
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