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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.
CMOs must acquire leadership skills to direct hospitals and systems. Here, the author reviews their changing responsibilities in today's complex...
Not as many as required — but delegation can lessen the workload, says a university study.
Instability in compensation and increases in administrative costs, correlated with the transition of doctors from private practice to employed...
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...
Authorities have acted against mergers and acquisitions on behalf of consumers. Reform is on the horizon, and physician leaders should play a role...
Structuring a compensation plan requires a delicate balance of being fair to the people and being fair to the organization. These key principles...
Actively listening conveys respect for a patient’s self-knowledge and builds trust, and allows physicians to assume the role of trusted...
It all comes down to ensuring everyone is committed to the same goal of providing quality health care.
They’re intelligent and skilled, but an impatient, inflated ego damages their ability to lead and communicate. Objective, data-driven feedback is...
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...
Workplace stress costs the U.S. economy around $300 billion per year in absenteeism, diminished productivity, and legal and medical fees.
Over the decades, these guidelines morphed from being well-advised suggestions to his rules to lead by.
Activity-based costing allocates expenses incurred through providing goods and services, and can shed light on inefficiencies across supply chains...
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...
Learn how Lean Six Sigma methodology helped ensure sustainable process improvement by aligning ED staffing with patient-arrival demand — without...
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...
In an era of unsurpassed innovation and business disruption, the stakes are greater than ever for physician leadership. The next 20 years likely...
As you climb the ladder to the corner office, you know you’ve got to figure yourself out. Ask yourself key questions to aid emotional intelligence...
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...
Burnout and moral injury are terms that litter the landscape of ongoing research and debate about what is happening with American Physicians. With...
Adequate call coverage and autonomy can be as important as salary and other financial incentives. Often, it’s as simple as wanting to step away...
Employment contracts often are to blame for "ghosting." Such business decisions are seen as a necessity for the practice, but they frustrate...
Review the many personal attributes − from professionalism to manners to self-awareness − that shape leaders and allow them to shine.
Moments that most challenge our sense of self are the ones that can teach us the most about leading effectively.
Don’t like conflict? Here are five tactics for tough talks that are constructive and can maintain mutual respect.
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