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Physician Self-Leadership: Keep your Hands on the Steering Wheel of your Life

When I listen to all the external factors that create frustration and anguish for my coaching clients, it is tempting to want to simply put my head in my hands and “despair” with them. Limited face to face interaction with their patients, dysfunctional EMRs, institutionalized disrespect, intrusive measures of performance and productivity are some of the soul-devouring challenges that they are facing. It […]
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Self-awareness: A Fundamental for Leadership

What does Leadership in Action Look Like?

A retired radiation oncologist, who served in both clinical and leadership roles in the cancer center of a busy city hospital, recently discussed with me the core principles that he followed to lead a stable, productive and upbeat department. This, despite the fact that it was located within a large healthcare system, that was experiencing significant budgetary, bureaucratic […]
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Staying Energized and Creative and On Task - Can a Blueprint Help?

Does this ever happen to you? You start the day with excellent intentions of having a positive, dynamic, fulfilling and productive day. Admittedly, you may not have invested in any strategies that will specifically help you keep your energy high; your mind flexible and alert to deal with both expected and unexpected events; your general demeanor engaged and communicative. Approaching a wired, high paced 24/7 […]
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Getting "Unstuck"

A true oxymoron is that “Change is a constant in life“. Despite the fact that most of us probably recognize this on some intuitive level, we can still spend an ordinate amount of time and energy trying to avoid the reality that change is happening and that we need to move with it. An outcome of this is that not only do we […]
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THE ART OF POSSIBILITY

“Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius and power and magic in it. ” Johann von Goethe

I have been inspired by this quote for years. It suggests excitement, courage and the thrill of the unknown. Above all, it has been about truth. I cannot think of a single instance where timidity served me well. It might have kept […]
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Physician Self-Leadership: Keep your Hands on the Steering Wheel of your Life

Self-awareness: A Fundamental for Leadership

Staying Energized and Creative and On Task - Can a Blueprint Help?

Getting "Unstuck"

THE ART OF POSSIBILITY

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