Simple Method to Help Physicians Build Resilience

Simple Method to Help Physicians Build Resilience

Are you having trouble letting go of how you think things are supposed to be? My physician leader clients and I currently have experienced that it has been particularly hard to accept reality. How do we build resilience? I love the Thanksgiving holiday. In my family,...
Being Agile is Authentic

Being Agile is Authentic

So much is changing in healthcare, and often the best choices are unclear. The change in medicine is not where my clients seem to struggle. Managing relationships, where they are called to constantly morph to adapt to new situations, is more challenging. Managing...
Prescription for Effective Change

Prescription for Effective Change

Why do most change efforts fail or only partially achieve their full potential? The primary reason is not paying adequate attention to the reality that all change is an emotional event. Moving away from a current state (known) to a desired future state (unknown) can...

Change Your Perception, Change Your Reality

A physician reported at the end of our second coaching session that, “The most important thing I am learning is to focus on what I want, instead of what I don’t want.” My client’s words capture the mindset of most physicians. The rigorous medical training of...

The Secret Ingredient to Loving Your Life

If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you will fall into someone else’s plan! Since you made it through medical school and became a physician, it’s clear you are already goal-oriented and achieve most of the goals you set for yourself. Your current life,...