Oct 17, 2024 | Emotional Intelligence
Ever find yourself questioning the meaning of it all, especially after a long, exhausting shift? You’re not alone. Many women in healthcare experience existential anguish—a deep anxiety about life’s big questions. Let’s explore what this means, how...
Jan 15, 2021 | Career Success, Emotional Intelligence, Resilience
As we turn the last pages on 2020 we need to learn how to move on and reflect before we enter 2021. The year 2020 brought challenges not seen in an at least a generation. With these unexpected demands also came opportunity for much growth, as we adapted and came...
Apr 7, 2017 | Emotional Intelligence, Leadership
As a female physician, you have been required to rely on the strength of your IQ. Making a diagnosis, doing calculations and delivering a convincing argument all require use of IQ. And when you want to lead a team or influence others to follow your lead, another kind...
Dec 1, 2016 | Emotional Intelligence
Last week, I had a one-hour meeting over coffee with a busy and typically emotionally stable, positive, and strong physician. She apologized to me at least three times, saying, “Next time, I won’t be so negative.” Like many women I work with, she is especially...
Jun 30, 2016 | Emotional Intelligence
Emotions can give you an advantage in decision making if you make proper use of them. We’re constantly faced with too much information to process consciously. If your brain comes across something it appraises as a “red flag,” you’ll be sent a...
Jun 23, 2016 | Career Success, Emotional Intelligence
We start our exploration of EQ (emotional intelligence) with self-awareness. This ability sets the foundation to become proficient in the other three domains of EQ! Self-awareness is the ability to see yourself as others see you. It is the ability to make an accurate...
