Organizational Culture: Move the Needle On Effective Change
I want to pass along an interesting article related to organizational culture from the American Hospital Association’s Physician Alliance. The article, 4 Keys to Effective Change, features highlights from a Physician Leadership Circle discussion on common health care...
3 Cups of Tea: One Healthcare Leader’s Simple Recipe for Better Business Relationships
When was the last time you were advised to slow down? More likely, you feel pressured to move quickly to your next task or project. It caught my attention at a recent conference when I heard Julie Miller-Phipps, President of Kaiser Permanente Southern California,...
Why I Do the Work I Do
A common question I'm asked is "how did you get into this work”? There are many intersecting layers of my identity and my past that weave into my story. The short answer- it’s all about my higher purpose. Up until my mid 20's, I was the quiet, well-behaved, good girl....
From Feedback to Feedforward: 3 Tips for Better Mentoring
Many leaders are taught that a mentor’s role is to give their mentee feedback and advice. Feedback has a place, but there are times when feedforward is the more impactful approach. Below are important mentoring tips that explain when to use feedback and feedforward....
Four Easy Steps for Challenging Assumptions
Assumptions are similar to beliefs; both are like eyeglasses through which you view the world. Every healthcare leader knows that two eyewitnesses will report differently on the same event. The difference in what they perceived as true is based in personal...
7 Reasons Healthcare Leaders are Passionate About Coaching Skills
It is not surprising that coaching skills for leaders can be found in most professional development programs today. Healthcare leaders are passionate about coaching and committed to good patient outcomes. This requires top performance and engagement from staff....
What You Have to Give Up to Step up as a Leader
My client is the Executive Director of a medical clinic for low-income patients in her community. She is worried because the funding for her patient population is at risk. She knows it’s important to get out and be the “face” of the clinic in the community. To figure...
What Every Woman Ought to Know About Success
Money, status, power – these are traditional measures of success in American culture. If you don't have or are not striving after status symbols, you are not seen as successful. This creates a challenge for women, who typically have an expanded view of what successful...
4 Small Shifts That Will Change Your Life
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 when it comes to positive change. The...
How Physician Leaders Lean Into Not Knowing The Answer
Physician leader Dr. Teresa Amato, Chairperson at Northwell Health, was speaking to an audience of over 200 female Emergency Medicine physicians. Her motive was to encourage more women to become physician leaders. Too frequently she had been told, “ I don't have time...
This Simple Practice is Guaranteed to Make You Happier
Last week, I read a blog post written by a women physician leader. It caught my attention because she was talking about the benefits of being a physician-the ability to save a life, pay her mortgage and have respect in the community. That's not what most physicians...
How Will You Measure Your Life?
A few weeks ago I was flying home from a conference for women physicians where I had been a speaker. I had more than met my goals, but I was still doubting myself. Why? I was feeling self-doubt as a physician, and comparing my workshop to the polished delivery of the...
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