Why Women Want Female Physician Networks
Women in medicine sometimes ask, “Why do I need a women physician group? I see myself as a physician, not a female physician.” Nevertheless, women in the healthcare industry are seeking and creating local groups and national female physician networks. Women may engage...
How to Develop Your Leadership Brand
I often hear the lament, “How do I get seen?" in my work with women physicians. You need a leadership brand to land appropriate projects and grow your career in meaningful ways. A brand speaks to more than your skills and expertise. And a brand is a promise about what...
Myths That Inhibit Women Leaders
Women physicians routinely ask me, “What will happen if I show up as myself?” They don’t want to be seen as too outspoken, too quiet, too (fill in the blank), out of fear of being passed over for interesting assignments or roles in leadership. As women leaders, we...
The Better Doctor Is Not The Issue
Who is the better doctor? A man or a woman? Reporting that women are more effective in any male-dominated industry is bound to create a stir. An important conversation sparked from The Atlantic’s headline, “Women Physicians May Be Better Than Male Physicians.” The...
Physician Leadership Lessons from La La Land
On New Year’s Eve, looking for light entertainment, my husband and I watched the movie La La Land. I loved the musical, which explores the pain and joy of pursuing your dreams. An unexpected surprise was that the film represents a lesson in resilience needed for...
Key Principles Women Physicians Use To Build Resilience
Why Don’t We Work Smarter? By looking at my work schedule, you might not believe my goal is to work smarter, not harder. The combination of my desire to be of service and my tendency towards perfectionism results in my working long hours. Even more insidious is the...
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,...
Reduce Stress with Constructive Relationships and Activities
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...
Centered Leadership: Resilient Leaders Thrive At Work
How do you thrive at work so you can inspire and mobilize others, even in demanding circumstances? Centered Leadership is what equips leaders for leading change. As the name implies, “It’s about having a well of physical, intellectual, emotional and spiritual strength...
Looking For Signs Of Support In All The Wrong Places
This has been a week of hard work punctuated with emotional highs and lows. Now that I have jumped through most of the required hoops and am thinking more clearly, I realize I was looking for signs of support in the wrong places. In fact, when I wasn’t looking for...
What Women Physicians Can Learn About Power from White House Women
Women physicians struggle to have their perspective heard in meetings. The female staffers in the White House shared their solution to that problem last week in The Washington Post. The environment in the White House sounds so much like life for women in medicine!...
Find Your Heart and You Will Find Your Way
Dr. Lara has been in private practice for over 12 years. She loves her patients and gets along OK with her partners, but she was longing for something more. She has a vision, something that excites her. She sees a way to prevent common challenges her patients come to her with every day.
“My mission is to help women healthcare leaders reach their highest potential.”
- Deborah Munhoz
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