Daring Doctors: For Physicians Expanding Their Career

I’ve heard some physicians wonder out loud if they’re career has been “wasted” - either because they were on a path that wasn’t a good fit, or they spent years focusing on accumulating and worrying, rather than on contributing and enjoying.  The question is one of personal value:  am I measuring up? And by whose […]

Here I am with some of the physicians and clinicians enrolled in the Healthcare Executive MBA (HCEMBA) program at UC Irvine’s Paul Merage School of Business.
I was there last week as an invited speaker to lead a workshop, “Career Strategies for Physicians and Healthcare Leaders.” What a great group of people!— and an excellent MBA […]

My physician colleagues continue to wow and inspire me!
Over the past month I have been hosting a FREE one-hour teleseminar “Leverage Your Expertise With Healthcare Consulting”.  We are not only discussed what it takes to succeed in healthcare consulting but also hearing some intriguing and amazing personal stories from the attendees.
Who are these intriguing […]

 

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Just because you wear a white coat doesn’t mean you’re professional!

What would you say is your #1 job as a physician leader? Smart ideas, “vision”, keeping others docs in line?

While your role description includes many items including managing your staff, improving clinical effectiveness, reducing errors and other key responsibilities, as the manager of teams who are comprised of humans, not machines, I suggest your team needs something from you above all…

In the past two weeks I heard the question “Am I too old to make a career change” from four different people in my personal and professional circle!
And then on the heels of these comments, I happened to catch an intriguing interview about Johnny Cash, about the poignancy of his musical work in the last […]

As leader, do you get fatigued from leading groups that are focused on budgets, operations, or disciplinary actions. Wouldn’t you love to be in a meeting that was all fun and games and ALSO produced a strategic vision that left everyone energized?

 
We had a great teleconference on July 31, addressing the topic of “tapping into your full potential” as a physicians.
During this 60 minute teleconference, I shared a high-level outline of the following “need to know” essential insights based on the work I’ve done with dozens of physicians who have […]

This is an encore presentation of an article of mine that has been published by others in their newsletters over past year. […]

If there is one thing that consistently inspires me it is the vision of a solitary figure emerging from their personal shadow of […]

If you’ve been wondering what personal qualities you must possess to expand, transition, or advance your career–whether within or outside of healthcare–or what strategies successful physicians have implemented to uncover their special talents that you’re not privy to, then my free teleconference call

“Journey to Reveal the Leader Within” a weekend retreat for Physicians who want to get “unstuck” in their career and create blueprint for professional fulfillment — will be held October 19-22, 2007 at the uncommonly beautiful Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort and Spa in New Mexico.
The 2 and 1/2 day […]