Coaching The Thriving Healthcare Leader

07/17/2023

07/03/2023

Are you getting your seven or eight hours of sleep a night — yet you still feel exhausted? Here’s why that could be happening, according to physician Saundra Dalton-Smith.

03/26/2023

04/29/2021

Every once in a while I get to be part of a great opportunity with a few great minds. This was so fun!

11/17/2020

The next time you feel like you failed...think on this. It’s not always about achieving. It’s the journey along the way.

“When I was 15, I spent a month working on an archeological dig. I was talking to one of the archeologists one day during our lunch break and he asked those kinds of ‘getting to know you,’ questions you ask young people: Do you play sports? What’s your favorite subject? And I told him, no I don’t play any sports. I do theater, I’m in choir, I play the violin and piano, I used to take art classes.
And he went WOW. That’s amazing! And I said, ‘
‘Oh no, but I’m not any good at ANY of them.”
And he said something then that I will never forget and which absolutely blew my mind because no one had ever said anything like it to me before: ‘ I don’t think being good at things is the point of doing them. I think you’ve got all these wonderful experiences with different skills, and that all teaches you things and makes you an interesting person, no matter how well you do them.’
And that honestly changed my life. Because I went from a failure, someone who hadn’t been talented enough at anything to excel, to someone who did things because I enjoyed them. I had been raised in such an achievement-oriented environment, so inundated with the myth of Talent, that I thought it was only worth doing things if you could ‘Win’ at them.”
Kurt Vonnegut:

04/11/2019

How’s your EI IQ?

Perfectionism can cripple teams. Emotionally intelligent leaders can use curiosity, persistence, collaboration, and empathy to help people stay agile and keep improving.

04/10/2019

Need a few tips on sounding smart?

Keep your chin up.

04/05/2019

8 key phrases to work into your communication patterns.

Practice emotional intelligence by incorporating these simple, powerful phrases into your leadership vocabulary.

04/04/2019

Find your ‘Why’ today...

Even when my to-do list is stacked with not-so-fun tasks.

03/06/2019

What is your learning edge to success?

Your weakness may become your Achilles heel.

11/23/2018

The Science of being Grateful: Have you been thank-full today?

Just in time for Thanksgiving, we’ll look at the science of gratitude and the evidence that it really does improve our lives.

11/20/2018

Coaching Moment: Leading others is one of our most challenging tasks. Here’s a few questions to prompt a coaching conversation.

Sometimes the best answer can be a great question.

10/17/2018

Collaboration is a critical skill in our complex Healthcare environment. Take 5 mins to hear why...

10/16/2018

The healthcare leader of the future will be an independent thinker who understands the emerging healthcare market...Is that YOU?

What’s the Best Leadership Style for Healthcare? by Dan Dodson | Jan 5, 2017 | Leadership and Workforce Development | 0 comments The health care industry is in transition and because of this, new leadership styles need to be implemented to effectively lead and manage in this new paradigm. With the...

10/15/2018

Approaching the Burnout Epidemic with a Thriver’s Mindset

For more than 30 years, Dan Diamond, MD, has led on the front lines of global disasters. Amid the death and despair, he found something surprisingly upliftin...

10/14/2018

Being Compassionate is part of our role as Healthcare Leaders. Flex your compassion muscles with a few mindful tips . Not just for others..but for you.

Scientific evidence shows that we can teach our brains to feel more compassion, both for others and ourselves. Imagine how the world might be different if we all learned this skill.

10/13/2018

Overloaded & Overwhelmed? 5 Tips to regain your sanity.

Five tips to help when you're overwhelmed at work and your never-ending to-do list is making you anxious.

10/13/2018

Physician Leadership is key to improving our Healthcare environment. Are you leading or following?

With today’s challenges in medicine, the shifting landscape of healthcare and the unpredictable fate of federal legislation impacting their work, it’s essential that physicians are directly involved in healthcare leadership to navigate a better way forward for the profession and patients.