Earlier today I attended the Georgia Association of Healthcare Executives annual meeting luncheon. The topic of the luncheon was “Developing High-Performance Teams” where a panel of 3 female executives of 3 different hospital systems in the city shared their...
Q: What made you decide to create this physician leader coaching program? A: In the last 10 years of my work with physicians, most engagements started with a conversation with an administrator and also with the medical director of the department, a VP or CMO. And...
Q: We currently employ a physician who has been in a department leadership role for quite some time. But there is a lot of turnover and conflict in this department. Would your program help? Q: We currently employ a physician who has been in a department leadership...
Q: Our physician leaders attended already a physician leadership program; isn’t that enough? Q: Our physician leaders attended already a physician leadership program; isn’t that enough? A: It can be enough or maybe it won’t. Here is how you want to look at this. If...
Physicians and practice managers always want to hire the best. However, the most experienced and skilled applicant is not necessarily the most qualified. As professionals, we bring character and experience to the workplace and character is more important than...
Delegation is an area of personal and professional management that many physicians don’t feel comfortable with. To succeed as a practicing physician, you must be competent when it comes to clinical delegation. In a busy practice, you rely upon your clinical team, and...