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3 Big Communication Mistakes That Will Derail Your Career – 161

2021-04-08T09:43:13-05:00

Advice from a Senior Hospital Executive In this week's podcast episode, John describes three communication mistakes that will easily derail your career in many large organizations, if you do not stop making them. Communication has ALWAYS been a big deal. And with social media, email, and texting, we have so many more ways to screw it up than ever. The higher you progress in an organization, the more important communication becomes.  […]

3 Big Communication Mistakes That Will Derail Your Career – 1612021-04-08T09:43:13-05:00

Blogging Has Taught Me 9 Keys To Writing Quickly And Clearly

2017-03-05T15:27:40-06:00

After making a commitment to write consistently at Vital Physician Executive, I quickly learned that writing regularly can be a daunting task. From topic selection, to creating content efficiently, it is a process that requires practice and a perseverence. I've sought to learn the keys to writing quickly and efficiently. I believe the effort has been worth it, because the written word is so important for inspiring, teaching, entertaining and engaging others. Some years ago, a young African-American came [...]

Blogging Has Taught Me 9 Keys To Writing Quickly And Clearly2017-03-05T15:27:40-06:00

5 Benefits To Healthcare Executive Blogging Guaranteed To Deepen Your Influence

2017-02-27T11:31:36-06:00

As healthcare executives, we must communicate clearly and effectively. This can be difficult at times. One-on-one communication is fairly straightforward. But how do we communicate regularly with dozens of physicians, hundreds of constituents, or thousands of patients? And how can it be done in a way that encourages a two-way dialogue? Perhaps healthcare executive blogging is the answer. As chief medical officer, one of my primary challenges was connecting with the members of the medical staff. I regularly [...]

5 Benefits To Healthcare Executive Blogging Guaranteed To Deepen Your Influence2017-02-27T11:31:36-06:00

How I’m Using SMART Goals for 2017 and You Can Too

2016-11-20T17:18:49-06:00

For this post, I thought I would discuss SMART goals and use them for my blog for 2017. It is quite common for each executive in a healthcare organization to create management goals for the coming year. Then the CEO and the senior executive team discusses and approves them. All of the divisional goals are ultimately presented to the Board of Directors. Your directors will create their goals as well, as we discussed in SWOT Analysis and Goal Setting. You will [...]

How I’m Using SMART Goals for 2017 and You Can Too2016-11-20T17:18:49-06:00

Stop Making These Business Email Mistakes

2016-10-29T13:56:23-05:00

Office email had become a major aggravation for me. Along with the occasional helpful or important message, I was wading through dozens of useless and bothersome emails whenever I had a spare moment. I was deleting dozens of messages that added nothing to my effectiveness as chief medical officer. Many of the incoming emails were rambling or outright confusing. Some left me wondering about their purpose: to inform me? ask for advice? or seek approval? And my direct reports and colleagues [...]

Stop Making These Business Email Mistakes2016-10-29T13:56:23-05:00

The Three Disappointments of a Lack of Clarity

2016-10-21T11:09:28-05:00

Let’s define clarity as the quality of being understood in an exact way. No issue is more important for the physician executive than achieving and maintaining clarity. Whether with your direct reports, colleagues, or CEO, clarity is needed at every level. Remodeling Fiasco I promised my wife I would arrange to have the wallpaper in our kitchen and laundry room removed. Then those areas would be repainted. I contacted a painter referred to me by a colleague and [...]

The Three Disappointments of a Lack of Clarity2016-10-21T11:09:28-05:00
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