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Adopt These 10 Practices of the Meeting Maestro – 037

2021-03-20T21:14:54-05:00

Welcome back to this week's episode of the PNC Podcast. Taking a really big chance today talking about this subject (10 Practices of the Meeting Maestro). It's rather dull, not very inspirational. But communication is really an important factor, whether you're doing a nonclinical or a clinical job. Obviously when you're working clinically, you need to communicate with patients, as well as with colleagues and other persons. If you're doing a nonclinical job, you'll be doing the same [...]

Adopt These 10 Practices of the Meeting Maestro – 0372021-03-20T21:14:54-05:00

Effective Leaders Use Deep Work Wisely

2017-09-17T00:14:43-05:00

I was becoming really nervous about my lack of preparation for a strategic planning retreat. The CEO, the senior executive team, and several physicians and board members were going to meet in three days to discuss a variety of important issues. One of my assignments was to present a 30 minute review of an important project. This would set the stage for selecting one of several possible approaches to the project. I would need to do some deep [...]

Effective Leaders Use Deep Work Wisely2017-09-17T00:14:43-05:00

Create a Wildly Effective Annual Management Plan

2017-05-10T04:56:09-05:00

My practice partner and I had been working together for about a year in our small family practice. A medical equipment salesperson approached us promoting a new device that would surely bring in additional practice revenue. After considering the purchase, we decided to proceed. We signed a loan agreement and purchased the device. It would take 5 years to pay back the loan. We were convinced the device would generate procedures that would easily cover the loan payments. Eighteen months [...]

Create a Wildly Effective Annual Management Plan2017-05-10T04:56:09-05:00

Monthly Leadership Favorites – April 2017 Edition

2017-04-16T19:21:49-05:00

It's time for the VITAL Physician Executive's Monthly Leadership Favorites – April 2017 Edition. In this feature I share inspiring and enlightening advice from respected leaders, generally from outside of healthcare (but not always). Leadership Favorites – April 2017 Edition This month's favorites follow… United Airlines Faux Pas United Airlines provided some obvious examples recently of how NOT to treat your customers (a.k.a. patients). Without getting into the weeds, here is what was reported: United Airlines overbooked a flight; [...]

Monthly Leadership Favorites – April 2017 Edition2017-04-16T19:21:49-05:00

The Looming American Association for Physician Leadership Annual Conference

2017-04-11T10:30:49-05:00

I really miss attending the physician leadership annual conference of the AAPL. For the past 2 ½ years, I have been consumed with starting a new urgent care center north of Chicago. In addition to interviewing, hiring, writing policies and procedures, and training staff, this required that I study for the American Board of Family Medicine exam (thankfully, I passed!). It also required a thorough review of workers compensation and occupational medicine. And I needed to take a mandatory course [...]

The Looming American Association for Physician Leadership Annual Conference2017-04-11T10:30:49-05:00

Preparing to Be a Better Physician Leader – Part 2

2017-03-31T13:46:59-05:00

I started this series by discussing the attitudes or perspectives that physician leaders should understand and adopt. I would like to complete it with a description of some practical skills that you should seek to learn or enhance. If you are early in the journey, you can try to observe these skills in others as you're preparing to be a better physician leader. This is a process. Like any new realm of learning, we follow a path from awareness, to [...]

Preparing to Be a Better Physician Leader – Part 22017-03-31T13:46:59-05:00

Monthly Leadership Favorites – March 2017 Edition

2017-03-14T12:34:50-05:00

It's time for the VITAL Physician Executive's Monthly Leadership Favorites – March 2017 Edition. In this feature I share inspiring and enlightening advice from respected leaders, generally from outside of healthcare (but not always). March Favorites This month's favorites follow… Productivity Pointers Create a Personal Mission Statement for the Life YOU Want by the Productive Physician should inspire us to become more intentional This is the first time I am offering content from The Productive Physician. I have been following him [...]

Monthly Leadership Favorites – March 2017 Edition2017-03-14T12:34:50-05:00

Monthly Leadership Favorites February 2017 Edition

2017-02-16T08:02:06-06:00

OK – it's time for another edition of VITAL Physician Executive's Monthly Leadership Favorites. In this feature I share inspiring and enlightening advice from respected leaders, generally outside of the healthcare field. This month's favorites follow… […]

Monthly Leadership Favorites February 2017 Edition2017-02-16T08:02:06-06:00

How to Prepare Quality Reports Your Board is Begging to See

2017-02-09T12:03:45-06:00

For this post, I'm going to “nerd out.” I love using data. And I love monitoring, improving and discussing quality and safety. That was one of the fun things I did as hospital CMO. I also enjoy playing around with ways to display data, especially for lay people with a limited understanding of statistics. So today we will make our way to the “popular” Bubble Graph (well – it's popular with me at least), as I demonstrate how to prepare [...]

How to Prepare Quality Reports Your Board is Begging to See2017-02-09T12:03:45-06:00

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