Corporate boards often rely on backward-looking data when selecting CEOs, leading to flawed decisions. To improve the selection process, boards should ask candidates to create a growth plan that outlines their vision for the company’s future, providi...

Core beliefs statements emphasize an organization's core values, realign negative employee values, and create a positive work culture focused on daily actions.

Embracing mortality can motivate a purposeful, fulfilling life, prioritizing meaningful activities, deep relationships, and passions, enhancing clarity and focus.

Time, energy, and money are key to a productive life and career. Understanding career stages and managing them well can reduce anxiety and prevent burnout.

This case study underscores the profound impact that medical and psychological interventions can have on an individual's life and well-being.

The Stanford marshmallow experiment by Walter Mischel in the late 1960s studied delayed gratification in children and influenced various fields, including medicine.

Core beliefs statements emphasize an organization's core values, realign negative employee values, and create a positive work culture focused on daily actions.

This article shows you how you can use gen AI tools for career coaching, with practical prompts and strategies to maximize your experience, learnings, and success.

Many companies see little impact from AI tools because generic models don’t align with how teams actually work. In this piece, we offer two key concepts that can help bridge that gap. These ideas help explain why traditional AI often falls short and ...

Independent pharmacists are stockpiling drugs to mitigate the impact of new U.S. tariffs on pharmaceuticals.

Federal prosecutors sought the maximum prison sentence for a healthcare executive convicted of fraud; however, a lighter sentence was granted because of the executive's age and health.

The closure of rural hospital birthing units creates significant hardships and risks for expectant mothers, illustrating the broader issue of healthcare access disparities in rural communities. This situation underscores the need for better support a...

Corporate boards often rely on backward-looking data when selecting CEOs, leading to flawed decisions. To improve the selection process, boards should ask candidates to create a growth plan that outlines their vision for the company’s future, providi...

Population health management (PHM) focuses on improving specific population health, using multidisciplinary teams, data analytics, and interventions. It aligns with value-based care (VBC) to enhance care quality and reduce costs.

Chronic lateness in patients disrupts medical practice efficiency. Establish clear lateness policies, set a punctual example, avoid overbooking, and address delays respectfully.

Embracing mortality can motivate a purposeful, fulfilling life, prioritizing meaningful activities, deep relationships, and passions, enhancing clarity and focus.

The author shares her experiences with over 22 caregivers, highlighting cultural clashes and the struggles of modern motherhood in America.

This article presents several pieces of advice from the writings of Mark Twain that are applicable to the modern healthcare professional.

A major source of unease around AI is how its advance can make societies’ existing inequities even worse—a systemic phenomenon called “artificial inequality.” This happens as socioeconomic opportunities and outcomes are concentrated within narrow soc...

Tom Rossi discusses the growing interest in physician leadership, necessary preparation, effective leadership development programs, challenges faced by rural hospitals, and strategies for enhancing leadership skills.

Ideal BHC candidates should recognize issues with the specialty model of care, emphasize improving access, and show flexibility in treating diverse patient issues. They should also demonstrate proactive problem-solving, teamwork, and willingness to l...

This article explains why a high-productivity, high-dignity service sector is essential for the United States and will offer specific ideas for how to build and strengthen it.

A post-discharge clinic (PDC) reduces readmission and emergency visits, lowering costs. Evaluations show significant cost savings over three years.

The article discusses the rising trend of part-time work among physicians, highlighting benefits like work-life balance and reduced burnout, while dispelling myths about career commitment and income.

This article examines how healthcare leaders can build psychological safety, detailing its history, four stages, guiding principles, 15 strategies, myth debunking, hands-on exercises, and assessment questions.

The author outlines the signs to watch out for to help you assess whether your boss is toxic, and offers strategies to try if you’re finding yourself in this impossibly difficult situation.

The most-engaged employees work together in ways companies don’t even realize.

AAPL believes physician leaders who are pursuing leadership education and training — and the organizations that are supporting their effort — should be able to clearly see the value of their time, money, and effort.

Healthcare workers value patients who are independent, rational, and compliant, but ethical principles must guide clinician–patient relationships despite patient behavior.

How do you want to be remembered? For senior leaders and those aspiring to the C-suite, this is an important reminder. While it’s natural to focus on big goals and results, it’s the quieter choices that leave a deeper imprint.