American Association for Physician Leadership

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For physician leaders considering a different path, Frank Cohen and Owen Dahl reflect on the Seven Phases of Change in their book, Lean Six Sigma for Medical Practice.

Coaching skills and techniques are beneficial, but they do not replace you as a determinate of coaching success.

Five concrete, evidence-based tips for building an antiracist medical practice.

December 18, 2021

An excerpt from Physician Leadership: The 11 Skills Every Doctor Needs to be an Effective Leader, by Karen Nichols, DO, MA, MACOI, FACP, CS-F.

November 17, 2021

If you are a company leader hoping to undertake a successful organizational change, you need to make sure your team is onboard and motivated to help make it happen. The following strategies can you help you better understand your employees’ perspecti...

Those of us in healthcare routinely see the results of discord between humans and nature. Can physician leaders help create a positive impact to ensure harmony?

Management fads rarely work as well as we think they will, and, instead, waste our time and valuable resources. This article defines “shiny object syndrome” and argues that management fads are simply shiny objects in disguise.

October 5, 2021

Asking questions well can put you on the path to solving intractable problems and will also help you connect with others and, counterintuitively, to earn their trust.

As we have all contemplated the “new normal,” our thoughts no doubt have turned to all aspects of our lives — personal and professional.

Adopting an agile mindset requires us to manage three competing, hard-wired thought processes: distraction, ego, and empathy.

Innumerable factors affect the lives and careers of two physicians who are married or are partners — especially when the physicians hold leadership positions.

In this article, I take a few excerpts from Admiral William McRaven's graduation speech in 2014 and suggest how they can apply to contemporary medicine.

For over 45 years.

The American Association for Physician Leadership has helped physicians develop their leadership skills through education, career development, thought leadership and community building.

The American Association for Physician Leadership (AAPL) changed its name from the American College of Physician Executives (ACPE) in 2014. We may have changed our name, but we are the same organization that has been serving physician leaders since 1975.

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