American Association for Physician Leadership

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August 15, 2022

“Two heads are better than one.” It’s a familiar expression—and one that businesses might want to heed. The authors’ study of 87 companies led by co-CEOs showed that those firms tended to generate better returns than did peer companies with a sole CE...

June 1, 2022

How can employers do a better job hiring and keeping young workers? New research from interviews with workforce development specialists focusing on young workers (particularly young workers of color) filling core production tasks in factories, health...

May 26, 2022

Research has shown that consensus-based problem-solving groups are often where innovative ideas go to die. These groups are highly prone to groupthink — quick agreement around status quo solutions with little discussion or deliberation. So how can ma...

When building your team, consider how the individuals combine to meet the four attributes of effective teams.

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Although effective physician–patient communication is linked to beneficial outcomes for patients and providers alike, healthcare systems have yet to adopt a standard framework for building physicians’ communication competency.

April 28, 2022

The authors present three common but potentially problematic assumptions that underlie the leadership development paradox and strategies for leaders to overcome those blind spots.

April 19, 2022

This article describes the features of high-impact coalitions and sets out five principles that make the difference between success and failure.

Physicians need to be deeply engaged for a successful value transformation and healthcare delivery redesign.

March 11, 2022

Digitization may be necessary for many businesses’ continued success, but in our increasingly complex world, what companies really need to do is build new forms of competitive advantage and transform themselves for the future. And that requires funda...

Now, more than ever, the workforce challenges affecting our industry need to be addressed with discipline, focus, and resolve.

February 3, 2022

Most views of leadership are sub-optimal for the organizations where most types of work get done today. And so it’s time to re-think our view of courage for our modern context.

December 11, 2021

Bringing more minds together to solve a problem has its advantages. To make use of those upsides and increase the chances your team will land on a successful solution, the authors recommend using seven strategies, which have been backed by behavioral...

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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