September/October 2020

In challenging times, leaders must pause, reflect, try to make sense of confusing and potentially contradictory information, and share their observations with others. As physicians, we use our education and training to consider objective data, facts,...

Being a great physician is not sufficient for leadership success. This is the first in a series of articles that explore derailment — a leader’s undoing — and how to prevent it.

As healthcare’s predominant and most influential clinical leaders for the industry, physicians have a unique opportunity to be even more influential in creating and maintaining fresher approaches in healthcare.

The author picks up the journey from its first roadblock to its current successes.

What physicians who reject palliative care don’t know — or don’t apply — hurts not only them, but also their patients. Now they have opportunities to champion the PC movement.

Working together, academic physicians and administrators can build effective teams and attain organizational goals

An understanding of the role learning styles play in physician education can be an important component of leadership development.

Although well-designed payment reform will incentivize improved care, the core transformation must occur at the clinical level. The four phases of the care transformation process are outlined.

This brief article examines how physician leaders can build and project appropriate organizational resilience during a time of confusion and chaos — such as that surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.

Guidance for becoming a more effective physician leader by being more self-aware and coachable.

As our country continues to become more diverse, healthcare organizations should adopt developmental mentorship and other diversity initiatives to increase racial and ethnic minority representation in leadership roles.

Management of hospital operations during Wildfires in northern California is becoming a normal experience in the fall. This field report provides some key tactics that physician leaders can put in place in acute care facilities in the event of a disa...

Improving patient communication could avoid approximately half of ED visits related to otolaryngology surgery performed within the preceding 30 days.

Explore the system that allows people to get away with bad behavior and learn what to do to improve individual, team, and organizational performance, and erode toxic behaviors.