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August 5, 2026
The DISC Assessment: Understanding Your Communication Style in Academic Medicine
A practical overview of the DISC behavioral assessment — what the four styles mean, how they show up in academic medicine settings like faculty meetings and clinical teams, and how understanding your style improves collaboration.
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August 1, 2026
Should Your Institution Pay for Your Coach?
A pragmatic look at whether to ask your institution to fund coaching — when it makes sense, how to frame the request, and what to consider if you decide to invest on your own.
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July 25, 2026
The Lean Startup — Review for Academic Medicine
Eric Ries's build-measure-learn framework applied to academic medicine — from launching new clinical programs to piloting educational initiatives. Why the MVP mindset can save physician leaders from over-planning and under-executing.
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July 22, 2026
What The Shawshank Redemption Teaches About Patience and Long-Term Planning
Using Andy Dufresne's story to explore how the most meaningful achievements in academic medicine — tenure, major grants, culture change — require relentless patience and a long-term plan that others can't always see.
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July 18, 2026
The Graduate School Survival Guide for Physician-Scientists
Practical advice for physician-scientists navigating the unique pressures of maintaining both clinical and research identities — from protecting research time to managing dual expectations from department leadership.
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July 15, 2026
Feedback Is a Gift — If You Know How to Unwrap It
Why physicians often struggle with feedback, how to shift from a defensive posture to a learning posture, and why receiving feedback well is a superpower in academic medicine.
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July 8, 2026
The Intern's Growth Mindset: What Dead Poets Society Teaches About Learning
How Dead Poets Society's themes of independent thinking and finding your own voice apply to cultivating a learning culture in academic medicine
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July 4, 2026
How Coaching Differs from Therapy, Mentoring, and Consulting
A clear breakdown of the differences between coaching, therapy, mentoring, and consulting — helping physicians understand what coaching actually is and when it's the right fit.
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July 1, 2026
The 360-Degree Feedback Assessment: What It Reveals and What It Doesn't
A practical guide to the 360-degree feedback process — what to expect, how to interpret the results without becoming defensive, and how to turn feedback into a development plan.
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June 24, 2026
What Apollo 13 Teaches Us About Crisis Leadership in Medicine
Using the Apollo 13 story to explore calm under pressure, creative problem-solving with limited resources, and how physician leaders can lead effectively when everything goes wrong.
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June 20, 2026
The Emotional Intelligence Appraisal: A Tool for Physician Self-Awareness
An overview of the Emotional Intelligence Appraisal and EQ-i 2.0 — what these assessments measure, how they apply to physician leadership, and why self-awareness is the foundation for everything else.
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June 17, 2026
Ego Is the Enemy — and It's Everywhere in Academic Medicine
Drawing on Ryan Holiday's Ego Is the Enemy, this post explores how unchecked ego derails careers in academic medicine and how coaching helps keep it in check.
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