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September 26, 2025
When Your Research Doesn't Get Funded — What Now?
Grant rejection is demoralizing. Here's a practical guide for what to do after 'not funded' — from processing the disappointment to planning your next move.
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September 25, 2025
The Rise of Physician Side Hustles
Why more academic physicians are launching side hustles — and what it signals about satisfaction in academic medicine.
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September 24, 2025
The Blind Side and Seeing Potential Others Miss
How Leigh Anne Tuohy's refusal to give up on Michael Oher mirrors the best coaching relationships in academic medicine
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September 24, 2025
Leading a Department You Didn't Build
How to lead effectively when you inherit a department, team, and culture you didn't build — without tearing everything down.
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September 23, 2025
The MBTI in Academic Medicine — Helpful or Overhyped?
A balanced take on the MBTI for physicians — what it does well as a conversation starter and where its scientific validity falls short.
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September 22, 2025
Accepting That You Have Blind Spots
Every physician leader has blind spots. The coachable ones accept that fact and build systems to uncover them.
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September 21, 2025
The Pursuit of Happyness — Betting on Yourself When Nobody Else Will
What The Pursuit of Happyness teaches physicians about betting on yourself, starting over, and trusting your instincts over institutional expectations.
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September 21, 2025
How to Know If Coaching Is Working
Concrete signs that physician coaching is producing results — changes in behavior, relationships, and self-awareness worth watching for.
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September 20, 2025
Essentialism — Review for Academic Medicine
Greg McKeown's Essentialism reviewed for academic physicians — a practical framework for doing less but better in faculty life.
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September 20, 2025
Measuring Your Emotional Intelligence: Which Assessment to Use
Comparing EQ-i 2.0, MSCEIT, and other EI assessments — which ones are worth your time.
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September 19, 2025
Why Academic Medical Centers Keep Losing Faculty to Private Practice
Why academic medical centers keep losing mid-career faculty to private practice — and what they could do differently to retain talent.
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September 17, 2025
How to Run a Meeting That People Actually Want to Attend
Most meetings in academic medicine are terrible. Here are practical tips for physician leaders to run meetings people actually want to attend.
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