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September 9, 2025
The Enneagram for Physician Self-Awareness
How the Enneagram personality framework helps physicians understand stress reactions, communication patterns, and leadership blind spots.
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September 8, 2025
Red Flags When Choosing a Coach
How to spot red flags when choosing a coach as a physician — credentialing gaps, over-promising, and other warning signs to watch for.
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September 7, 2025
Leading Through Organizational Restructuring
How physician leaders can guide their teams through restructuring, mergers, and department reorganizations in academic medicine.
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September 6, 2025
Whiplash: Where Does Mentorship End and Toxicity Begin?
Using the film Whiplash to explore the line between demanding mentorship and toxic behavior — when pushing people to be their best becomes harmful, and how physician leaders can hold high standards without crossing the line.
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September 5, 2025
Replacing Defensiveness with Curiosity
A practical framework for catching your defensive response and replacing it with genuine curiosity — the single most powerful shift a physician can make to become more coachable.
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September 4, 2025
Crucial Conversations — Review for Academic Medicine
Patterson, Grenny, McMillan, and Switzler's Crucial Conversations reviewed for physician leaders — dialogue tools, safety frameworks, and mutual purpose concepts for difficult conversations in academic medicine.
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September 3, 2025
The Administrative Burden Crushing Academic Medicine
A commentary on the growing administrative burden on academic faculty — documentation, compliance, reporting requirements — and why it's one of the biggest drivers of faculty dissatisfaction and attrition.
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September 3, 2025
Red Flags to Watch For When Choosing a Coach
Warning signs that a coach isn't right for you — from overpromising to one-size-fits-all approaches.
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September 2, 2025
Coaching at Different Career Stages: What Changes?
How coaching needs differ for early-career faculty, mid-career physicians, and senior leaders — the different questions, challenges, and focus areas at each stage.
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September 1, 2025
Writing Your Personal Mission Statement
A practical guide to writing a personal mission statement — why it matters, how to do it without sounding generic, and how to use it as a career decision-making filter.
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August 31, 2025
Hidden Figures: Thriving When You're Underestimated
How Katherine Johnson and her colleagues' approach to proving their value in the face of systemic barriers applies to physicians who feel underestimated or marginalized in academic medicine — especially women and underrepresented minorities.
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August 30, 2025
The Leadership Circle Profile: Seeing Your Leadership Blind Spots
An overview of the Leadership Circle Profile — a 360-degree assessment that maps both creative and reactive leadership tendencies. Why it's particularly powerful for physician leaders who don't realize how their stress responses affect their teams.
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