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August 30, 2025
A Physician Leader's Guide to 360-Degree Feedback
What a 360 review actually measures, how to prepare for one, and how to use the results without spiraling.
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August 29, 2025
When to Step Down from a Leadership Role
How to recognize when it's time to step back from a leadership position — not as failure but as strategic self-awareness. Signs it's time, how to transition gracefully, and what comes next.
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August 28, 2025
Letting Go of Being Right
Why the need to be right — deeply ingrained by medical training — can hold physicians back from growth, better relationships, and effective leadership.
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August 27, 2025
Whiplash and the Line Between Pushing and Breaking
Fletcher's brutal coaching style as a cautionary tale — when does pushing people cross the line into harm?
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August 27, 2025
Physician Mental Health: How Far We've Come and How Far We Have to Go
An honest look at the state of physician mental health — the progress made in reducing stigma, the remaining barriers (licensing questions, culture of toughness), and what institutions and individuals can do.
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August 27, 2025
Radical Acceptance — Review for Academic Medicine
Tara Brach's Radical Acceptance reviewed for physicians — how mindfulness and self-acceptance can help academic faculty break free from perfectionism and self-criticism.
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August 26, 2025
How Long Should a Coaching Engagement Last?
Setting realistic expectations for coaching timelines — why most engagements run 3-6 months, when longer engagements make sense, and how to know when you're done.
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August 25, 2025
Dead Poets Society: Finding Your Voice in Academic Medicine
How John Keating's encouragement to 'make your lives extraordinary' applies to physicians who feel trapped by institutional expectations — finding your authentic voice while working within the system.
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August 24, 2025
Building a Teaching Portfolio for Academic Promotion
How to document your teaching contributions in a way that promotion committees will notice — moving beyond course evaluations to build a compelling narrative of educational impact.
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August 23, 2025
The Energy Audit: Where Is Your Time Actually Going?
A simple self-assessment exercise to track where your energy goes in a typical week — distinguishing between activities that energize you and those that drain you, and using the data to make better career decisions.
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August 22, 2025
Creating Psychological Safety on Medical Teams
What psychological safety actually means (and doesn't mean), why it's essential for high-performing medical teams, and practical steps physician leaders can take to build it.
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August 21, 2025
Practicing Self-Compassion as a High Achiever
Why self-compassion feels counterintuitive to high-achieving physicians — and why it's actually a performance enhancer, not an excuse to go soft.
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