What Sets You Off in a Meeting Is Your Job to Know
You just pitched an idea that was weeks in the making. The pushback starts, and some of it is hard and pointed. All eyes…
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One Month Into the New Academic Year: The Check-In Only You Can Run
The academic year is four weeks old. Maybe you are assembling a promotion dossier. Maybe your annual review is on the…
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Five Signs You’re Overusing a Signature Strength (And How to Tell)
Showing up has never been your problem. You put your head down. You gut it out. The strength that built your career is…
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The Two Versions of Your Day
What is the first question you hear when you walk in the front door after a long day? Or when you call a friend on…
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Why You Should Drop the Golden Rule at Work
You have 15 minutes to make your case. Funding for the program you want to build. Protected time. A new hire for your…
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How to Tell Your Resident Team Is Drowning
It is July. You take over the inpatient service, and you can feel the tension before you open a single chart. The new…
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July 1 Is Your Problem Too: Leadership on the Day Medicine Resets
You forget the diagnosis. Most likely, you will forget names. You will never forget how someone made you feel. Every…
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The 20% Rule: How Two Hours a Day Can Save Your Career
In my time as a division director, no one has walked into my office and asked to do less. Not once. The requests run the…
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