American Association for Physician Leadership

Operations and Policy

January/February 2025

Effectively managing work teams requires recognition of different team types and their unique characteristics, advantages, and challenges. This article highlights 12 common team types, suggests effective management strategies, and introduces 9 behavi...

December 29, 2024

While layoffs can lead to short-term financial benefits, research shows just how much of an impact they can have on employee engagement, morale, and loyalty — and how long that negative impact can last. Humanizing the layoff experience can help lesse...

Employee commitment is crucial for healthcare organizations, impacting trust, loyalty, and productivity. Strategies like clear communication, values-based hiring, career planning, and leadership emphasizing care, ownership, and accountability can enh...

Explore how virtual assistants can alleviate burnout, reduce overhead, and revolutionize healthcare delivery amidst declining reimbursements and rising costs.

December 17, 2024

Most companies are full of really busy people, which makes it hard to slow down and focus on trying new things. At the same time, stopping everything to focus on innovation can leave day-to-day tasks neglected. So, how can leaders make sure workers a...

December 15, 2024

Even highly motivated employees can encounter obstacles when trying to enhance their performance. This article outlines 10 common barriers that employees may face during their efforts to improve and provides suggestions for overcoming these challenge...

In healthcare, strong leadership is crucial. Recognizing and learning from various leader phenotypes can enhance team performance and drive organizational success.

November 12, 2024

There’s a lot to learn when star performers like you take that first big management job. And the most important learning has little to do with the technical aspects of the job, and a lot to do with you as a person.

AI is revolutionizing healthcare by improving efficiency and early risk detection, but careful integration is key.

November 5, 2024

Only 15% of managers consistently use gen AI, but 40% of business graduate students do. These managers and leaders of the near future will soon enter a workforce that is underprepared for them and poorly designed for them to put their abilities to us...

November 4, 2024

An eye roll, a glare, a dismissive snort, a nasty remark, a joke at someone’s expense—these subtle tactics are the tools of a workplace bully. Such behaviors, though seemingly minor, are insidious and contribute to the prevalence of workplace bullyin...

November 1, 2024

Striving to increase workplace diversity is not an empty slogan — it is a good business decision.

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