The FTC’s new noncompete rule adopts a comprehensive prohibition on the use of noncompete clauses in any U.S. industry with any worker, including those at senior executive levels. The rule is promulgated using the FTC’s authority to determine practic...

The board of directors is critical to a company’s organizational structure, overseeing management and protecting shareholders’ interests. In science-driven companies, the board’s role extends beyond traditional business and financial oversight to inc...

As we grow or change, our identity transitions are often invisible — unless we do the work to help others see our changes. This can be particularly true for people who have worked at a company for a long time. If you’re feeling like your colleagues a...

AAPL welcomes new board members and recognizes members awarded fellowship.

Companies are investing in — and talking about — mental health more often these days. But employees aren’t reporting a corresponding rise in well-being. Why? The author, who wrote a book on mental health and work last year, explores several key ways ...

The business plan is the basic tool that entrepreneurs in the health sector need to transform their idea into an opportunity and make it happen. Evaluating the opportunity is the first step in the process.

The 2024 AAPL Leadership Conference in Nashville wrapped up with a keynote address on AAPL’s Future Direction & ROI of Physician Leadership as well as a Career Workshop.

Day two of the AAPL Leadership Conference included two keynote addresses and another full course load of breakout sessions.

The American Association for Physician Leadership's Annual Leadership Conference in Nashville, Tennessee, began day one with more than 500 physician leaders from countries around the world ready to get into the rhythm of expanding and enhancing the s...

A paradox of business is that while leaders often employ a hands-on, directive style to rise to the top, once they arrive, they’re supposed to empower and enable their teams. Suddenly, they’re expected to demonstrate “people skills.” And many find it...

This article offers a playbook for developing six attributes that increasingly factor into executive presence, citing the examples of a dozen leaders who have cracked the code.

Regulatory organizations, such as medical licensing boards and private healthcare organizations, evaluate clinicians for lapses in professionalism involving ethics, record keeping, prescribing, and civic duties. Disciplinary action against these clin...