Some company cultures are marked by mistrust and paranoia, which leads to a slew of negative outcomes: poor performance, burnout, turnover, and cheating.

Defense feels natural when we “need” to win an argument. These “but”-busting moves engage the creative possibilities underneath verbal conflict and build the respect and trust that grounds more fruitful collaboration with coworkers.

This episode of SoundPractice focuses on women in healthcare leadership and how women can create a path to leadership, characteristics of women leaders, and why having women in leadership roles is important for an organization.

Lessons from an internal physician coaching program — informed by ongoing research into physician personality factors — suggest that four core personality typologies affect burnout in the current healthcare environment.

When physicians are comfortable saying “I’m sorry” easily and with sincerity, perhaps they can expect increased job satisfaction and lower malpractice premiums.

Have you ever considered leaving your physician job to pursue a nonclinical career?

Coaching requires us to keep a laser focus on the person we are helping, but that’s not always easy when distractions — both external and internal — continually bombard us.

A survey was used to evaluate the impact of EQ on burnout levels among physicians-in-training who changed their specialty compared to those who remained in their original specialty.

The authors provide a framework to help managers understand when and how political conflict can become corrosive, and they explain how to navigate it more effectively and even harness its potential to strengthen the workplace.

There is a common misconception that introverts can’t be effective leaders because they are too quiet and unassuming for the job. This article argues that introverts can and often do become great leaders precisely because they bring strengths to lead...

Diversity on corporate boards is an urgent priority, emphasized by company leaders and public policy agendas.

This article explains the basic tenets of emotional intelligence as it relates to physician leadership.