I’m always uncomfortable using notes during a presentation. Any tips on how to successfully pull this off?

Unfortunately, it is easy for notes to become a crutch for the speaker and a distraction for the audience. Following are some tips to creating effective notes and using them properly:
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I’m pretty much a Type A personality, and am very driven, often working extremely long hours. If I feel productive, why worry so much about getting a “work life balance”?. If I feel productive, why worry so much about getting a “work life balance”?

Success in your healthcare career will be that much sweeter and fruitful if it is balanced with a fulfilling life outside of medicine. To maintain self-esteem and motivation, physicians should build support systems and pursue interests outside of medicine.
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In order to achieve more equilibrium in your personal and professional life you must identify your priorities and take time to reflect. What does that mean to you?

Decide what is most important to you professionally, socially, spiritually and creatively.
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In our practice we have a seriously dysfunctional physician. The stress level this causes is poisoning the work environment for everybody. What can or should we do?

The dysfunctional physician presents an insidious cost to any practice or health care organization. He or she increases the stress in the work environment and the accompanying loss of efficiency.
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In order to create a more positive experience for the patient, improve health care, and discover areas where you might be able to improve, who’s your most valuable resource for personality assessment feedback and why?

By asking patients how satisfied they are with a physician experience, doctors can discover areas where they might be able to improve.
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In our program, it seems the cause of many conflicts is the lack of people actually listening to each other. How can we change his?

Erik J. Van Slyke, author of Listening to Conflict: Finding Constructive Solutions to Workplace Disputes: “Don’t use arguing, high-pressure persuading, cajoling, sulking, bullying or foot stamping.
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In the interest of personal organizational and time management, sometimes the art of saying “no” is in order. How can one say “no” diplomatically?

Sometimes, saying “No” definitely is in order. Examples of these times include the following:
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I’ve gotten by pretty well up until now without using any formal time management tools. Why change now?

The benefits of time management include stress relief, greater self confidence, more free time to pursue interests outside of medicine, and more effective results from your time spent in medicine.
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I’ve witnessed conflict levels so stressful in our program that I sometimes feared actual violence was going to erupt. What can we do when things escalate to such a point?

The workplace is becoming more violent. Over 1 million workers are assaulted each year in the US workplace, and the health care industry is no exception to this frightening statistic.
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Isn’t it the chief medical officer, program director or managing partner’s job to just take charge and dictate the solution to a particular conflict?

For conflict resolution to be effective between two parties, it must be a collaborative effort–and that’s where a physician’s tendency to take charge can sabotage the process.
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