Success is as dependent on what you decide not to do as it is on the action you decide to take. So, why do we measure success only by action?
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Is Your Medical Practice a Social Service or a Business? – Podcast
Consistent with the communal notions of the “We” society, physicians are being told by politicians, pundits and the press that you are in social services – do you really believe this?
I Just Want a Contract
“I’m just planning my practice’s new business.” “I can’t devote any resources to its structure.” “I just want a contract.” Is it any wonder why physicians are such easy prey for “alignment?” Please do a deal with one of my clients . . . please.
Who is Driving Your Practice’s Bus?
I had a quirky law school professor who, when the Socratic method was leading the discussion either in circles or to nowhere, fast, would throw up his hands and (almost) yell, “Hey, wait, let me drive the bus!” He’d then recenter the discussion to comport with his vision of the lessons to be learned. For…
Resolving Healthcare Market Pressure – Podcast
For many physicians, the winds of change are of hurricane force. Consider how they can be harnessed.
You’re Not Being Managed, You’re Being Employed
I recently read an article about a physician who had sold his practice to a hospital. He was quoted as having stated that he had grown disenchanted with running the business end of his own practice, thus he had agreed to “have my practice managed by” the hospital. From the article author’s viewpoint, this signals…
Time Travel
Time travel. It’s a familiar theme in literature and even television. H.G. Wells’ The Time Machine. Quantum Leap. Even Dr. Who.
The Promise-Delivery Gap – Podcast
National groups often over-promise and under-deliver. Take advantage of it.
Are You Infected with a Hospital-Centric Meme?
Physicians are certainly well acquainted with the concept of nosocomial infections, infections acquired by patients during the course of hospitalization and infections acquired by hospital personnel. But physicians are for the most part unaware of another type of infection relating to hospitals: the meme, or mind virus, an accepted cultural idea or paradigm, infecting physicians in…
The Promise-Delivery Gap
You’ve probably heard the admonition to under promise and over deliver.
But what happens if you habitually over promise and under deliver? And what if it’s a central part of your business plan?