As in a guerrilla war, change within an organization, as well as within a domain in which the organization interacts, can occur as a result of agitation by a vocal minority.
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Many say that the world is a tough place. Maybe it is, because it’s not just dog-eat-dog. It’s flea-kills-dog as well.
Just as no vote was required for a dictator like Castro to take over Cuba, no medical staff vote, no survey by Press Ganey, no long and drawn out process among “stakeholders,” is required to topple the status quo.
What if the physician isn’t actually disruptive, but simply nonconformist or challenging?
Could you smell it in Cleveland, Carson City or Cape Cod? The stench filled the air in Paris, as taxi drivers burned tires to protest Uber.
Many say that the world is a tough place. Maybe it is, because it’s not just dog-eat-dog. It’s flea-kills-dog as well.
Disruptive physicians. But what if the physician isn’t actually disruptive, but simply nonconformist or challenging?
What you do, and how you do it, within your organization, and how you project it to essential third parties (e.g., hospital-based medical group to hospital) is all-important in maintaining relationships, contracts, and even existence.
In his book, The War of The Flea, the seminal work on guerrilla warfare, Robert Taber wrote about how a small band of guerrilla fighters could emerge victorious in a conflict with a larger, well organized enemy.
What if a physician isn’t actually disruptive, but simply nonconformist or challenging?