Every organization has them, every department owns their own special copy; the Policy and Procedure Manual. Let me tell you a story that may help you use this resource effectively.
Our patient arrived so short of breath he was literally speechless and if we didn’t do something quickly he was going to die very, very soon. [...]
Archive for December, 2007
Policies and Procedures for Physicians or How to Inhibit Leadership Without Really Trying
Posted in Skills for Leadership, tagged committee, effectiveness, hospital, leadership, living will, organization, Physician, policy, procedure, reason, resource, responsibility, right thing on December 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Connectedness is the Lynchpin to Physician Leadership
Posted in Natural Leadership, tagged connection, doctor, effectiveness, leader, leadership, organization, Physician, quality, team on December 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Leadership is one of those words that is freely tossed about but quite open to interpretation. As a noun it can designate position, capacity or direction. Common usage though loads this simple word with the power of “the boss”. And this is where the line gets blurry; when you start talking about “being a leader” [...]
Physician: Go from Natural Leader to Effective Leader
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged advocacy, doctor, health care, hospital administration, involvement, leadership, medicine, team, team building on December 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
It is common knowledge to anyone that has tried, that leading physicians is a lot like herding cats. It isn’t easy. Not because physicians are contrary, non “team players” by nature. It is because physicians are trained to be independent thinkers with an ultimate responsibility to their patient like a captain has to his ship. [...]
