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I had a friend in college who would jokingly say, "Don't tell me what to do!" — even over the most mundane things. If they were zoned out at a red light that just turned green and you said, "Light's green," they'd shoot back, “Don't tell me what to do!"
It wasn't really about the traffic light. It'...
The International Coaching Federation (ICF) Core Competencies outline skills and approaches used by professional coaches. These principles are explicitly stated in the context of coaching and can be used with colleagues, patients, and ourselves in the hospital and beyond. In this blog series, we loo...
Physicians play the role of teacher in many ways during their daily routine, including with patients, staff, and trainees. While traditional teaching methods involve imparting knowledge directly, leveraging coaching skills offers two significant benefits that can profoundly enhance the educational e...
When I started my coach training program, I was seeking an exit strategy from the nonsense in the healthcare system. I was tired and I had the feeling that things weren’t going to change for the better anytime soon. I was inspired to be a coach by Atul Gawande’s book, Better, because I still w...
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