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I Advice - Coaching for Physicians
I've always had trouble fathoming those that own businesses in low growth industries. I'm not being pious, or looking down on anybody--this is just my own thought processes--but whoever got rich running a gas station, sandwich deli, low-priced hair salon, mini-mart, or any number of other such businesses? I'm not talking about the few that buy up multiples of such types of stores as an investment. That I get. But those that become content in an industry where they know it will never make them considerably more financially well off I don't get whatsoever. Almost any place I go I'm thinking about the financial prospects of such a business, thinking about overhead, potential gross income, profit margins and I start to wonder if this is a business I would or could ever spend my life doing.Don't get me wrong, I'm not a person driven by greed, or even primarily by "success"... I put God and family first, but I also don't shy away from wanting to be successful in the traditional (American) sense. Someone asked me my definition of success recen
In the business arena, a coach is sometimes referred to as a consultant. While there are some similarities, as importantly, there are some key differences. A consultant brings expertise, and thus answers to the proposed question or challenge. Typically, he then leaves the company with a report and recommendations to implement. A coach has expertise and answers; however, he works with you to identify the answers that will work best for the company and then stays through the implementation steps to ensure the changes materialize and the results are realized.
“So an executive coach can help me improve the performance of my people and thus, my bottom line?”
Yes, executive coaching is an investment in human capital just like traditional training and education programs. In fact, coaching and training frequently go hand in hand and studies have shown that doing so improves productivity 88% versus 22% with training alone. (Public Personnel Management, Winter 1997 v26 n4 p4610) The coaching assists his client
Are your referrals getting a little stale?A Referral Contest or Rewards can be a great way to kick start your referrals and create some excitement in your school.Sometimes students need an incentive to refer someone, we're all different and get excited by different things. Giving your students an incentive creates a Win Win opportunity, you get a new student and they receive a gift.Music Voucher Gift IdeaOffer your students a ?10 music voucher for every student they refer that enrolls into your school.1.Open the Music Voucher poster in marketing downloads section2. Insert the value of the music vouchers you are offering i.e. ?10 and your school name3. Print out posters to display or use as flyers and give out to all your students4. Tell your students about it in class – ask who would like some trial passes!5. Award gift vouchers in class so all your students can see (purchase vouchers from your local store)Mention in class “John got X cd” or ask “Jon what CD did you get with your voucher?” a
“What do you do?”
The proverbial question we get asked day in and day out by strangers, acquaintances, family, and friends. We are conditioned to answer with our current job or career.
Thanks to an anticipated, planned for and welcomed career change, my new answer is some version of “I am a professional coach.”
And the standard response back is, “Really, for what sport?”
“The game of life,”
I say and then the conversation either stops in its tracks, or takes off to some very interesting place.
And in the ensuing conversation, I tell them about this relatively new profession called “coaching” which most often has an adjective in front of coaching such as life, professional, executive, business or other such phrases that identify the coach’s niche.
I appreciate the opportunity to have this conversation with you via this newsletter, and hope the information shared will tell what a coach is, and how enhancing your coaching skills or engaging a coach might help improve the performance of your medical practice, and might even be a solution for helping your disgruntled, irritable, difficult to get along with physician, or perhaps the “newbie” physician who is awestruck with the transition from residency.
“What is a coach?”
A coach is your champion; partner; advisor; guide; counselor; consoler; touchstone; personal listener; confidante; teacher or as one coach puts it, “the gardener of your mind.” A coach helps you enhance the quality of your professional and personal lives, and reach peak performance and your ultimate potential.
So as you can surmise, coaching is a dynamic process of discovery, growth and development. Coaching creates an environment where there is freedom from judgment and from expectation, yet one of accountability and growth. In a coaching relationship, it is safe to question, appear vulnerable, observe, explore, experiment, learn and change. The process is designed to ensure lasting change and promote continuous growth.
In the hectic, demanding world of health care, professionals and leaders must find a way of staying on top of the surf, so that they are not sucked down and out by the riptide. A coach helps his client ride the wave, navigate through the rough waters, and enjoy the ride. There are so many reasons for physicians to feel disenchanted with their chosen profession, their calling. Having a coach helps them get back in touch with their passion for being a healer.
“So, a coach is like a therapist?”
Therapists typically work with people who need help becoming emotionally healthy. They deal with past issues and how to overcome them. So therapists tend to work with dysfunctional people to get them back to functional. Coaching is action oriented. It is about achieving growth through identifying and reaching goals, rather than by working through past issues. So a coach helps people go from functional to exceptional.
Another interesting distinction is that a coach is not a mentor although a coaching relationship has some characteristics of mentoring. Most often, a mentor is someone in your company who is higher up in the organizational structure, and is bestowing knowledge upon you to prepare you for greater responsibility and upward movement. In contrast, a coaching relationship is a partnership which draws on the wisdom and the knowledge of both parties. The coach does not have an agenda other than what his client wants.
“OK, I understand, but what application does it have to my business world?”
Executive coach
is the term most frequently used to refer to coaches who work with businesses, professionals or in your case, medical practices. In essence, instead of two parties, there are three---the company, the client and the coach. The leaders of the most successful companies recognize that the attraction, development, motivation and retention of highly talented people are the biggest contributors to maximizing the company’s success. They see the engagement of a coach as a proactive, positive way to help an employee, most often a manager or a professional, reach certain goals, change some behaviors, or develop specific management competencies. The employee agrees to these expectations and to working with a coach; and the employer engages the coach for the employee. The confidentiality of the coaching conversation remains sacrosanct; the employer is notified only if the employee is not participating.
In the business arena, a coach is sometimes referred to as a consultant. While there are some similarities, as importantly, there are some key differences. A consultant brings expertise, and thus answers to the proposed question or challenge. Typically, he then leaves the company with a report and recommendations to implement. A coach has expertise and answers; however, he works with you to identify the answers that will work best for the company and then stays through the implementation steps to ensure the changes materialize and the results are realized.
“So an executive coach can help me improve the performance of my people and thus, my bottom line?”
Yes, executive coaching is an investment in human capital just like traditional training and education programs. In fact, coaching and training frequently go hand in hand and studies have shown that doing so improves productivity 88% versus 22% with training alone. (Public Personnel Management, Winter 1997 v26 n4 p4610) The coaching assists his client
Pandemic planning, and working from home.Disaster recovery planning is being challenged by the possibility of avian bird flu or other outbreak that would leave workers stuck at home for weeks at a time. The worst case scenario is that avian bird flu mutates into a fast spreading communicable disease. The challenge for public safety, county and city services is this. How do you still provide services when your staff can not leave home or is simply afraid to enter into the normal workplace?City jobs that require physical labor will be severely impacted as workers call in sick. But the computer operations that many people do all day long can be done from home. Remote computing can assist in some situations. The challenge is how to make it work securely and easily from users homes. Remote computing can help when they are either afraid to come to work or have symptoms of the disease themselves. Remote computing, or telecommuting, has been around for years and is used by many corporations. How can such technology be used?For a brief exa
“What is a coach?”
A coach is your champion; partner; advisor; guide; counselor; consoler; touchstone; personal listener; confidante; teacher or as one coach puts it, “the gardener of your mind.” A coach helps you enhance the quality of your professional and personal lives, and reach peak performance and your ultimate potential.
So as you can surmise, coaching is a dynamic process of discovery, growth and development. Coaching creates an environment where there is freedom from judgment and from expectation, yet one of accountability and growth. In a coaching relationship, it is safe to question, appear vulnerable, observe, explore, experiment, learn and change. The process is designed to ensure lasting change and promote continuous growth.
In the hectic, demanding world of health care, professionals and leaders must find a way of staying on top of the surf, so that they are not sucked down and out by the riptide. A coach helps his client ride the wave, navigate through the rough waters, and enjoy the ride. There are so many reasons for physicians to feel disenchanted with their chosen profession, their calling. Having a coach helps them get back in touch with their passion for being a healer.
“So, a coach is like a therapist?”
Therapists typically work with people who need help becoming emotionally healthy. They deal with past issues and how to overcome them. So therapists tend to work with dysfunctional people to get them back to functional. Coaching is action oriented. It is about achieving growth through identifying and reaching goals, rather than by working through past issues. So a coach helps people go from functional to exceptional.
Another interesting distinction is that a coach is not a mentor although a coaching relationship has some characteristics of mentoring. Most often, a mentor is someone in your company who is higher up in the organizational structure, and is bestowing knowledge upon you to prepare you for greater responsibility and upward movement. In contrast, a coaching relationship is a partnership which draws on the wisdom and the knowledge of both parties. The coach does not have an agenda other than what his client wants.
“OK, I understand, but what application does it have to my business world?”
Executive coach
is the term most frequently used to refer to coaches who work with businesses, professionals or in your case, medical practices. In essence, instead of two parties, there are three---the company, the client and the coach. The leaders of the most successful companies recognize that the attraction, development, motivation and retention of highly talented people are the biggest contributors to maximizing the company’s success. They see the engagement of a coach as a proactive, positive way to help an employee, most often a manager or a professional, reach certain goals, change some behaviors, or develop specific management competencies. The employee agrees to these expectations and to working with a coach; and the employer engages the coach for the employee. The confidentiality of the coaching conversation remains sacrosanct; the employer is notified only if the employee is not participating.
In the business arena, a coach is sometimes referred to as a consultant. While there are some similarities, as importantly, there are some key differences. A consultant brings expertise, and thus answers to the proposed question or challenge. Typically, he then leaves the company with a report and recommendations to implement. A coach has expertise and answers; however, he works with you to identify the answers that will work best for the company and then stays through the implementation steps to ensure the changes materialize and the results are realized.
“So an executive coach can help me improve the performance of my people and thus, my bottom line?”
Yes, executive coaching is an investment in human capital just like traditional training and education programs. In fact, coaching and training frequently go hand in hand and studies have shown that doing so improves productivity 88% versus 22% with training alone. (Public Personnel Management, Winter 1997 v26 n4 p4610) The coaching assists his client
Have you ever wondered how rich people make tons of money-- and they still have more free time than others? What are the secrets of the rich they desperately want to keep? The huge difference that makes rich people earning money "effortlessly" is how they use their time.Before we talk about how rich people use their time, let us look at how most people use their time. Most people trade their time for money. It is not wrong to sell our time but we have limited time to sell!!! Let's say you are paid $50 an hour, you need to trade 20,000 of your time and effort to earn $1 million. How long will you take to earn $ 1 million? 10 years? 15 years?So, the worst possible option you can choose to become financially independent is to sell your time.Rich people do not sell their time. They use their time they "save" to create a system that helps them to earn money, even when they are sleeping.Let me give you a quick example- Consider actors. They sell their time right? Wrong! They film their acting once and let the system sells their CD
“So, a coach is like a therapist?”
Therapists typically work with people who need help becoming emotionally healthy. They deal with past issues and how to overcome them. So therapists tend to work with dysfunctional people to get them back to functional. Coaching is action oriented. It is about achieving growth through identifying and reaching goals, rather than by working through past issues. So a coach helps people go from functional to exceptional.
Another interesting distinction is that a coach is not a mentor although a coaching relationship has some characteristics of mentoring. Most often, a mentor is someone in your company who is higher up in the organizational structure, and is bestowing knowledge upon you to prepare you for greater responsibility and upward movement. In contrast, a coaching relationship is a partnership which draws on the wisdom and the knowledge of both parties. The coach does not have an agenda other than what his client wants.
“OK, I understand, but what application does it have to my business world?”
Executive coach
is the term most frequently used to refer to coaches who work with businesses, professionals or in your case, medical practices. In essence, instead of two parties, there are three---the company, the client and the coach. The leaders of the most successful companies recognize that the attraction, development, motivation and retention of highly talented people are the biggest contributors to maximizing the company’s success. They see the engagement of a coach as a proactive, positive way to help an employee, most often a manager or a professional, reach certain goals, change some behaviors, or develop specific management competencies. The employee agrees to these expectations and to working with a coach; and the employer engages the coach for the employee. The confidentiality of the coaching conversation remains sacrosanct; the employer is notified only if the employee is not participating.
In the business arena, a coach is sometimes referred to as a consultant. While there are some similarities, as importantly, there are some key differences. A consultant brings expertise, and thus answers to the proposed question or challenge. Typically, he then leaves the company with a report and recommendations to implement. A coach has expertise and answers; however, he works with you to identify the answers that will work best for the company and then stays through the implementation steps to ensure the changes materialize and the results are realized.
“So an executive coach can help me improve the performance of my people and thus, my bottom line?”
Yes, executive coaching is an investment in human capital just like traditional training and education programs. In fact, coaching and training frequently go hand in hand and studies have shown that doing so improves productivity 88% versus 22% with training alone. (Public Personnel Management, Winter 1997 v26 n4 p4610) The coaching assists his client
There are many articles written describing the advantages to mailing your own newsletter. Few of them, however, detail how to prepare a successful one that will appeal to your clients and encourage their business. A poorly created newsletter can actually serve to drive your clients away. Follow these six easy steps to a successful company newsletter, and your business relationships will vastly improve.1. DECIDE YOUR MARKET. You must decide who will receive your newsletter. Do you want to send them to all of your clients, or just a special few? Do you want to send out multiple newsletters – one for small businesses, one for residential clients, and one for large businesses? Do you want to serve only one of these groups, perhaps the one who gives you the most profits – or the one whose profit margin you would like to increase? How you slant your newsletter will depend on your market. However you do it, I would suggest you speak with the customer – either by phone, email, snail mail, or by allowing them to sign up at your web site – before sending th
“OK, I understand, but what application does it have to my business world?”
Executive coach
is the term most frequently used to refer to coaches who work with businesses, professionals or in your case, medical practices. In essence, instead of two parties, there are three---the company, the client and the coach. The leaders of the most successful companies recognize that the attraction, development, motivation and retention of highly talented people are the biggest contributors to maximizing the company’s success. They see the engagement of a coach as a proactive, positive way to help an employee, most often a manager or a professional, reach certain goals, change some behaviors, or develop specific management competencies. The employee agrees to these expectations and to working with a coach; and the employer engages the coach for the employee. The confidentiality of the coaching conversation remains sacrosanct; the employer is notified only if the employee is not participating.
In the business arena, a coach is sometimes referred to as a consultant. While there are some similarities, as importantly, there are some key differences. A consultant brings expertise, and thus answers to the proposed question or challenge. Typically, he then leaves the company with a report and recommendations to implement. A coach has expertise and answers; however, he works with you to identify the answers that will work best for the company and then stays through the implementation steps to ensure the changes materialize and the results are realized.
“So an executive coach can help me improve the performance of my people and thus, my bottom line?”
Yes, executive coaching is an investment in human capital just like traditional training and education programs. In fact, coaching and training frequently go hand in hand and studies have shown that doing so improves productivity 88% versus 22% with training alone. (Public Personnel Management, Winter 1997 v26 n4 p4610) The coaching assists his client
Most people take long time to forget they ex after they have been dumped. Some take months and other never get to recover; here are five reasons why you need to forget all that.Mental heath. Most people think that mental heath is for those who have mental disability, which is not true. It is like saying to have auto insurance is only good during in wintertime. Keep thinking about your ex when he/she is out of your life is to keep distracting your mind. Contrary to popular belief, one negative thought in your mind can destruct almost every other thing in your life. Your mind will be overwhelmed with so many thoughts that will reduce your mental capability.Productivity. Imagine your computer hard drive to be full of virus; will it perform its task well? I don't think so. Keep thinking of your past relationships all the time will put more VIRUS in your brain and it will not be able produce better result. The ability to do your work properly will be reduced.Bad motivation strategy There are two kinds of motivation strate
In the business arena, a coach is sometimes referred to as a consultant. While there are some similarities, as importantly, there are some key differences. A consultant brings expertise, and thus answers to the proposed question or challenge. Typically, he then leaves the company with a report and recommendations to implement. A coach has expertise and answers; however, he works with you to identify the answers that will work best for the company and then stays through the implementation steps to ensure the changes materialize and the results are realized.
“So an executive coach can help me improve the performance of my people and thus, my bottom line?”
Yes, executive coaching is an investment in human capital just like traditional training and education programs. In fact, coaching and training frequently go hand in hand and studies have shown that doing so improves productivity 88% versus 22% with training alone. (Public Personnel Management, Winter 1997 v26 n4 p4610) The coaching assists his client in overcoming the obstacles that otherwise would prevent him from inculcating the imparted knowledge. Humans are creatures of habit, and we all know that breaking habits and embracing new ones is a great challenge. A coach helps us get out of our own way, so that we can reach for and accomplish greater things.
“You know in my practice, our focus is on teamwork. How does an executive coach help with that?”
Actually the principles applied to coaching individuals also apply to coaching groups or teams of people. A coach can assist a team in optimizing the communication amongst the members and maximizing the synergy of the group. As a result, performance and outcomes are maximized—which is critical in today’s world of declining reimbursements and increasing malpractice premiums. Especially with teams, coaching helps shorten the learning and the doing curves, so minimizing the investment of time and expenses while optimizing results.
“Gosh, I am now thinking that I would really enjoy working with a coach.”
Actually, many executives/CEOs work with coaches for they are frequently the “lone man on the totem pole”. Being a practice manager means you are the “lone man,” with many unofficial “bosses” –that is a huge challenge to navigate alone. Some of your physicians may feel the same way. A coach gives you someone to bounce ideas off of; express concerns and fears; brainstorm ways of handling difficult issues; role play difficult conversations; etc. Using a coach actually helps reduce your stress. Of course you have colleagues and others that assist you, but the differentiating factor for a coach is that he does not have an agenda, or a “stake in the game”, and thus, is all about you.
“How do I learn more or find a coach?”
The International Coaching Federation, www.coachfederation.org, is the recognized organization that most professional coaches belong to. The site has more information about coaching as well as a list of coaches by area. The nice thing about coaching is that the most common medium of delivery is the phone. Majority of coaches offer a free introductory session, and are truly interested in educating others about coaching. You can also download a handbook on executive coaching at www.executivecoachingforum.com.
Janet Crawford MBA, MHA is CEO of Tiberius Enterprises, Inc. and an Executive Coach. She has a heartfelt connection to the medical profession, having worked as a healthcare administrator and practice manager in her previous life. She can be reached at 540-342-2844 or jc@tiberiusenterprises.com, and the company’s website is www.tiberiusenterprises.com.
Originally published in Virginia Medical Group Management Association newsletter, Vol. 6, No.1 Winter 2005
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