by Anonymous | 12th Jul 2019 | Leadership
You are the best kind of leader there is. You work harder than any of us and inspire us to try to match that effort. You trust us to do the right thing at the right time and in the right way, and when we do you say thank you. If we don’t, you ask if there is a reason....
by Anonymous | 9th Jul 2019 | Stress and Burnout
In a recent twitter exchange two professors discussed ways of dealing with negative workplace attitudes. Professor Alison Leary said: “I…have learned to walk away….from disrespect… tokenism… aggression… wasting energy and time.” Professor Trish Greenhalgh referred to...
by Anonymous | 21st Jun 2019 | Clinician Stories
“ I have found that the smartest, most competent, empathetic women in medicine are the most likely to rate their performance as ‘awful’, ‘terrible’, or a failure. This characteristic gets worse the higher the level of coaching that I am providing. This is ridiculous;...
by Anonymous | 11th Jun 2019 | Education
This week we are picking up on the similarities that exist in professionals who work with the public, specially between healthcare professionals and teachers. A recent article from Australia claims that teachers are more burned out than any other profession and we...
by Anonymous | 16th Apr 2019 | Patient Stories
“What are you most afraid of?” He was calm, but caring. Giving voice to my worst fear was difficult and I heard myself croak, “meningitis.” “Ok. I can see that. I can’t rule that out at this stage.” He told us to go home and that he would call in four hours, but if...
