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Paul DeChant MD, MBA

Sep 6

Burnout - We Can Fix This!

How do you efficiently and effectively improve physician engagement? There are a few key steps that make a difference:

Paul DeChant MD, MBA

Aug 2

Targeting Change In a Crisis

Start simply and effectively when addressing burnout. It's important to know what needs to be done in order to not waste precious resources.

Paul DeChant MD, MBA

Jul 26

Connections Prevent Burnout

Connections matter. Connecting to our Purpose, to our mission, to what we find meaningful in life, serve as protection against burnout.

"I Couldn't Help Anyone. I Couldn't Do Anything."

Paul DeChant MD, MBA

Jul 12

"I Couldn't Help Anyone. I Couldn't Do Anything."

Dr. Breen was an exemplary physician and human being, an optimist with a magnetic personality, who died by suicide on April 26th.

Paul DeChant MD, MBA

Jul 5

Burnout - It's the Workplace, Stupid!

It's the economy, stupid! In 1992 Bill Clinton was a relatively unknown governor or Arkansas running for president against Republican Ge...

Paul DeChant MD, MBA

Jun 7

First Do No Harm

A Maxim for Physicians - Why Not For Healthcare Leaders? Last week my blog post introduced the concept of Burnout-Proof Leadership, and I...

Paul DeChant MD, MBA

May 31

Burnout-Proof Leadership

Leadership is the key to not only surviving, but coming through the crisis better and stronger.

Paul DeChant MD, MBA

May 17

Burnout Shame and Blame

Burnout is a failure of the organization, not of the clinician working in that organization.

Paul DeChant MD, MBA

May 3

How You Lead Impacts Those You Lead

Basically it comes down to this - when leaders who respect and care for their people, their people are more satisfied and better engaged.

Paul DeChant MD, MBA

Apr 27

Leadership Team Huddles

When things change daily, a daily huddle is vitally important to keep up with the pace of change.

Paul DeChant MD, MBA

Apr 19

Safety Is a Core Leadership Value

O'Neill also believed in the importance of every human being as a driver for organizational greatness.

Executive Huddles - A Key Learning From COVID-19 Crisis Management

Paul DeChant MD, MBA

Apr 12

Executive Huddles - A Key Learning From COVID-19 Crisis Management

A daily huddle of the C-level executive team will ensure rapid problem solving.

Paul DeChant MD, MBA

Apr 5

Fixing Toxic Work Environments

The Pandemic Has Changed Everything. This is an opportunity to transform broken relationships between executives and clinicians.

Paul DeChant MD, MBA

Mar 30

COVID-19 Traumatic Stress Disorder

Today is Doctor's Day, and this is a Doctor's Day like no other before, and hopefully since.

Paul DeChant MD, MBA

Mar 15

Leadership in the Time of COVID-19

How your organization comes out of this in six to twelve months depends on how well you were prepared beforehand and how well you respond.

Physician Workforce Diversity and Absence of Fairness

Paul DeChant MD, MBA

Feb 23

Physician Workforce Diversity and Absence of Fairness

A key element of fairness is being treated equitably regardless of personal factors that are not related to job performance.

Paul DeChant MD, MBA

Jan 5

Absence of Fairness

"A workplace is perceived to be fair when three key elements are present: trust, openness, and respect."

Enabling Physician Leadership – Oregon Medical Group

Paul DeChant MD, MBA

Dec 22, 2019

Enabling Physician Leadership – Oregon Medical Group

“Most executives don’t know what burnout is or how to prevent it. Leaders must understand burnout and the organizational factors . . .

Breakdown of Community - Burnout Driver #4

Paul DeChant MD, MBA

Dec 16, 2019

Breakdown of Community - Burnout Driver #4

Today’s post takes a deep dive into Maslach and Leiter’s fourth driver of physician burnout – Breakdown of Community.

Fixing Physician Frustrations at the Front Lines

Paul DeChant MD, MBA

Dec 11, 2019

Fixing Physician Frustrations at the Front Lines

The model creates a process and structure by which front-line workers (both clinical and non-clinical) identify current and potential proble

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